Patients with ocular surface diseases often face a daunting regimen of 20 drops a day, a cycle that leads to low adherence and poor outcomes. Birmingham-based Healome Therapeutics aims to break this pattern with a new polymer matrix that stays on the eye longer, securing £2 million in seed funding to reach human trials.
Birmingham-based Healome Therapeutics has secured £2 million in an oversubscribed seed round to advance its proprietary eye-drop matrix technology. Led by Empirical Ventures, the funding will accelerate the company’s transition from pre-clinical development toward first-in-human clinical trials targeted for 2027.
Snapsheet has secured the top distinction in Celent’s 2026 North America P&C Claims Systems report, emerging as one of only six platforms to earn the Luminary designation. The ranking follows an extensive evaluation of 66 claims systems, assessing each provider on technological sophistication, functional breadth, and customer support infrastructure.
Las Vegas-based Hey Seven has launched an AI-native platform designed to handle premium player development at a scale human teams cannot reach. By integrating conversational, behavioral, and gaming data, the system automates personalized host-level engagement for high-value guests across land-based and online casino operations around the clock.
The National Association of Women Business Owners has officially installed Thresette Briggs and Lisa Brunet to lead its national and institute boards for the 2026-2027 term. The selection arrives as the organization intensifies its advocacy for federal support programs and pivots toward AI-driven growth strategies for female entrepreneurs.
Centrus Energy Corp. is set to enter the S&P SmallCap 600 Index on July 14, 2026, marking a significant milestone for the Bethesda-based company as it expands its domestic uranium enrichment capacity to bolster U.S. energy security and support next-generation reactor fuel requirements.
The global train battery market is set for steady expansion, with valuations expected to climb from $384.1 million in 2026 to $551.1 million by 2033. Driven by aggressive rail decarbonization targets and the modernization of aging fleets, the industry faces a compound annual growth rate of 5.3% over the forecast period.
Mayor Jen Grigoraitis joined city officials and construction partners in Melrose, Massachusetts, this week to break ground on a modern facility for Engine 2. Funded by a 2023 public safety debt exclusion, the project replaces aging infrastructure with a station built to meet the specific operational demands of contemporary firefighting.
With sixty years of industrial infrastructure experience behind it, Malaysian power provider TAMCO is shifting into the utility-scale battery market. The company signed a strategic partnership this week with Hoymiles to locally assemble AI-driven 5MWh and 6MWh liquid-cooled storage systems at its Shah Alam facility.
The global flight simulator market is set for significant expansion, with projections indicating growth from $6.65 billion in 2026 to $9.77 billion by 2031. Driven by an 8.0% compound annual growth rate, the industry is scaling to meet rising demands for pilot training, safety compliance, and specialized mission rehearsal.
Blue Moon Metals is launching a 67,000-metre diamond drilling program at its Springer Tungsten Project in Nevada, marking a significant push to bring the facility toward a production target of late 2027. The multi-phase effort combines new drilling with an extensive re-analysis of historical geological data.
Miami International Holdings reported a significant surge in trading activity for the first half of 2026, with the MIAX Exchange Group achieving a record average daily volume of 10.9 million contracts. This performance represents a 26.0% increase compared to the same period in 2025, signaling robust growth across its U.S. subsidiaries.
Miami International Holdings saw its average daily volume for multi-list options climb to 10.9 million contracts through June 2026, marking a 26 percent increase compared to the same period last year. This surge propelled the group to a record year-to-date market share of 16.9 percent across its U.S. exchange subsidiaries.
Garmin has unveiled its LiveScope 2 series, a significant hardware overhaul that removes the external black box previously required for live sonar processing. By shifting to a direct-to-display connection, the manufacturer aims to reduce boat clutter while boosting target resolution by up to 50% for high-definition models.
Investors who purchased PicS N.V. shares during the digital bank’s January 2026 initial public offering face a combined loss of over 50 percent of their investment. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has filed a class action lawsuit, alleging the firm misled shareholders regarding its credit quality and loan impairment risks.
German space firm Isar Aerospace has finalized a contract with Maritime Launch Services to establish a dedicated launch site at Spaceport Nova Scotia. Signed during the NATO Summit in Ankara, the agreement aims to bolster Canada’s independent orbital access while scaling Isar’s global infrastructure for its Spectrum launch vehicle.
Road blockades and transportation disruptions across Bolivia have largely cleared, clearing the path for Orvana Minerals Corp. to resume its stalled oxide ore processing at the Don Mario mine. With essential supplies now reaching the site, the company is targeting a mid-July start-up for the project.
With Bitcoin prices fluctuating near $63,500, Las Vegas-based Hyperscale Data has disclosed a combined treasury value of approximately $111.4 million. This figure encompasses cash, restricted cash, silver holdings, and a significant stockpile of 899.65 Bitcoin accumulated by its subsidiaries, Sentinum and Ault Capital Group.
With college sports navigating a volatile landscape of conference realignment and frequent roster turnover, Andover-based Tosch.ai is positioning its platform as the industry's primary source of truth. The company’s latest update integrates granular performance data for individual athletes and coaching staff, moving beyond the team-level metrics it debuted in November 2025.
Nevada King Gold Corp. has intercepted high-grade gold mineralization at its East Ridge Target, located just east of the Atlanta pit in eastern Nevada. Recent reconnaissance drilling returned significant near-surface results, including 4.68 g/t gold over 7.3 meters, with several holes bottoming in mineralization.
Investors have until August 10, 2026, to join a class action lawsuit against ADMA Biologics, following allegations that the biopharmaceutical firm used channel stuffing to fabricate 20% growth. The suit, filed in New Jersey, follows a sharp stock decline triggered by a critical investigative report earlier this year.
A 68% surge in year-over-year activity saw Broadridge Financial Solutions process $357 billion in average daily repo transactions throughout June. The Distributed Ledger Repo platform reached a total monthly volume of $7.5 trillion, signaling a shift as major institutions integrate tokenized settlement into their standard daily market operations.
Equifax has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Círculo de Crédito, Mexico’s fastest-growing credit bureau, in a transaction valued at $750 million. The deal marks a significant expansion for the Atlanta-based company into Latin America's second-largest economy, aiming to leverage cloud-native technology to boost financial inclusion.
Investors who purchased Commvault Systems, Inc. securities between April 29, 2025, and January 26, 2026, have until July 17, 2026, to seek appointment as lead plaintiff. The class action lawsuit, filed in the District of New Jersey, accuses the company of misleading shareholders regarding its revenue growth projections.
Investors have until July 27, 2026, to join a securities fraud class action against AeroVironment, Inc., following allegations that the company misled shareholders regarding the status of a critical U.S. Space Force contract for its BADGER phased array antenna systems and overstated the value of its BlueHalo acquisition.
Investors in Hub Group Inc. have until August 28, 2026, to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, following revelations of materially misstated financial results that triggered significant drops in the company's share price.
A 16.54% drop in Zillow Group stock triggered a class action lawsuit, with investors now facing an August 10, 2026, deadline to seek lead plaintiff status. The litigation centers on claims that Zillow concealed an anticompetitive $100 million agreement with Redfin to suppress market rivalry in rental listings.
Investors have until August 24, 2026, to seek lead plaintiff status in a securities fraud lawsuit filed against Peabody Energy Corporation. The litigation, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, alleges the company misled shareholders regarding the production capacity of its flagship Centurion mine.
A federal class action lawsuit now challenges Microsoft’s disclosures regarding its AI chatbot, Copilot, and Azure cloud platform. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleges the company misled investors about product functionality, triggering a 10% stock decline earlier this year.
Investors have until August 17, 2026, to petition the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to serve as lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Embecta Corp. The litigation follows a sharp 57.8% decline in the company's share price triggered by disappointing second-quarter results.
