The FTSE 100 looked set to end the week on a high note after first-quarter GDP growth came in higher than expected.In opening trades, the blue-chip index was up 54 points, or two-thirds of a percent at 8,234.Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed GDP rose 0.7% in the first three months of the year, stronger than the 0.6% first estim…

Lithium Australia Ltd CEO Simon Linge sits down with Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson following the completion of the initial stage of the company’s LieNA® piloting at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), under a joint development agreement with Mineral Resources Ltd (MinRes).This stage involved producing an intermediate …

Sipa Resources Ltd managing director Andrew Muir sits down with Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss preparations for an extensive drilling season across its Western Australian projects.The company has completed a site visit at Paterson North to prepare for a regional and vector-style drilling program targeting multiple prospects. Pa…

North Bay Resources CEO Jared Lazerson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the completion of flooding and operational testing of flotation cells and frothing equipment at the Bishop Gold Mill in California. These flotation cells, used in combination with frothing reagents, play a critical role in separating gold and sulphides from the h…

Kootenay Silver CEO Jim McDonald joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that coring is underway with a second drill at the Columba Project in Chihuahua state, Mexico. This effort focuses on extending the known limits of the "D-Vein," with the second drill testing the southeastern extensions of the "B-Vein" and "B2-Vein."McDonald explained …

Ocean Power Technologies CEO Philipp Stratmann joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has reached an agreement in principle on a sole source contract award for multiple Wave Adaptive Modular Vessels (WAM-Vs). These will be delivered to a department of the U.S. Government. The final contract award will be a Firm-Fixed-Price…

Serve Robotics CEO Dr. Ali Kashani joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the expansion of the company's delivery operations into Koreatown. This move is part of Serve's long-term plan to broaden its geographic reach in Los Angeles and across the U.S. Koreatown was selected for its dense and vibrant commercial hub, growing residential comm…

Western Metallica Resources CEO Greg Duras joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company's current and upcoming projects. Western Metallica's flagship project is the Cana Brava copper project in Peru, encompassing the Luz Maria and Cana Brava 1 prospects, which cover approximately 3100 hectares.The company plans to commence drilling in…

Synairgen PLC chief executive Richard Marsden takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through the company's progress and future plans following the release of its full-year results. Marsden provided an overview of Synairgen's work over the past year, focusing on the development of an inhaled, broad-spectrum antiviral drug aimed at treating common respira…

Andrada Mining Ltd CEO Anthony Viljoen joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion with more details of an agreement to restructure Uis Tin Mining (UTMC), the operational Namibian entity that holds the company's licences into a more efficient corporate structure.Additionally, Viljoen addressed a quarterly operational update, which detailed a recent plant ou…

Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC (AIM:QBT) chairman and CEO Francesco Gardin discusses the company's latest advancements and targets for 2024 with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion following the release of its 2023 results.Speaking from the Mining Disrupt Conference in Miami, Florida, Gardin highlighted the company's unique technology and its focus on…

Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited (LSE:VEIL) lead portfolio manager Tuan Le speaks with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about Vietnam's economic growth, investment opportunities, and VEIL's strategic focus.Le shared positive news, highlighting that Vietnam's core investment themes, including supply chain development, middle-class growth, urbanizat…

The FTSE 100 is holding flat this morning as a lack of company or macroeconomic news leaves investors in a state of limbo ahead of the US's inflation print on Friday. Meanwhile, a raft of FTSE 250 companies have reported results, sending the overall index 0.3% lower this morning.Curry’s dropped close to 5.5% after its sales stumbled, with investors…

Asian Battery Metals PLC (ASX:AZ9) managing director Gan-Ochir Zunduisuren sits down with Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson to discuss the company’s ambitious exploration strategy for its mineral projects in Mongolia, with a primary focus on the Oval Copper-Nickel (Yambat) Project. Recently reinstated to the ASX, the company has rapidly initiated its 20…

Integrum Worldwide CEO Claude Zdanow joined Steve darling from proactive to announce the company's rebranding to Onar, pronounced "honor.” The rebrand signifies Integrum Worldwide's evolution and steadfast commitment to delivering unparalleled technology-driven marketing solutions across various sectors.Onar operates as a marketing agency group wit…

Hive Digital Technologies CEO Aydin Kilic joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company's robust financial results for the full year ended March 31, 2024. The company reported impressive revenue from digital currency mining, totaling $111 million for the fiscal year. This revenue, combined with the company's high-performance computing …

Anthony Ginsberg, CEO of GINSGLOBAL Index Fund joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the performance of their Tech Megatrend ETF. Ginsberg highlighted that the fund has benefited from favorable tech sector conditions and the expectation of future interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. He noted a broadening in their holdings, which now …

Fathom Nickel CEO Ian Fraser joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company's expansion of its portfolio through the acquisition of the Friesen Lake property. This property, encompassing three mineral dispositions, was acquired by staking directly through the Government of Saskatchewan's MARS portal.Fraser explained that the new ground…

First Nordic Metals CEO Taj Singh joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share exciting results from the company's recent belt-scale glacial till geochemical survey and drilling program at its Paubäcken project in Northern Sweden. This project is located 30 km south of the company’s resource-stage Barsele project.Singh announced a significant disco…

Atai Life Sciences co-founder and CEO Florian Brand discussed initial results from Beckley Psytech’s phase 1 trial of its patent-protected psilocin ELE-101 in patients with major depressive disorder.Brand explained that ELE-101 is an intravenous (IV) formulation of psilocin, the active metabolite of psilocybin, developed for depression treatment. T…

Eden Research PLC CEO Sean Smith talked with Proactive about Spain's recent approval of Mevalone (known as Araw in Spain) for a wider range of crops and fungal pathogens. This significant regulatory authorisation is a pivotal development for the company, enabling it to expand its addressable market."It's fantastic news," Smith said. "This is long-a…

Kodiak Copper president and CEO Claudia Tornquist and Digbee Limited's founder and CEO Jamie Strauss discussed Kodiak's recent achievement of a AA rating from Digbee with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion. This upgrade, from an A rating, places Kodiak at the top of the leaderboard for exploration companies in the Digbee universe. Tornquist highlighted th…

The FTSE 100 is continuing to hold higher this morning as confidence returns following a big tech rebound in the US. Overnight, the chipmaker Nvidia surged after a three-day slump, helping push the Nasdaq higher and settling investor nervousness following a potential market wobble. In the UK, AO World, the white goods retailer, saw its profits surg…

Ananda Developments finance director Jeremy Sturgess-Smith shares promising results from preclinical studies investigating the efficacy of MRX1 in treating cardiac fibrosis and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).Sturgess-Smith explained that Ananda Developments acquired MRX Medical, the company that owns the MRX1 IP, last year. …

Kodal Minerals CEO Bernard Aylward takes Proactive's Stephen Gunnion through initial drilling assay results from the Boumou prospect at the company's Bougouni Lithium Project in Mali. Aylward expressed satisfaction with the current results, noting they have exceeded expectations."We're continuing to intersect high-grade pegmatite zones," Aylward sa…

Thor Energy managing director Nicole Galloway Warland discusses latest exploration updates from their regional surface sampling at the Wedding Bell and Radium Mountain projects in the US with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion. Galloway Warland highlighted significant work undertaken over the past few months, including resource and infill drilling plannin…

GTI Energy Ltd (ASX:GTR) executive director Bruce Lane sits down with Elisha Newell in the Proactive Australia studio to discuss the company’s share placement and upcoming resource drilling at the Lo Herma ISR uranium project in Wyoming, USA.GTI has secured commitments to raise $2.25 million through the placement of 500 million new shares to existi…

Antipa Minerals Ltd (ASX:AZY) managing director Roger Mason joins Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson to talk about funding and plans for its Minyari Dome Project. Antipa has secured binding commitments to raise approximately $5.75 million through a placement of 575 million fully paid ordinary shares at $0.01 per share. The funds will advance the Minyari …

Race Oncology Ltd (ASX:RAC) CEO Dr Daniel Tillett joins Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson following the completion of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) toxicology and safety pharmacology studies for RC220 bisantrene, its flagship formulation for peripheral intravenous (IV) infusion. These studies, contracted to Attentive Science (USA) and Agilex Biolabs (A…

Tolu Minerals Ltd (ASX: TOK) managing director and CEO Iain Macpherson joins Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss the start of an airborne mobile Magneto Telluric (MT) survey program over its Papua New Guinea (PNG) gold, silver and base metal projects, starting with the Tolukuma Mining Lease.The survey, conducted by Expert Geophysics…

Cooper Metals Ltd (ASX: CPM) managing director Ian Warland sits down with Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss results from additional geochemical sampling at the Gooroo Project in Western Australia. The project targets orogenic gold and copper-gold mineralisation in the Gullewa Greenstone Belt, known for significant gold deposits li…

Lancaster Resources Vice President of Engineering Andrew Watson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company's upcoming exploration plans for its uranium-prospective Catley Lake and Centennial East properties in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada. These properties, covering approximately 8,117 hectares, are strategically loca…

NanoViricides CEO Dr Anil Diwan joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share promising news about the company's ultra-broad-spectrum antiviral, NV-387. The antiviral was found to be effective in protecting lungs from damage in a lethally infected Influenza A H3N2 mouse model.Dr. Diwan explained that the lung protection provided by NV-387 is particu…

D’Amico International Shipping CEO Carlos Balestra di Mottola joined Steve Darling from Proactive from our OTC studio in New York City to discuss the company's operations and future strategies. Specializing in product tankers that primarily transport refined petroleum products, D’Amico International Shipping currently operates a fleet of 33 vessels…

OKYO Pharma Ltd CEO Gary Jacobs joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share additional key findings from the Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of OK-101 (0.05%) ophthalmic solution in patients with dry eye disease (DED). This trial involved 240 patients in a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study. OK-101, devel…

Ocean Power Technologies CEO Philipp Stratmann joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has been selected as a preferred supplier for a PowerBuoy equipped with Merrows, its Artificial Intelligence-capable Maritime Domain Awareness Solution. This selection is for an immediate delivery opportunity in the Middle East. The contr…

European Green Transition PLC (AIM:EGT) CEO Aiden Lavelle joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's milestones in 2023 as it prepared to list on AIM, as well as future plans.Lavelle highlighted the successful IPO in April 2023, raising £6.5 million. He discusses the acquisition of the Olserum Rare Earth project and its promising p…

London stocks have failed to make any movements this morning as the lack of company or macroeconomic updates added to the ongoing election campaign, leaving the markets in a state of purgatory. Saga shares edged higher after it reported further strong trading for its ocean cruise business despite warning that the insurance market remains “challengi…

Light Science Technologies Holdings PLC (AIM:LST) CEO Simon Deacon joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion with details of a £750,000 contract from a global bluechip construction company. This order was secured due to the company's innovative fire barrier solutions, which save clients money and time by avoiding traditional fire-stopping methods.Deacon e…

Downing Fund Managers Mike Clements and Pras Jeyanandhan speak to Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about opportunities offered by the VT Downing European Unconstrained Income Fund. Clements told Proactive the fund is a concentrated Europe ex-UK product, typically focusing on small and mid-cap companies. Clements and Jeyanandhan explained why Europe is a…

Immunic Inc CEO Daniel Vitt speaks to Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the rise of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and celiac disease, attributing this trend to environmental and diagnostic factors. Vitt highlighted how better diagnostic tools have identified more cases, previously undetected.Vitt discussed Immunic’s lead asset…

Coinsilium Group Limited (AQSE:COIN, OTCQB:CINGF) executive chairman Malcolm Palle speaks to Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the current state of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market.Palle delved into the aftermath of Bitcoin's halving event, explaining its impact on Bitcoin miners and market sentiment. He discussed the concept of 'miner capitul…

Blackbird PLC (AIM:BIRD, OTC:BBRDF) CEO Ian McDonough discusses the recent progress with elevate.io and the company's product-led growth strategy with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion.McDonough highlighted how elevate.io has performed since its release, with high engagement from early adopters. He explained the significance of the product-led growth mod…

Latrobe Magnesium Ltd (ASX:LMG, OTC:LTRBF) managing director David Paterson joins Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss progress of the company’s stage 1 demonstration magnesium plant at Hazelwood North in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.LMG has developed a patented process to extract magnesium metal from magnesium-rich resources, utilising…

Dynamic Metals Ltd (ASX:DYM) managing director Karen Wellman speaks with Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson about the confirmation and extension of a large historical lithium soil anomaly at the Lake Percy Project in the Goldfields Region of Western Australia, with a peak lithium oxide value of 314 parts per million (ppm).A recent infill and orientation …

Anson Resources Ltd (ASX:ASN, OTCQB:ANSNF) executive chairman and CEO Bruce Richardson sits down with Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio to discuss the company’s coming collaboration with Koch Technology Solutions (KTS) to commission a Li-Pro™ lithium selective sorption (LSS) pilot unit at the Green River Lithium Project in Utah, USA. The pil…

Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:RCE, OTC:RECEF) CEO James Graham joins Jonathan Jackson in the Proactive studio after the company obtained Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval to initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial of RECCE® 327 (R327) Gel for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). This trial aims to position R327 Gel …

Volta Metals CEO Kerem Usenmez joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the commencement of the 2024 exploration campaign at the company's northwestern Ontario properties, including the Falcon West Lithium Property. This property yielded promising results in the last round of exploration, with ten out of eleven diamond drill holes intersecti…

Faron Pharmaceuticals CEO Dr Juho Jalkanen discusses the company’s successful €30.7 million fundraise, which was oversubscribed, demonstrating strong investor confidence in the company's lead asset, the cancer candidate bexmarilimab.Jalkanen said the fundraise, one of the biggest out of the Nordics, was " an amazing achievement" under current marke…

Southern Silver Exploration Corp President Larry Page joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share results from its updated Preliminary Economic Assessment on its Cerro Las Minitas project. The study is based on an updated Mineral Resourse with Indicated - 13.3Mt averaging 102g/t Ag, 0.07g/t Au, 0.17% Cu 1.3% Pb, and 3.1% Zn totaling 43.4Moz Ag, 32…