Small-Cap Stock Watch: Key Catalysts This Week (February 23–27)

From corporate updates to investor events, we’ve tracked the full scope of small-cap catalysts slated for the week ahead.

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Companies Participating in The Oppenheimer 36th Annual Healthcare Life Sciences Conference

The Oppenheimer 36th Annual Healthcare Life Sciences Conference will take place virtually on February 25–26, 2026. The event will feature company presentations and investor meetings across biotechnology, oncology, dermatology, immunology, rare diseases, and broader life sciences sectors. Investors can access additional details through company investor relations websites or official conference communications.

Participating tickers include: ● ADIL • MRKR • TVRD • QTTB • IFRX • NSRX ● GANX • TTRX • CRDF • GNLX • INO • WHWK ● ADAG • SABS • ZNTL • ALDX • NGEN • SVRA ● APRE • KTTA • CMMB • VERU • HURA • BMEA ● CNTB • CGEN • SGMT • VYGR • PALI • IMRX ● ACRS • CLYM • MNKD • KPRX

Other Companies with Material Events This Week

● UCAR — Management will present at the OTC Markets AI & Technology Investor Conference on February 19, 2026, and host one-on-one investor meetings from February 19–24, 2026.

● BNGO — Will host Bionano Symposium 2026, a virtual global event for the optical genome mapping (OGM) community, from February 23–26, 2026, featuring presentations from more than 30 researchers across hematologic malignancies, solid tumors, bioprocessing, constitutional genetic disorders, and gene and cell therapy.

● PRZO — Will participate in Enforce Tac 2026, Germany’s leading security and defense trade fair, held February 23–25, 2026, in Nuremberg, Germany.

● UPXI — Management will participate in one-on-one investor meetings at A.G.P.’s Digital Asset Innovation Summit from February 22–25, 2026, at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

● ELBM — Will participate in the BMO Capital Markets 34th Annual Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference from February 23–26, 2026, and the Project Blue Critical Materials Conference: EV & Battery 2026 from February 25–26, 2026. On February 24, 2026, the company’s VP, Commercial, will join a panel discussion addressing cobalt supply risk.

● SEER — Will participate in the 2026 U.S. Human Proteome Organization (US HUPO) Annual Conference from February 21–25, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri.

● NMG — Will attend the BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference from February 23–25, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida, and participate in PDAC 2026 Convention from February 27–March 4, 2026, in Toronto, Canada, including scheduled presentations on February 27 and March 3, 2026.

● ALXO — Will participate in the Wells Fargo Executive Biotech Summit through one-on-one meetings from February 24–25, 2026, in Lake Tahoe, California.

● MTVA — CEO Hyung Heon Kim and CFO Marshall Woodworth will present at the Emerging Growth Conference on February 25, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. ET.

● AKTX — CEO Abizer Gaslightwala will present at the 2026 Biocom Global Partnering & Investor Conference from February 24–26, 2026, in San Diego, California.

● ERNA — President & CEO Sanjeev Luther will participate in the Virtual Investor Closing Bell Series on February 25, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET.

● AMZE — Will sponsor and participate in the SoCom Conference on February 26, 2026, in Venice Beach, California.

● USEG — Will conduct a non-deal roadshow from February 25–26, 2026, and present at the Emerging Growth Virtual Conference on February 26, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST.

● CLNN — Will present a corporate update at the Emerging Growth Conference on February 25, 2026, at 1:45 p.m. ET.

● COCH — CEO Brent Lucas will host a fireside chat on February 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

● UIS — Will participate in The Official Cybersecurity Summit on February 25, 2026, in New York.

● INMB — Will host a webinar on February 26, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET focused on MissionEB Phase III data for CORDStrom™ in RDEB.

● ETHZ — CFO John Saunders and SVP John Kristoff will participate in meetings at the Susquehanna 15th Annual Technology Conference on February 26, 2026, in New York.

● BTAI — Will host a virtual KOL roundtable on February 27, 2026, from 2:00–3:00 p.m. EST focused on acute agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia.

● ACRV — Will present at the ESGO 27th Annual Congress from February 26–28, 2026, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

● IRD — Will present at The Macula Society Annual Meeting on February 27, 2026, from 7:15–7:20 a.m. PT in San Diego, California.

● DLNG — Declared a quarterly cash distribution payable February 27, 2026, to unitholders of record as of February 23, 2026.

● DEFT — Will host a webinar on February 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET regarding the launch of the DEFT Valour Investment Opportunity (DVIO) Index.

● STEX — Will launch GLDY, a gold-backed tokenized security, on February 25, 2026.

● EVTL — Will display its Valo electric aircraft in Miami on February 24–25, 2026.

● BDMD — Will present at the North American Society for Interventional Endocrinology (NASOIE) meeting from February 27–28, 2026, in Miami, Florida.

● EGY — Declared a quarterly cash dividend payable March 27, 2026, to stockholders of record as of February 27, 2026.

● NWL — Declared a quarterly cash dividend payable March 13, 2026, to stockholders of record as of February 27, 2026.

● AQST — Will present multiple posters at the AAAAI Annual Meeting from February 27–March 2, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with presentations scheduled for March 1, 2026.

● ORKT — Signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Orbis Technology Limited and is working toward a definitive implementation agreement on or around February 28, 2026.

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