Proactive - Interviews for investors

Medicus Pharma CEO Dr Raza Bokhari joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has received “study may proceed” clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to initiate its Phase 2b dose-optimization study of Teverelix®, an investigational next-generation long-acting GnRH antagonist, in men with advanced prostate cancer (APC). Bokhari told Proactive that the Teverelix trial will be conducted as a Phase 2b open-label study enrolling approximately 40 men with advanced prostate cancer who are appropriate candidates for androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Patients will undergo treatment for approximately 22 weeks. The study’s primary endpoint is confirmation of medical castrat...

Genflow Biosciences Ltd (LSE:GENF, OTCQB:GENFF, FRA:WQ5) CEO Dr Eric Leire talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about preliminary interim results from the company’s SLAB clinical trial in aged dogs. Leire explained that the SLAB trial is a randomised, blinded clinical study involving 24 dogs. The analysis remains preliminary, with the trial ongoing, but Leire said the strength and consistency of the early signals were unexpected. The interim results showed that every treatment group outperformed the control group across multiple endpoints, including survival, muscle mass, frailty and quality of life. Leire emphasised that although the sample size is small...

Seeing Machines Ltd (AIM:SEE, OTC:SEEMF) CEO Paul McGlone talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about second-quarter KPIs, highlighting growth in automotive royalties, Guardian hardware sales, and increasing annual recurring revenue as regulatory tailwinds build toward the July 2026 General Safety Regulation (GSR) deadline. McGlone said he was “really pleased to see a positive growth number in this quarter,” noting confidence that regulatory drivers would translate into rising volumes. While the timing of step-change growth remains uncertain, he emphasised that OEM compliance preparations for GSR are well underway, with all required integration work already completed for the 2026 deadline. The discussion addressed RFQ...

Record Resources CEO Michael Judson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s significant oil exploration and development strategy in Gabon, with a particular focus on the large-scale Ngulu block. Judson described Gabon as one of Africa’s most established oil-producing nations, highlighting its long production history, supportive regulatory environment, and strong infrastructure. He pointed to the nearby oil services hub of Port-Gentil as a key strategic advantage, providing access to experienced service providers, logistics, and export infrastructure. The Ngulu block, which Judson described as comparable in size to “50 or 60 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico,” represents a substant...

Amerant Investments chief investment officer Baylor Lancaster-Samuel talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about shifting investor sentiment toward Latin American debt markets following recent US-led intervention in Venezuela and the broader implications for corporate credit spreads across the region. Lancaster-Samuel explained that despite geopolitical tensions, credit markets have reacted constructively. Venezuelan sovereign and corporate debt have rallied on expectations of a potential restructuring, while the broader Latin American credit complex has tightened in sympathy. She noted that markets are pricing in optimism around renewed US strategic interest in the region and the possibility of stronger trade ties. Addressing concerns about oil...

Quadrise PLC (AIM:QED) CEO Peter Borup joined Stephen Gunnion in the Proactive studio to discuss the company’s evolving strategy, market conditions and priorities as it advances marine fuel trials and prepares for commercial scale-up. Borup reflected on his first months leading the company, explaining that while Quadrise already had a robust strategy in place, the rapidly changing global environment has required a sharper focus on execution speed and parallel workstreams. He said shipping customers are increasingly prioritising cost efficiency and operational resilience before committing to longer-term decarbonisation initiatives. He highlighted that the suspension of a planned International Maritime Or...

Standard Uranium CEO Jon Bey and Vice President of Exploration Sean Hillacre joined Steve Darling from Proactive on site at the company’s Corvo Project, where its maiden drill campaign is now underway—marking a significant exploration milestone for the company. The Corvo Uranium Project is subject to a three-year earn-in option agreement with Aventis Energy, under which Aventis may earn up to a 75% interest in the project by funding C$6 million in exploration expenditures over the earn-in period. The partnership provides financial support to aggressively advance exploration while allowing Standard Uranium to retain meaningful exposure to potential discovery success. The...

Virtuix CEO Jan Goetgeluk joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the expansion of Omni One sales into Europe, marking a major milestone in the company’s international growth strategy. Customers across key European markets, including Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and additional EU countries, can now place orders through Virtuix’s dedicated EU and UK online storefronts. Initial shipments to European customers are scheduled to begin between April 13 and April 24, 2026. Goetgeluk told Proactive that the European rollout introduces Omni One Core, Virtuix’s PC-connected consumer system built specifically for SteamVR gaming. Omni One Core delivers true 360-degree physical movement, allowi...

Arecor Therapeutics PLC's (AIM:AREC) CEO Sarah Howell talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s second-half performance and its strategic priorities heading into 2026, highlighting progress across its dual focus on diabetes and oral peptide delivery. Howell explained that Arecor is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on drug development and enhanced delivery in the cardiometabolic space. The company’s lead asset, AT278, is described as a “new unique best-in-class ultra-concentrated (500 U/mL) and ultra-rapid-acting insulin for the treatment of diabetes,” and is now progressing through a 50:50 co-development partnership with Sequel Med Tech. The collaboration is preparing for a pivotal phase tw...

Genflow Biosciences Ltd (LSE:GENF, OTCQB:GENFF, FRA:WQ5) CEO Dr Eric Leire talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s latest RNS regarding its upcoming AGM and the strategic rationale behind authorising the potential issuance of shares ahead of clinical partnership discussions. Leire addressed potential shareholder concerns, acknowledging that announcements involving share issuance can sometimes be interpreted as a fundraising signal. However, he clarified that the RNS is not about launching a capital raise, but about strengthening the company’s position in ongoing and future negotiations with major pharmaceutical partners. He explained that in biotech, financial flexibility translates dire...

S&U PLC (LSE:SUS) chairman Anthony Coombs talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s continued growth momentum, particularly across its Advantage and Aspen divisions. Following a challenging regulatory period, Coombs reported a significant rebound in confidence, performance, and strategic clarity. The company is forecasting its receivables to grow from c. £400 million to £600 million in the coming years. “There’s significant growth available in the Advantage business, but also in Aspen too; but particularly the Advantage business,” Coombs explained. He attributed this optimism to tightened credit scoring, improved affordability criteria, and an ongoing AI project aimed at operational efficiency...

KEFI Gold and Copper PLC (AIM:KEFI, OTC:KFFLF, FRA:KMSA) executive chairman Harry Anagnostaras-Adams talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about closing the company’s full US$340 million project financing following a US$20 million investment from Chancery Royalty, marking what he described as a confirmatory milestone rather than a fundamental change in strategy. Speaking from the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Anagnostaras-Adams explained that bank approvals secured in October covered 70% of development capital, allowing KEFI to optimise the remaining equity components. He highlighted that the company structured the financing largely at the subsidiary level, reducing dilution at the parent company. Th...

Immunic Inc (NASDAQ:IMUX) chief medical officer Dr Andreas Muehler talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the latest data presented at the ACTRIMS Forum in San Diego, highlighting findings from the company’s Phase 2 CALLIPER trial in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). The discussion centered on two posters shared at the conference: one focusing on MRI outcomes and the other exploring EBV (Epstein-Barr Virus) reactivation. Muehler explained that vidofludimus calcium demonstrated reductions in gadolinium-enhancing and T2 lesions as well as slowly expanding lesions (SELs) - indicators of acute and chronic inflammation in MS, respectively. He outlined how MRI scans detected fewer SE...

Novo Resources Corp Executive Co-Chairman Mike Spreadborough and Kas De Luca, the company's Exploration General Manager Kas De Luca joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s latest exploration target update at its Belltopper gold project in Victoria, highlighting a significant upgrade to the project’s potential and outlining plans for renewed drilling in 2026. The Belltopper project is located approximately 60 kilometres south of Agnico Eagle’s Fosterville gold mine and lies within the highly prospective Bendigo Tectonic Zone, one of Victoria’s most prolific gold-producing regions. De Luca explained that Novo has undertaken an extensive integration of historical datasets...

Ecora Royalties PLC (LSE:ECOR, TSX:ECOR, OTCQX:ECRAF, FRA:HGR) CEO Marc Bishop Lafleche talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about a pivotal period for the company as it enters a new phase of growth driven by base metals and critical minerals. Lafleche explained that 2025 marked an inflection point for Ecora Royalties, with base metals and critical minerals representing the majority of portfolio revenue for the first time in at least 25 years. He described the year as a “landmark year,” highlighting that the performance was underpinned by a 150% increase in base metals revenue compared with 2024. The CEO outlined how this mome...

Leading Edge Materials CEO Kurt Budge joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news that the company’s wholly owned Swedish subsidiary, Greenna Mineral AB (GMAB), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ascension Earth Resources. The agreement marks an important step in evaluating innovative processing approaches for the Norra Kärr rare earth element (REE) project in Sweden. Budge told Proactive that, under the terms of the MoU, GMAB will supply eudialyte mineral samples from the Norra Kärr deposit to Ascension. Ascension will carry out comprehensive laboratory analysis and metallurgical testwork using its proprietary processing technology. The coll...

Nextech3D.ai CEO Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the expansion of the company’s enterprise platform into corporate gifting, creating a new high-margin growth vertical for 2026 and beyond. Gappelberg told Proactive that the global corporate gifting market is a massive and rapidly growing industry, currently valued at approximately $920 billion in 2025. Driven by strategic shifts toward year-round employee engagement, client retention, and personalized incentives, the market is projected to exceed $1.65 trillion by 2033, maintaining a steady annual growth rate of roughly 8%. The corporate gifting and rewards market is increasingly driven by enterprise demand for employee recognition, customer lo...

Pluri Inc CEO Yaky Yanay joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide deeper insight into the company’s proprietary cell expansion technology and its strategic growth across both therapeutics and food technology. Yanay noted that Pluri has invested more than two decades in developing what he described as one of the most advanced and effective cell expansion systems globally, supported by an intellectual property portfolio of approximately 250 patents. Pluri currently operates across two core verticals. The first is focused on longevity, therapeutics, and aesthetics, where the company leverages placenta-derived cells to develop innovative biological solutions. The second vertical is centered on...

Valereum PLC (AQSE:VLRM, FRA:6TJ) Gary Cottle and RWA.io co-founder and chief strategy officer Adam Bouktil joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion with more on the companies' newly-announced partnership. The collaboration aims to create a complete bridge between traditional financial markets and digital asset infrastructure, addressing persistent gaps in investor access and secondary market liquidity. Cottle explained that while tokenisation technology has advanced, the full toolkit to structure, administer, arrange, and distribute tokenised products remains fragmented. “No one entity yet has cracked the ‘I can do all of those things’,” he said, emphasising the importance of Valereum sitting in the middle t...

Novo Resources Corp Executive Co-Chairman Mike Spreadborough and Kas De Luca, the company's Exploration General Manager Kas De Luca joined Steve Darling from Proactive to outline the company’s exploration roadmap for 2026, highlighting a series of planned programs across its Australian portfolio and providing an update on the highly prospective Wyloo project in Western Australia. Spreadborough described Novo as a “pure greenfields explorer” with a diversified portfolio targeting both critical and precious metals. The company’s assets are spread across Western Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria, with a strategic focus on early-stage discovery. He noted that Novo trades primarily on the T...

American Resources Corp CEO Mark Jensen joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company’s affiliated rare earth and critical mineral refining platform, ReElement Technologies Corporation, will be in attendance at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 conference. Representatives from ReElement are expected to provide thought leadership and engage in meetings with customers, investors, and strategic partners across the critical minerals, technology, and industrial innovation ecosystems. Jensen explained to Proactive that ReElement’s strategy is centered on building strong partnerships with African stakeholders to advance minerals processing capabilities on the continent. This approach is designed to support industrialization and...

London BTC Company Ltd (LSE:BTC, OTCQB:VINZF) chairman David Lenigas talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's innovative strategy to hedge its Bitcoin mining operations by acquiring gold and silver assets. He explained that while Bitcoin companies typically don’t invest in gold, London BTC is taking a different route, using its debt-free balance sheet to build a diversified treasury. “We’ve got 1,100 bitcoin miners churning away in North America,” Lenigas said, “and we think that gold, and silver to that extent… is a good sort of hedge that we can create.” The conversation explored the company’s acquisition of t...

Record Resources President and COO Alain Mizelle joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s strategic transition into international oil and gas exploration and its growing focus on Gabon as a cornerstone jurisdiction for future growth. Mizelle explained that Record Resources is an established company that originally began as an oil and gas issuer in Alberta before evolving into the mining and mineral exploration sector, with projects spanning lithium and gold assets in Ontario. He said the company is now realigning its long-term strategy to return to its roots and emerge as a fully fledged international oil and ga...

Hive Digital Technologies Chief Financial Officer Darcy Daubaras joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company’s Bitcoin production results for January 2026, highlighting exceptional year-over-year growth in hashrate, strong fleet efficiency, and reliable performance across its global network of Tier-1 and Tier-3 data centers. Daubaras told Proactive that HIVE’s high uptime, operational resilience, and production consistency—particularly at its Paraguay operations—enabled the company to produce a total of 297 Bitcoin during January. This represents a 191% increase compared to the same period last year, with average daily production of approximately 9.6 Bitcoin per day. During the month, HIVE’s hashrate averaged 2...

AEW UK REIT plc (LSE:AEWU) portfolio manager Laura Elkin talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about portfolio performance, dividend stability and the company’s investment strategy in a challenging UK property market. Elkin touched on the company’s latest quarterly performance, including a 2% NAV total return and the payment of the 41st consecutive dividend at 2p per share per quarter. Elkin attributed this consistency to a long-standing investment strategy that the company has followed for more than a decade, focusing on disciplined stock selection and active asset management. She described AEW UK REIT as a sector-agnostic value investor, allowing the comp...

M2i Global CEO Alberto Rosende joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a key milestone in the company’s critical minerals strategy, as Titanium X has initiated its first shipment of titanium ore from Western Australia to the United States under the parties’ collaboration agreement. The inaugural shipment consists of titanium ore samples sourced from both mineral sands and hard rock deposits and represents the first step in advancing downstream evaluation and processing pathways. Rosende told Proactive that the titanium material will be distributed to selected academic institutions and a U.S. defense industrial base company, where it will be a...

Aftermath Silver CEO Ralph Rushton joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the appointment of Danny Keating as Chief Operating Officer, a move that significantly strengthens the company’s operational and technical leadership as the Berenguela project enters a critical phase of evaluation and de-risking. Keating is a seasoned mining engineer with more than 30 years of experience spanning mine development, mineral processing, and large-scale project execution across multiple jurisdictions. Rushton told Proactive that Keating brings a rare combination of operational, technical, and financial expertise to Aftermath Silver. His previous senior executive roles include serving as Chief Executive Officer of TSX Ve...

Fineqia International Inc (CSE:FNQ) senior associate Matteo Greco talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about current conditions in the crypto market and how exchange-traded products (ETPs) are behaving during a period of price volatility. Greco provided a broad crypto market overview, noting that prices have been trending downward in the short term while demand for crypto ETPs has remained relatively stable. Greco explained that this resilience is largely due to the longer-term investment horizon typically adopted by ETP investors compared with participants in native crypto markets, where assets can be traded instantaneously. Greco highlighted that Bitcoin ETPs continue to dominate...

Rome Resources Plc (AIM:RMR, FRA:33R) CEO Paul Barrett talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about encouraging high-grade tin results from ongoing drilling at the company’s Kalayi prospect and what investors should expect next as work progresses across the wider project area. Barrett explained that recent deeper drill holes at Kalayi have continued to return strong grades, with indications that grades are improving with depth, in line with the company’s expectations and structural model. He noted that several metres of drilling had shown grades averaging around 8%, which he described as “very good” and comparable to those seen at Alphamin...

Nextech3D.ai CEO Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a major expansion of the Company’s Krafty Lab platform, marked by the launch of international in-person delivery and the signing of a Tier-1 enterprise starter agreement with a multinational universal bank and financial services company, BNP Paribas. The company says this agreement validates growing enterprise demand for centralized, scalable employee engagement solutions capable of supporting global, distributed workforces. Gappelberg explained that the initial pilot program includes three in-person enterprise events delivered across three different countries, with a broader global rollout planned for the third quarter of 2026. Th...

The FUTR Corporation (TSX-V:FTRC, OTCQB:FTRCF) CEO Alex McDougall talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s AI-powered platform and how its proprietary agent technology helps consumers take control of their finances and personal data. McDougall highlighted three key differentiators of FUTR Agents: the ability to act on a user's behalf, a dedicated and secure AI architecture, and the unique feature of rewarding users for their data input. “Your data is incredibly valuable. Now we're helping you to realize that,” McDougall said, underscoring FUTR’s mission to empower users through data ownership and monetization. He also detailed how the plat...

Nextech3D.AI (CSE:NTAR, OTCQX:NEXCF, FRA:1SS) CEO Evan Gappelberg talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s latest expansion of its Krafty Lab platform, highlighting a major upgrade in enterprise engagement through the addition of F-35 flight simulation experiences. The platform, which unifies registration, interactive floor plans, engagement tools and analytics into a single AI-powered operating system, is designed to help enterprises plan, manage and monetize large-scale events. Gappelberg emphasized the value of this integration, referencing a recent example with BNP Paribas in Brazil, saying the company is "coordinating that across regions and venues." A key hi...

Shares in Tertiary Minerals PLC (AIM:TYM, OTC:TTIRF, FRA:TMU) managing director Richard Belcher talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the latest exploration results from the company’s Mushima North project in Zambia. The update includes Tertiary’s highest-grade silver-copper intersection to date, a key milestone for the company. Belcher explained that although the Phase 3 drilling program was cut short by early seasonal rains, the results are significant. “These holes have been released today, or the assays were released, really support the direction this project’s going in,” he said, pointing to both the confirmed near-surface mineralisation and new evidence o...

Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC (AIM:QBT) CEO Francesco Gardin talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s participation in the recent Nashville Energy & Mining Summit (NEMS26) at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, a key networking hub for the Bitcoin community. Gardin described the conference as “extremely intensive” and valuable for meeting key industry players, including three ASIC manufacturers with whom the company has signed NDAs. He explained that Quantum Blockchain is progressing well in its relationships with these partners, particularly around its development of Method C, a neural network-based solution requiring ASIC-specific training. “The training is very ASICs oriented, specific ASICs or...

RC Fornax PLC (AIM:RCFX) non-executive chair David Hitchcock talked with Proactive about his recent appointment and what it signals for the company’s next phase of growth. Hitchcock, who has been on the board since the IPO, brings a combination of capital markets expertise and deep military background to the chair role. He highlighted RC Fornax’s positioning as a defence consultancy during a time of increased global defence spending. “We are very innovative… and I think the board is really very strong now,” he said, adding that the board’s refreshed composition balances operational, defence, and financial expertise. Hitchcock di...

Virtuix CEO Jan Goetgeluk joined Steve Darling from Proactive to highlight the company’s integration of AI-driven Gaussian splatting technology into its Virtual Terrain Walk (VTW) system, significantly enhancing its training and simulation capabilities for defense and security applications. Gaussian splatting is an advanced 3D reconstruction technique that rapidly converts real-world environments captured with 360-degree cameras into highly detailed, photorealistic, and fully navigable virtual worlds. Goetgeluk explained that VTW is a multi-user immersive training platform purpose-built for simulations where realism, spatial awareness, and physical movement are critical to operational readiness. By combining Gaussian splatting with Virtuix’s omni-directional treadmill technology, VTW...

Connecting Excellence Group Plc (AQSE:XCE) CEO Scott Ellam talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s ongoing strategy of accumulating Bitcoin, underpinned by cash flow generated by its recruitment arm, Spencer Riley. Ellam explained that this approach allows the company to steadily increase its Bitcoin holdings, even during periods of price volatility, without relying on external capital markets. The AQSE-quoted firm bought 1.065 Bitcoin for £64,000, using surplus operational cashflow generated during January from Spencer Riley, which delivered January revenues of £253,424 and generated incremental cashflow for the group. “Our business model is largely uncorrelated to the Bitcoin market,” Ellam said, adding t...

EMV Capital (AIM:EMVC, FRA:NTK1) CEO Dr Ilian Iliev talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s investment strategy, portfolio performance and how EMV Capital continues to build value despite challenging global market conditions. Iliev explained that EMV Capital has maintained assets under management above £100 million in 2025, at a time when many venture funds have seen declines. He said this resilience reflects the strength of the company’s portfolio, which is focused on deep tech, life sciences, data and AI, all underpinned by strong fundamentals. According to Iliev, the integration of Martlet Capital is now fully complete, enabling great...

EnWave Corporation CEO Brent Charleton joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has signed a royalty-bearing commercial license agreement with the Bowen Gumlu Growers Association (BGGA), a leading fruit and vegetable industry body representing horticultural growers, producers, and associated agribusinesses in North Queensland, Australia. The Bowen–Gumlu region is Queensland’s largest producer of winter vegetable crops, generating approximately AUD $650 million in annual farm gate production and playing a critical role in Australia’s fresh produce supply chain. Key commodities produced in the region include tomatoes, capsicum, mangoes, cucurbits, beans, and corn. Charleton explained that BGGA plans to lev...

PT Asset Management CEO Sean Dranfield talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the firm's fixed income positioning heading into 2026, highlighting how shifting yield curve dynamics could favour its barbell strategy. Reflecting on 2025, Dranfield acknowledged that sectors like corporate and agency mortgage-backed securities outperformed due to spread tightening and curve steepening — areas to which PT Asset had minimal exposure. Despite that, he said, “We're actually, quite excited about the go-forward returns on a relative basis this year because the barbell should actually work even better now.” Dranfield explained the firm’s core approach combines offensive and defensive allocations. Offensively, PT Asset prefers...