Semper Fortis Esports* recently announced its intention to IPO onto the Access Segment of the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market. Semper is a multi-operational Esports organisation focusing on gaming technology solutions, brand enhancement and high growth team infrastructures. The company plans to raise £2.5m to develop their three core areas of establishing an esports team, forming partnerships with brands for sponsorship and B2B consultancy services. The Board are highly experienced in spor
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In the past few weeks, all the listed multi-national pharmaceutical companies have reported results for 2020, which has given us the opportunity to update our industry statistics and drug database. This report provides the first, snapshot publication of global and US rankings of the top 20 drug companies for 2020. Comparisons are made with historical data to show how different company strategies have evolved. In addition, summary analysis has been provided for the sales evolution of therapeutic
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On 26 March 2021, the EMA announced a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) on granting a marketing approval for Efmody, Diurnal’s formulation for controlled release hydrocortisone (developed under the name Chronocort) for the treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 and over with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Formal approval for the product is set to be June 2021 and Diurnal expects to begin commercialisation in calendar Q321.
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We are initiating coverage on Diurnal Group, which is developing and commercialising multiple products from the class of steroid hormones. The company’s first product, Alkindi, is marketed in the United States and Europe and it is aiming to launch its second product, Chronocort, in 2021. These products are oral formulations of hydrocortisone developed to treat disorders of the adrenal glands. Additionally, Diurnal is developing an oral testosterone, DITEST, which will be re-entering the clinic i
UK railway privatisation, which was launched in the mid-1990s, has finally turned full circle: the Department of Transport has recently confirmed that its controversial railway franchise system will be scrapped. In this month's feature article, Nigel Hawkins, the Infrastructure analyst at Hardman & Co, examines the 25-year history of railway privatisation and chronicles its ups and its downs. The successes of railway privatisation, such as new rolling stock, are addressed, along with the ma
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Diurnal is a commercial-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on diseases of the endocrine system. Its drugs target conditions where medical need is currently unmet, with the long-term aim of building an “Adrenal Franchise”. Alkindi® is being rolled out by Diurnal throughout Europe and has been launched in the US by its commercial partner, Eton Pharmaceuticals (ETON). The European and UK regulators are currently reviewing the submissions for marketing authorisation for Chronocort, with
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In the past two years, since Hardman & Co first started to target the IC sector, we have heard many managers of ICs and boards talk of the growth of the retail investor on their registers. Many have approached Hardman & Co for help in addressing this market, since we have a unique strength in this field relative to other providers.
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Supreme, a leading manufacturer, supplier and brand owner of fast moving consumer products, announces the successful pricing of its initial public offering at 134 pence per share with institutional investors, to raise gross proceeds of £67.5 million. It is expected that dealings in the Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 1 February 2021 on AIM It is expected that dealings in the Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 1 February 2021NQ Minerals, the base and precious metals producer from its
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Although 2020 will probably go down in history as one of the most challenging years experienced during our lifetime, it will also likely be chronicled as one of the best years for the recognition and appreciation of science. As we entered 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was in its infancy. However, it rapidly evolved through the exponential rise in infections and mortality globally. Much has been achieved during the past 12 months in the fight against COVID-19, but, as we enter 2021, there are consi
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Synairgen reported FY 2020 results that showed an adjusted net loss of £13.7m, with year-end cash of £75.0m, some £27m higher than our expectations. The delta can largely be accounted for by delays in starting enrolment into the Phase III trial as well as the treatment of prepayments for drug substance and nebulisers: the latter reflected in working capital rather than expensed through the income statement. Near-term focus remains on the outcome of the Phase III study (SG018), and with the enrol
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ANGLE is progressing its proprietary Parsortix cancer diagnostic platform through several key inflection points over the next 24 months, most notably FDA approval. In parallel, it has initiated commercialisation through the creation of two clinical laboratories (in the UK and US), which can offer services to the pharma industry and LDTs (Laboratory Developed Tests) for the clinical market. Parsortix is an elegant microfluidic device that captures circulating tumour cells (CTCs) for analysis. Suc
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Medica reported FY2020 results this morning which given the prelim update in January were largely as expected. A resilient performance in the NightHawk business (+4%) offset COVID driven weakness in the Elective Business (-49%) meaning group revenue of £36.8m was as expected. EPS of 3.47p was also largely as anticipated. More importantly, the business appears to be tracking in-line with our 2021 forecasts as the Elective recovery gathers pace and hence we don’t expect any changes to estimates. O
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The UK market showed a continued recovery in the first quarter albeit the indices are still well short of their all-time peaks, unlike many of their international peers. The FTSE 100 has risen by 1,186 points (21.4%) since the end of October and the FTSE 250 by 4,304 points (25.0%). The comparable performance since the start of the year is less spectacular- the FTSE 100 has risen by 253 points (3.9%) and the FTSE 250 has risen by 1,070 points (5.0%). The factors behind the sustained rally are fa
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RUA Life Sciences has provided a trading statement for the year ending March 2021. Through the year the group achieved its objectives including the integration of RUA Medical, lead product development ahead of expected submission in June 21 and proof of concept accomplished on the polymeric heart valve. Revenues for the year are expected to be in line with our forecast of £1.4m and the group closed the year with cash of £6.4m, ahead of our £5.2m expectation. We believe RUA Life Sciences is in a
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Futura received full EU approval for MED3000 this morning following indicative approval last month. This removes the last hurdle to signing meaningful commercial agreements in our view. We have reassessed our sales forecasts to account for its over-the-counter rather than prescription status which drives longer-term upgrades. This more valuable commercial proposition helps to drive an upgrade of our TP to £0.80 (c.80% upside) from £0.68. We expect the start of the US study, regulatory approvals
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MAST Energy Developments (MED) is to IPO on the Standard List on 14th April 2021 under the ticker MAST. The company has raised £5m giving a market capitalisation on listing of c. £23m. MED is currently a 100% subsidiary company of AIM quoted, Kibo Energy*. MED was established to acquire and develop a portfolio of flexible power plants in the UK and become a multi-asset operator in the rapidly growing Reserve Power market. PensionBee has confirmed its intention to float on the High Growth Se
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Ahead of its FY 2021 results in July, RUA Life Sciences’ trading update included its first year after the acquisition of RUA Medical and a period where the pandemic brought challenges to its customers. While FY 2021 marked a period of transformation for RUA Life Sciences and the medical device market, some things stayed the same as the progress in RUA’s products in RUA Vascular and RUA Structural Heart have continued unabated despite the pandemic.
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Circassia is now focussed on NIOX, a gold standard device for diagnosing and managing asthma patients. It is the global market leader in FeNO testing and has regulatory approval and agreed reimbursement in all major territories. A new management team has rapidly addressed legacy issues, eliminating a substantial debt overhang, rightsizing the cost base and optimising routes to market. Whilst the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted revenues, we see scope for a rapid recovery as activity normalises. Th
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In what has been a very challenging year with numerous headwinds, FY20 results are slightly ahead of recently upgraded estimates and clearly underline the benefits of operating leverage as VLG brands and volume throughput in Italy scale up. The 500bps uplift in the EBITDA margin to 19% included headwinds worth almost 300bps relating to covid costs and debtor provision (China) – both of which should not feature in the future. There is no news on M&A at this stage, but investors will be encouraged
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Having upgraded several times in the year, EKF’s FY20 results are as expected and show a step change in the performance of the business. Whilst this has been catalysed by the pandemic and sales of sample collection devices, the core business has held up relatively well and is showing an encouraging return to growth in Q1. The main new news this morning is a significant multi-year, multi-million dollar contract expansion for sample collection devices with a multinational private sector partner. W
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Semper Fortis Esports* recently announced its intention to IPO onto the Access Segment of the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market. Semper is a multi-operational Esports organisation focusing on gaming technology solutions, brand enhancement and high growth team infrastructures. The company plans to raise £2.5m to develop their three core areas of establishing an esports team, forming partnerships with brands for sponsorship and B2B consultancy services. The Board are highly experienced in sports
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Watchstone Group plc (LON:WTG) intends to apply for admission of its Ordinary Shares to trading on the Access segment of the AQSE Growth Market operated by the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE). It is expected trading will commence on 30 April 2021. Catena Group (CTNA.L) to complete reverse takeover and be renamed Insig AI and is acquiring the remaining shares of Insight Capital Partners. Insight, which is based in the UK, is a data science and machine learning solutions company that provides bespok
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