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The Appliance of Life Science Looks Exciting for this On-the-Nose Medical Explorer.
by Malcolm Stacey
Hello, Share Troopers. Previously, I’ve written on the huge potential of life science companies which explore antibodies and antibody substitutes in the fight against serious conditions like cancer. Allow me to put another such firm before you. Tiziana Life Sciences plc (TILS) is biotechnology outfit which uses antibodies to find new treatments for inflammatory diseases and cancers.
The company has just announced good news which sent the share price alight this week. The company has demonstrated that antibodies administered through the nose show promising results. The antibody, called Foralumab proved itself to be well tolerated in all sizes of dose.
I’m thick so can’t undertones the words from the company, but you may fare better. So here they are. ‘Importantly, the treatment showed significant positive effects on the biomarkers for activation of mucosal immunity, which is capable of inducing site-targeted immunomodulation to elicit anti-inflammatory effects.’ So now you know.
Apparently, this new data is consistent with the findings of numerous pre-clinical studies. This latest project was conducted at Harvard Medical School in the USA. A pretty prestigious venue, wouldn’t you agree? Nearly 30 volunteers took part. Examination of the patients showed positive immune effects.
The hope is that Foralumab might in the future be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis. There is now much more incentive to push on with further studies. So there is more work to be done before we reach the licensing stage. Nevertheless, the firm is pretty excited by the results. And so is the city as the share price rose by a third on the news. And when the penny drops that jolly trend could continue.
As usual with medical pioneers, investors take the risk of treatments always under strict scrutiny to fall at the last fence. And there’s rarely any dividend paid. But the rewards, especially for the treatment of serious conditions can be immense, both financially and in terms of moral satisfaction.
And now let’s celebrate the company’s success in the Punter’s Return.
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Share Prophets – Hopeful Samples Might Lead to a Glittering Share Rise for this Aussie Prospector – ECR Minerals #ECR
Hello Share Treaders. Down under there is a precious metals company called ECR Minerals (ECR). With gold values possibly set to rise in a difficult environment for most other shares, it might pay to have a gander at this one. ECR’s wholly-owned Australian subsidiary Mercator Gold Australia has Avoca, Bailieston, Moormbool and Timor gold exploration licences in Central Victoria.
The Aim-listed company claims that the latest assay results for the Bailieston field are promising. The company has taken 75 rock samples ‘confirming gold mineralisation’. I’m no expert, but I would say that might not be the same as finding big nuggets, but ECR seems quite chuffed all the same.
Roughly the same number of samples were taken earlier. And 22 of them also revealed gold traces: to the extent of 2.7 ounces per ton of rock. That may not sound a lot, but apparently, in gold mining terms, it’s quite hopeful. Assaying has also been extended to its Cherry Tree field, where many of the samples taken also show ‘gold mineralisation’.
And now the enterprise awaits the results of rock chip sampling undertaken in another area, Creswick. Earlier mapping had, we’re told, revealed a large gold system. Those results are expected soon and if promising, we might expect the share price to rise. But the company doesn’t only pins hopes on Australia. Its Argentine subsidiary, Ochre Mining, has 100% ownership of another gold project in La Rioja, Argentina.
Craig Brown, Chief Executive of ECR, says both batches of sampling at Bailieston in Victoria have produced high-grade gold. And it might pay to look for gold companies as a bit of a hedge against falling share prices. But of course, searching for mineable gold can be pretty risky.
A bit like drinking in the Punter’s Return.
ShareProphets – Prairie Enters a Legal Tussle. But Have its Shares Been Oversold?
Hello, Share Wallowers. In recent months I’ve featured Prairie Mining (PDZ). It has an interest in two projects in Poland where the company hopes to produce coal suitable for turning into coke.
The latter stuff is vital for the making of steel. And steel is becoming more and more needed to feed the growth of infrastructure in developing countries, not to mention more established areas of industry. I bought the shares for about 30p and saw them rise to more than 50p, partly I suspect because two big investment institutions came on board. Then came a whammy. There is now a legal tussle with the Polish government.
When the news came the share retreated to my original buying price in a shake of a donkey’s tail. But I think the selling may well be overdone and the result might be a second chance to buy the shares cheaply.
As usual, with mining matters, the situation is complex. But as far as I can gather, the Polish government has not confirmed an environmental consent within a three month required time-frame. So Prairie has launched a legal case against the Polish Dept of the Environment to secure its position.
Now, whenever court action is mentioned a lot of investors take fright and drop the shares. But there is talk that a Polish administrative department has simply not dealt with things within a time limit. Polish politicians will, after all, want the local jobs that Prairie will bring to coal mining. And Prairie reckons that its legal action will bring the possibility of a lost opportunity to the attention of local residents who may not be pleased by the delay.
We can’t predict the end of any legal case, where we don’t know all the facts. And taking on a government is rather daunting. But I will certainly not sell my shares until we know the outcome.
And now the Punter’s Return is open.
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