Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of 5G users in China has reached 450 million, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Currently, these users enjoy network coverage through approximately 1.16 million 5G base stations, Luo Junjie, a spokesperson for the ministry, told a press conference on Tuesday.
Luo added that with the development of the country's telecommunications sector, the gigabit optical network can now cover more than 200 million households.
In the first nine months of this year, the business volume of the telecom sector soared 28 percent from a year earlier, with the business revenue increasing 8.4 percent.
The number of 5G users in China is expected to exceed 560 million by 2023, when 5G network will be used by over 40 percent of personal mobile phone users, according to an industry development guideline issued in July. Enditem
hTtp://www.news.cn/english/2021-10/19/c_1310255491.htm
..............his current research on the gut microbiome and the discovery that each of us has a unique mix of gut bacteria – in effect a chemical factory that dictates our highly individual responses to different foods.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010pv0
The Life Scientific
https://www.edisongroup.com/edison-tv/jim-mellon-co-founder-of-agronomics-etv-interview/
Jim Mellon, co-founder of Agronomics (ANIC) explains:
The science behind cellular food.
The multi-trillion-dollar market opportunity.
The low number of listed competitors to ANIC.
How cellular food could benefit the planet and animal welfare.
Examples of ANIC’s investments.
When cellular food will be available to eat.
rxdav....re...@V111JAS: No spike for me to exit on this time (and I was soooo hoping!!) - no, just a further loss of my capital - I've effectively written off my investment here now.
Totally agree that PH has to go - no ifs or buts this time - only his exit can give BLOE the necessary opportunity to effect the turnaround it so desperately needs. Furthermore, I concur that it PH doesn't jump he will be pushed - and the sooner the better.
can you explain pls how replacing PH is going to give Block the opportunity for a a turnaround...as you put it.
Are you implying that PH is personally responsible for the geological anomolies here,(which are well known)....and everything that happens as a result.?
Seems that some folk here need to put on the grown up men's trousers and refrain from the unnessesary hyperbole.
Sure yesterday's events were not what we had hoped for.....by a stretch.....but these things come with the territory....and is def. not game over..(IMHO)
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Well the market makers took full advantage of a panicking herd this morning and are now selling the cheap stock they picked up to those who can read a RNS properly and appreciate that the well is not a duster. What’s regretful is that Hayward was probably pressurised into producing a premature RNS by the concert party when a clean up operation is perfectly normal and should have been allowed to take its course before reporting. I have fizzmiss on filter so cannot see what it is posting but it would not surprise me in the least to learn that she is using today’s news to stir up more discontent whilst her employers hoover up cheap stock in order to secure more of the votes that they will need.
https://fortune.com/2021/10/05/gas-price-crisis-europe-energy/
The European energy crunch intensified for yet another day on Tuesday, as the continent's benchmark natural gas futures contract hit a record high and the impacts of spiraling energy costs continued to cascade through every aspect of the region's economy, threatening industrial production and stoking worries about critical gas shortages over the winter.
On Tuesday, the front-month benchmark Dutch TTF gas contract was above €100 (about $116), surpassing €107 per megawatt hour near midday—a jump of more than 14% on the day and its highest price ever. The nearly vertical rise in recent days shows just how much pressure is on the vital gas market, with storage levels now at their lowest in a decade—particularly concerning given storage is typically high ahead of the winter months.
Gas still plays a critical role for heating and industrial manufacturing in Europe and underpins the stability of the region's energy mix, even as renewable power grows. But the energy crunch isn't just limited to gas. Prices are rising nearly across the entire energy slate: Regional benchmark electricity prices are also rising, as are benchmark prices for coal, carbon emissions, and oil.
On Tuesday, the Europe-based Brent oil futures contract touched a seven-year high after members of OPEC agreed to only a minor hike to its production cap.
While every day seems to bring a new record for futures prices—and new stories of factories and plants that have to limit production, or of failing energy providers—the surge is the result of a perfect storm of both short- and long-term factors. On the demand side, the largest factor is the macro resurgence of demand as economies have boomed after COVID lockdowns ended. But there are also numerous factors on the supply side that have contributed to the constrained supply of gas: from suspected Russian slow-walking of its gas supplies to Europe, to shifting climate policies, to extreme weather, which has disrupted both transport and long-established seasonal patterns in how we buy and consume energy.
With so many factors collectively exacerbating the shortage, repairing single elements hasn't been sufficient to ease worries. Prices have continued to rise despite reports this week that Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline, intended to be a key—if controversial—long-term source of Russian gas to western Europe, has started testing at least one of its pipelines. Another example is wind power. While calm skies were a contributing factor to energy shortages in recent weeks, the wind is blowing again. In the U.K. on Tuesday wind power was contributing about 30% of the nation's electricity mix, a proportion slightly higher than gas, accordi
https://fortune.com/2021/10/05/gas-price-crisis-europe-energy/
The European energy crunch intensified for yet another day on Tuesday, as the continent's benchmark natural gas futures contract hit a record high and the impacts of spiraling energy costs continued to cascade through every aspect of the region's economy, threatening industrial production and stoking worries about critical gas shortages over the winter.
On Tuesday, the front-month benchmark Dutch TTF gas contract was above €100 (about $116), surpassing €107 per megawatt hour near midday—a jump of more than 14% on the day and its highest price ever. The nearly vertical rise in recent days shows just how much pressure is on the vital gas market, with storage levels now at their lowest in a decade—particularly concerning given storage is typically high ahead of the winter months.
Gas still plays a critical role for heating and industrial manufacturing in Europe and underpins the stability of the region's energy mix, even as renewable power grows. But the energy crunch isn't just limited to gas. Prices are rising nearly across the entire energy slate: Regional benchmark electricity prices are also rising, as are benchmark prices for coal, carbon emissions, and oil.
On Tuesday, the Europe-based Brent oil futures contract touched a seven-year high after members of OPEC agreed to only a minor hike to its production cap.
While every day seems to bring a new record for futures prices—and new stories of factories and plants that have to limit production, or of failing energy providers—the surge is the result of a perfect storm of both short- and long-term factors. On the demand side, the largest factor is the macro resurgence of demand as economies have boomed after COVID lockdowns ended. But there are also numerous factors on the supply side that have contributed to the constrained supply of gas: from suspected Russian slow-walking of its gas supplies to Europe, to shifting climate policies, to extreme weather, which has disrupted both transport and long-established seasonal patterns in how we buy and consume energy.
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With so many factors collectively exacerbating the shortage, repairing single elements hasn't been sufficient to ease worries. Prices have continued to rise despite reports this week that Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline, intended to be a key—if controversial—long-term source of Russian gas to western Europe, has started testing at least one of its pipelines. Another example is wind power. While calm skies were a contributing factor to energy shortages in recent weeks, the wind is blowing again. In the U.K. on Tuesday wind power was contributing about 30% of the nation's electricity mix, a proportion slightly higher than gas, according to the N
'Shaping the science of oncology'. Our CSO of Therapeutics Dr Fiona McLaughlin talks to @biosciencetoday
about her mission to develop first and best-in-class cancer drugs. #AVCT
Shaping the science of oncology - Bioscience Today
Dr Fiona McLaughlin is the new Chief Scientific Officer of Avacta’s Therapeutics Division. She talks to Karen Southern about her mission to develop first and best-in-class cancer drugs. From the day...
biosciencetoday.co.uk
https://twitter.com/avacta/status/1445066349148049417
"California oil spill is 'environmental
https://news.sky.com/story/environmental-catastrophe-after-massive-oil-spill-in-waters-off-california-12425614
Ideal job for Mycelx oil spill remediation solutions...
https://mycelx.com/oil-spills/
https://twitter.com/AimHardy/status/1444046353936654336?s=19
From Merck and Co.
Importantly, the microbiome significantly influences the host response to immune-targeted interventions, which harness the immune system to treat or prevent diseases including infections, allergy, autoimmunity, inflammatory disorders+cancer
re..ANother point Shulms 23% options come into play during November. PH Brokered that deal.
implications?
Another very bullish signal has appeared overnight for #AVCT's AVA6000 trial:
A second hospital, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, is now recruiting patients for the trial. Scroll down to bottom.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT04969835
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A Study Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Early Efficacy of AVA6000 in Solid Tumours - Full Text View.
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Coupled with the CEO's comments at 20:54 - 21:11 and 48:55 - 49:50 in yesterday's presentation, people may begin to understand why many @avacta
shareholders believe there's been a enormous step change in #AVCT's prospects over the past 24 hours.
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https://twitter.com/MylesMcNulty/status/1443844988299849755
re.I thought the wording regarding the lastest well and testing was not over exciting
lol...just imagine the bile etc that wld have spewed forth on here if the wording had been even mildy enthusiastic!
...far better to lower expectations and be pleasantly surprised...dont you think?
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/europe-urged-launch-fund-spur-rare-earth-magnet-output-2021-09-30/
EU seeks to cut 95% dependence on China for rare earth magnets
Bloc aims to up domestic magnet output by 14-fold by 2030
Plan includes investment fund, tax breaks, procurement body
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The EU should invest up to 200 million euros a year to boost domestic output of specialist rare earth magnets, vital for electric car motors and wind turbines, and reduce dependence on China, an EU-funded body said on Thursday.
Companies could be offered tax breaks as part of a plan for the EU to produce a fifth of its own rare earth magnet demand by 2030, the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) said.
Currently 95% of the EU's permanent magnets, also vital for the defence sector and high-tech products such as robots, is imported from China.
A report by ERMA confirms a Reuters article last month that the EU was considering offering support to local producers so they can compete with Chinese rivals. read more
The EU, along with the United States and Britain, aims to develop domestic rare earth mining, processing and magnets to help meet targets for cutting carbon emissions.
Demand for permanent magnets is due to surge as much as tenfold by 2050, when the EU and Britain have pledged to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
Environmental certification and a state-supported procurement operation are among a dozen proposals in the report, which targets the rare earth magnet sector as a strategic priority.
"We have to act fast. The gap (with China) is getting wider and global demand is increasing," said Bernd Schäfer, chief executive of EIT Raw Materials, which manages ERMA.
"Our factbase has evidence that there is going to be a major risk of supply chain interruption with all the implications for European industry," he said in an interview.
A key proposal is that a "Bridge Fund" should be launched worth 150-200 million euros a year to help finance projects.
The report says the EU must create a "level playing field" because magnets from European producers sell for 20-30% more than products from Chinese rivals due to various Beijing government subsidies.
Companies have submitted 14 proposed projects to ERMA worth 1.7 billion euros that would allow the bloc to boost output of permanent magnets to 7,000 tonnes by 2030 from 500 tonnes currently, the report said.
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Summary
EU seeks to cut 95% dependence on China for rare earth magnets
Bloc aims to up domestic magnet output by 14-fold by 2030
Plan includes investment fund, tax breaks, procurement body
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The EU should invest up to 200 million euros a year to boost domestic output of specialist rare earth magnets, vital for electric car motors and wind turbines, and reduce dependence on China, an EU-funded body said on Thursday.
Companies could be offered tax breaks as part of a plan for the EU to produce a fifth of its own rare earth magnet demand by 2030, the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) said.
Currently 95% of the EU's permanent magnets, also vital for the defence sector and high-tech products such as robots, is imported from China.
A report by ERMA confirms a Reuters article last month that the EU was considering offering support to local producers so they can compete with Chinese rivals. read more
The EU, along with the United States and Britain, aims to develop domestic rare earth mining, processing and magnets to help meet targets for cutting carbon emissions.
Demand for permanent magnets is due to surge as much as tenfold by 2050, when the EU and Britain have pledged to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
Environmental certification and a state-supported procurement operation are among a dozen proposals in the report, which targets the rare earth magnet sector as a strategic priority.
"We have to act fast. The gap (with China) is getting wider and global demand is increasing," said Bernd Schäfer, chief executive of EIT Raw Materials, which manages ERMA.
"Our factbase has evidence that there is going to be a major risk of supply chain interruption with all the implications for European industry," he said in an interview.
A key proposal is that a "Bridge Fund" should be launched worth 150-200 million euros a year to help finance projects.
The report says the EU must create a "level playing field" because magnets from European producers sell for 20-30% more than products from Chinese rivals due to various Beijing government subsidies.
Companies have submitted 14 proposed projects to ERMA worth 1.7 billion euros that would allow the bloc to boost output of permanent magnets to 7,000 tonnes by 2030 from 500 tonnes currently, the report said.
All the commentary & analysis wrt Avacta's positive H1 results today here.
www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-hill-a5994116_avct-activity-6849222653765595136-mIY7
Headline results don’t always portray an accurate picture of a business’ underlying health, especially for an IRP rich biopharma & diagnostics firm like Avacta.
Today it posted modest H1 sales of £2.3m (+28% YoY), but indicated that its buoyant pipeline of potentially break-through in-house & 3rd party licensed (eg LG Chem checkpoint inhibitors) therapeutics have never been better.
Reflecting the quality of its 2 patented drug discovery platforms - Affimer & pre|CISION – which have over the past 18 months been launched on to the global stage.
Signing numerous deals with industry heavy-weights (eg POINT Biopharma, Daewoong Pharmaceuticals, Biokit for Scientific Research , Bruker, etc), alongside beginning Phase 1 clinical trials of its own targeted chemotherapy treatment Prodoxorubicin.
All told providing Avacta with a host of exciting therapeutic ‘shots on goal’ via its fully funded (£37m Jun’21) commercialisation strategy.........................................
https://www.**********.co.uk/articles/itaconix-outlines-their-progress-on-new-and-recurring-orders-from-their-growing-customer-base-b052231
John Shaw of Itaconix outlines their progress on new and recurring orders from their growing customer base
Justin Waite
Justin Waite
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12:12, 28th September 2021
..... I remember when xxxxx posted recently, it was very informative and was useful and recommended by practically everyone. But alas it was subsequently reported by a handful and removed...Today 11:14
.....Correct,It happens a lot. Sometimes the LSE post count shows a figure yet some 30-40% of posts are no longer visible on the bb part way through the day.
I think some folks don't realise there are people or groups of people actively working to sabotage this bb and move commentary in their preferred direction. It is insidious and underhand. Today 11:20
random comments from another LSE message board....this is a complete waste of space.