Small-Cap Stock Watch: Key Catalysts This Week (January 20–23)

From corporate updates to investor events, we’ve tracked the full scope of small-cap catalysts slated for the week ahead. Here’s your preview for January 20–23.

Companies with material events this week:

● OGEN > announced that it will be presenting at the upcoming Sequire Investor Summit 2026. The fourth edition of the Sequire Investor Summit is scheduled for January 20–22, 2026, at the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “We appreciate the opportunity to present at the Sequire Investor Summit and discuss our novel approach to addressing the significant unmet medical need in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury,” said Janet Huffman, CEO of Oragenics. “There are currently no approved drug therapies for concussion, underscoring the importance of advancing our ONP-002 clinical program to Phase 2a studies.”

● NWTG > announces its participation in the 2026 PGA Show, taking place January 20–23 in Orlando, Florida. The Company will debut new Newton Fast Motion™ fairway wood shafts, introduce dedicated hybrid shafts across all product offerings for the first time, and present refined 2026 versions of its existing Fast Motion driver and Motion™ driver and fairway shafts. This expanded product lineup follows a strong 2025 performance for Newton Golf’s shaft business, highlighted by achieving the No. 1 selling shaft position for both drivers and fairway woods at Club Champion.

● AYTU > will host its Investor Day on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. ET in New York City, both in-person and via webcast. The event will focus on EXXUA™ (gepirone) extended-release tablets, the first and only 5HT1a agonist approved by the FDA for major depressive disorder. Presentations will be led by Key Opinion Leaders in psychiatry and Aytu’s senior management, including a live Q&A session.

● GAME > announced that its management team will be participating at the Sequire Investor Summit 2026, taking place January 20–22, 2026, at the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. CEO Justin Kenna will deliver a company presentation and host one-on-one meetings with investors.

● VTSI > announced its participation in the 2026 SHOT Show, hosted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), taking place January 20–23, 2026, at The Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. At Booth #7550, VirTra will showcase its V-300® immersive training simulator, V-One™ portable simulator, and V-XR® extended-reality training platform, offering live, hands-on demonstrations.

● HIT > announced the full agenda for hitDavos 2026, its independent InsurTech and leadership summit held during World Economic Forum Week in Davos, Switzerland. The event, open to WEF participants and invited guests, will take place January 20, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CET and feature a full speaker lineup, livestreams, Q&A sessions, and media opportunities.

● GRWG > announced it will exhibit at the Grow Up Conference & Expo in Vancouver, BC, on January 20–21, 2026.

● MAMO > announced plans to debut its second-generation MVR HVAC Pro Series at the 2026 PGA Show, taking place January 20–23, 2026, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

● KOPN > will exhibit at SHOT Show 2026, taking place January 20–23, 2026, in Las Vegas, NV, where the Company will highlight its latest innovations supporting customer applications. Kopin’s January conference schedule reflects a continued focus on high-value, high-performance display and optical solutions designed for mission-critical and emerging applications. Through live demonstrations and technical engagement, the Company aims to deepen customer relationships, support active and future programs, and expand awareness of its differentiated near-to-eye technology portfolio.

● TRUG > announced it will participate in the 2026 PGA Show from January 20–23, 2026, at Booth #784. TruGolf will showcase innovations in golf simulation, launch monitors, and commercial range technology—including LaunchBox and its TruGolf RANGE platform with AI Coach functionality.

● VEEE > will host a strategic corporate update event for investors, analysts, and media on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET, highlighting key corporate initiatives and partnership developments.

● DEVS > will present at the Emerging Growth Conference on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The live, interactive online event will feature business updates and a moderated Q&A session.

● PHIO > CEO Robert Bitterman will present an update on INTASYL siRNA technology and lead candidate PH-762 for skin cancers. The presentation is at 1:45 p.m. ET on January 22, 2026, with one-on-one investor meetings spanning January 21–22, 2026.

● AEON > announced the first closing of its private placement and rescheduled its FDA Biosimilar Biological Product Development (BPD) Type 2a meeting for January 21, 2026 (previously set for November 19, 2025).

● OPHC > will present at the Emerging Growth Conference on January 21, 2026.

● CLNN > announced that management will present at the Emerging Growth Conference on January 21, 2026.

● ODYS > CEO Yehu Ofer and CFO Einav Brenner will present virtually at the Sidoti Micro-Cap Conference on January 21, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET.

● AP > Ampco management will present at the Sidoti Micro-Cap Virtual Investor Conference on January 21, 2026, beginning at 9:15 a.m. ET, followed by Q&A.

● KGEI > will participate in the Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference on January 21–22, 2026.

● NEOV > will host one-on-one meetings at Sidoti’s January Micro-Cap Virtual Investor Conference on January 21–22, 2026.

● AREC > will attend the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy roundtable on January 21, 2026, in Washington, D.C., focused on U.S. mineral recycling policy. ReElement Technologies Africa CEO Ben Kincade will represent the company.

● LAES > announced a proof-of-concept showcase for its post-quantum cryptographic technology in robotics, featured at a SEALSQ/WISeKey Davos Roundtable on January 21, 2026.

● SRXH > EMJX CEO Eric Jackson will host a virtual fireside chat on January 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. ET, discussing EMJX's treasury system design and digital asset strategy.

● MIGI > will provide a corporate update at the Emerging Growth Conference on January 22, 2026, with a live presentation from 3:40 to 3:50 p.m. ET.

● AIXC > From a January 15, 2026 press release, the Company announced it will host its first Twitter Space next week, themed "Futurist Dialogue: Where Are the Opportunities for Ordinary People in the AI Era?" The event will feature guests discussing AI and Crypto convergence, and launch the company’s first community AMA to address product roadmap questions. It will also introduce an interactive AI Agent that uses gamified dialogue to help users understand decision-making styles through personalized behavioral analysis.

● LTRN > will host an Investor and Analyst Day in NYC on January 22, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET, unveiling its AI Center of Excellence and platform rollout. Live demos of the RADR® platform and details on Lantern’s AI strategy and pharma partnerships will be provided.

● ZENA > will present at the Emerging Growth Conference virtually on January 22, 2026, to provide an update on its Drone-as-a-Service expansion and defense sector progress. The conference runs January 21–22, 2026.

● UPXI > will participate in the Sidoti Micro-Cap Virtual Conference on January 21–22, 2026, with Chief Strategy Officer Brian Rudick hosting investor meetings.

● CNVS > in collaboration with GameStop (NYSE: GME), is launching a major marketing campaign for the theatrical release of Return to Silent Hill, debuting January 23, 2026.

● ELDN > will present 24-month data from its Phase 1 kidney transplant study at the ASTS Winter Symposium in Phoenix, AZ, during Poster Session B on January 23, 2026, from 5:45–7:15 p.m. PT.

● PALI > will present a poster at Crohn’s & Colitis Congress® 2026 in Las Vegas on January 23, 2026, from 5:00–6:30 p.m. PT, showcasing preclinical data on PALI-2108 for ulcerative colitis.

● OTH > will ring the NYSE Closing Bell on January 20, 2026, following its November 2025 IPO.

● LASE > will attend the 2026 Capitol Hill Defense Outlook Summit in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2026. Nicole Joyce and Matthew Kime will represent the company in meetings on upcoming defense opportunities.

● JCSE > announced a US$0.44 per share cash dividend following the sale of its Singapore industrial property. Shareholders of record on January 21, 2026, will receive payment on or around January 28, 2026.

● OCG > approved a special US$0.05 per share dividend to commemorate its 5-year Nasdaq anniversary. Shareholders of record on January 22, 2026, will be paid on February 9, 2026.

● GNS > announced its acquisition of Lighthouse Studios, a Singapore-based podcast and video production firm, which will relaunch as Genius Studios on January 23, 2026.

● RPTX > shareholders approved its acquisition by XenoTherapeutics. A final court hearing is set for January 23, 2026, with the transaction expected to close around January 28, 2026.

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