Eden Research PLC, Primary Health Properties PLC, Silence Therapeutics PLC,

() said it has signed what it called a ‘milestone agreement’ with Corteva Agrisciences for its seed treatment application.

() said its rental collection has remained robust so far in 2021 as the healthcare facilities firm updated investors of its performance for the first quarter, while rental income from its existing portfolio continued to grow.

() said an initial six-hole drilling programme at the Trafalgar Hill prospect, part of the Olympic Gold project, has been completed “significantly ahead of schedule and under budget”.

Mode Global PLC () has appointed Ryan Moore as its chief executive. Moore is an early investor in the fintech business and “has been closely involved in key strategic business decisions since inception”.

’s () chief executive has hailed “exceptional progress” for the group over 2020 as it continued to develop its treatment for coronavirus (COVID-19) infections.

() said significant progress had been made by operators of several projects over which it holds royalties.

() has raised £13mln of fresh funds in an oversubscribed share placing to expedite expansion and exploration at its flagship Uis tin mine in Namibia.

() said it has signed a loan agreement to provide up to £3.8mln to Protos Plastics to progress the development of the Protos plant, the first proposed commercial application of the company’s DMG waste plastic-to-hydrogen technology.

 () announced the start of the underground decline at its Havieron gold-copper joint venture project in Western Australia. “This is a momentous step in the development of Havieron as a world-class gold-copper mine,” said Greatland chief executive Shaun Day.

() has been informed that its request to extend the deadline for the work commitments for the EP145 exploration acreage has been approved by the Northern Territory Government.

() highlighted key results from a new preliminary economic assessment technical report for the Minto mine.

RM Secured Direct Lending PLC (LON:RMDL) notified investors of its name change to , to better reflect the trust’s recent investing activity.

Woodbois Ltd () increased the size of an equity fundraising to receive £6mln, up from a proposed £5mln, amid strong demand.

The Albion Development VCT PLC (LON:AADV) reported that its unaudited net asset value on 31 March 2021 was £86.9mln or 84.07p per share, an increase of 1.65p per share or 2% since the end of December. After accounting for the dividend of 2.06p per share to be paid on 28 May, the NAV is 82.01p per share.

Silence Therapeutics PLC (LON:SLN)(NASDAQ:SLN) announced that it will participate in a fireside chat at the virtual RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, May 19th at 8:35am US Eastern Time/1:35pm BST. An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the company’s website following the conference.

() said it has posted annual results and proxy voting forms ahead of its annual general meeting that will be held on 7 June in London. As the meeting will be closed, shareholders are strongly advised to appoint the chairman of the meeting as their proxy.

() has posted its accounts ahead of its AGM on 8 June, which will be hosted via the Investor Meet Company platform on 8 June, allowing shareholders to register if they wish to join the AGM remotely and participate in the Q&A session.

() said chairman Neil Herbert acquired 150,000 shares at a price of 20p each as a result of an off-market transfer for a total consideration of £30,000, with managing director Vincent Mascolo also acquiring the same number of shares himself at the same price.