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Imricor has completed FDA review of the largest module in its US Premarket Approval application, with no deficiencies found in its ablation catheter or irrigation tubing. One operating-system issue remains for the RF-5000 System, but the company says it has already updated the software and is preparing its response.

Finder Energy is targeting a final investment decision for its Kuda Tasi-Jahal oil project by 30 November, with approvals and engineering largely complete. The decisive hurdles now sit in financing and contract awards, including the rig, shipyard and EPCI packages.

FBR has secured the remaining A$1.846 million of its A$4 million capital raising through a subscription with Alpine Capital, giving the robotics developer funding for Mantis testing, Hadrian deployment, debt repayment and working capital. The deal also brings further potential dilution through options and ends the company’s previous underwriting arrangement.

ECS Botanics is taking six Australian-grown medicinal cannabis flower products into the UK through Curaleaf Laboratories, with initial supply targeted for November. The two-year deal offers access to UK sell-through but no guaranteed volumes, revenue or minimum purchases.

EcoGraf has completed a A$4.727 million capital raising to support debt financing and development work at its Epanko graphite project in Tanzania. The raise combines a shareholder-backed SPP with a discounted placement to institutional and sophisticated investors.

PhosCo has paired a non-binding development partnership with a proposed $1.4 million investment from Tunisia’s STUDI International, giving the Gasaat project a local engineering partner as feasibility work approaches. The funding and collaboration remain subject to formal documentation, leaving execution as the next test.

Tambourah Metals is seeking up to $2.2 million through a one-for-four non-renounceable entitlement offer to fund exploration across its gold and critical minerals portfolio. The raise also offers investors free options, while full participation would expand shares on issue by about 25%.

SKS Technologies has secured another $38 million of electrical infrastructure and fit-out work at Built’s MEL2 data centre in Melbourne, taking the project’s total value to $66 million. The award lifts SKS’s current work on hand to $270 million, although the announcement does not disclose margins or delivery timing.

The FDA says positive results from Neurizon’s HEALEY ALS trial could potentially support traditional approval of NUZ-001, with the study possibly serving as the sole registrational trial. The guidance is conditional, but gives the company a clearer regulatory route ahead of topline results expected in late Q2 2027.

KGL Resources has received the second US$16 million payment from Wheaton, completing the early deposit for its Jervois copper project. The company says the broader funding package, combined with its A$300 million equity raising, covers construction and the path into production, although the remaining Wheaton tranches are conditional.

Civmec has secured more than A$220 million in new contracts and extensions, including construction of Alcoa’s Wagerup gallium plant in Western Australia. The awards are scheduled for delivery across FY27 and FY28 and lift the order book to approximately A$1.5 billion.

Eden Innovations reported a sharp acceleration in US sales during Q1 FY27, led by a 247% jump in OptiBlend revenue and expanding EdenCrete plant installations. The figures are unaudited management results, but they give the company a stronger opening quarter for the new financial year.