Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC (AIM:QBT, FRA:BYA1) says it has cleared a key data hurdle in developing its Method C AI Oracle, with the first version now potentially ready as early as the end of June. CEO Francesco Gardin admits the process "took longer than expected" but says the company is now in a position to train its learning models and move into live testing. Read more
IXICO PLC (LSE:IXI, OTC:PHYOF, FRA:PYPB) has added three senior Alzheimer's and Parkinson's specialists to its advisory board and launched a new research collaboration with the Paris Brain Institute. The work focuses on neuromelanin-sensitive MRI as a potential imaging biomarker for Parkinson's clinical trials. Read more
HeLIX Exploration PLC (AIM:HEX, OTCQB:HHEXF) has agreed to acquire the drilling rig used at its Rudyard helium project in Montana for $600,000 in shares — a 37% discount to an independent appraisal. CEO Bo Sears calls it "a game-changer," saying future wells will be drilled without a day rate invoice or a mobilisation bill. Read more
Tertiary Minerals PLC (AIM:TYM, OTC:TTIRF, FRA:TMU) is launching its largest ever drilling programme in Zambia, targeting a maiden JORC resource at its Mushima North silver discovery by year-end. The 4,000-metre programme starts within two weeks, targeting a zone that has already returned 97 metres at 56 grams per tonne silver. Read more
Powerhouse Energy Group PLC (AIM:PHE, FRA:BT81) is joining a €5.85 million Horizon Europe project examining circular business models, with the company expected to receive around £225,000 for the use of its technology. The JUST-CIRCLE project brings together 14 partners across nine countries, with a kick-off meeting at Brunel University on 10 and 11 June. Read more
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