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Note to self - Try to spell DA's surname correctly, else he sounds like a nutter.

1 Have checked previous RNS's - they do not contain "authorisation of a Molecular Test Kit for S.A."
2 https://www.pssa.org.za/download/list-authorised-serology-antibody-test-kits.pdf issued by South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, - License Holder Celtic Molecular Diagnostics (Pty) Ltd.

Celtic sell our instruments and assays from a Cape Town base, and appear to be the license holder for a South African Molecular test kit authorisation. - Unsure how long this has been the case, but this status is not reflected in the spreadsheet which stopped being updated in May 2021.

22.11.2021 - German Virus Test Kits Run Low as People Stock Up for Next Wave
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-22/german-virus-test-kits-run-low-as-people-stock-up-for-next-wave

Surely we are getting some of the action if Germany is one of our better markets?

eljefegrande -
I posted this on 10.02.2021, when a Porky accusation caused poster ShaunP to:
a stop posting
b stop collating the spreadsheet he had developed, mainly containing the research posters here had reported.

ShaunP restarted posting / collating about a month later.
This 10th Feb post has been deleted, sorry about date confusion.

Extracted from today's Daily Mail - 'Platell's People':

Interesting Point of View:

"Around 10,000 more people have died in the past four months from non-Covid conditions like heart disease as their treatment was postponed. Why?

Because NHS wards are now full of selfish deluded, unvaccinated patients who caught Covid.

Have these bed blockers no shame?

They've caused unimaginable suffering, to the families of those who did the right thing yet were put at the back of the queue for emergency treatment. A plague on all these selfish idiots."

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This doesn't need to be the case.

Those with non-Covid conditions who are probably on a waiting list, should have the NHS treatment the NHS planned for them.

This can be achieved by passing the unvaccinated who have contracted covid-19 to private health care.
They would be provided with the same care they would have received in a NHS hospital, until they are well enough to go home.
Private care should be provided entirely at the patients expense, with no government assistance.
No jabs / booster jabs, no NHS care.

Nobody will have the balls to implement this, - but it should spark an incendiary human rights debate!
Any thoughts Kier?

DRB83 -
"On one hand you want sentiment to come back but for that to happen covid needs to run wild"
It doesn't need to run wild, it just needs to be prevalent enough to swamp the NHS.
That very nearly happened recently, it's one of the high water marks for the government in monitoring this virus.

BYP - I tried hard to not engage with Porky here.

I had this to say to Porky in June last year.

"If there was a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis of this board Porky, you would be my one and only Threat.
The damage and evil intent you are capable of, and the misleading assumptions you very often make, are a clear and present danger to other posters prosperity.

Some rely on the relentless enthusiasm and the repetition evident in your posts to keep them invested in this share, - they have admitted as much.
With the foregoing, that is a very dangerous state of affairs.

Porky you have neither honour, nor dignity.

Fellow posters would be well advised to treat anything Porky says with with a ton of salt."

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That turned out to be too hot for Porky disciples on this bb.

New posters would do well to treat anyone posting with apparently limitless optimism with caution in future.
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Footnote, - it turned out he was a danger to his own investment strategy, losing big time.

An Introduction to Contract for Differences (CFDs)
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/09/trade-a-cfd.asp

I agree Rcdm, however the public aren't focused on the number of people catching the virus, they only focus on the numbers dying.
As vaccines have broken the link between the numbers infected and consequent large numbers of deaths, there is less incentive for the public to continue 'hands, face, space' precautions. ie Everything is normal again.
IMO this winter, there are going to be a large amount of infections and no decrease in testing activity.

Rcdm -
This is about PPE, but it's likely the government will set out it's case in a similar way surrounding other disputes:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ppe-procurement-in-the-early-pandemic

Thanks Uk2day -
FWIW article dated Mar 18, 2021.

Apologies if posted before.

https://testandyou.org/e-book.pdf
Page 8:
For more information and to get hold of FREE SAMPLES, whatever your testing need, visit testandyou.org.
Alternatively, to let us know about your testing needs by emailing enquiries@primerdesign.co.uk.

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https://laboratorytalk.com/article/2031504/novacyt-continues-to-advance-the-science-behind-diagnostic-testing

19 Sep 2021 (ie pre David Allmond)

Novacyt continues to advance the science behind diagnostic testing

Novacyt Group will be showcasing its latest developments at Lab Innovations (3/4 Nov 2021).
Novacyt will be showcasing its most recent developments at this year’s Lab Innovations – with innovation fuelled by the growing needs of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Building on years of expertise in clinical diagnostics, the Novacyt Group has been keeping pace with urgent testing requirements for the COVID original virus and its emerging variants.

The company sees its bioinformatics surveillance ability, in-house skills to run clinical trials, and ability to rapidly scale regulatory and manufacturing capabilities according to demand as key strengths that set it apart in diagnostic breakthroughs.

Stand E72 at Lab Innovations will used to highlight the Novacyt’s most recent additions to its product portfolio of advanced molecular and protein detection technologies designed to provide patient-led focus and high-quality innovations that advance the science behind diagnostics in microbiology, haematology and serology testing

**To celebrate its return visit to Lab Innovations, Novacyt will be offering 10% DISCOUNT on TESTING KITS and 20% DISCOUNT on AN INSTRUMENT for any registered Lab Innovations visitor to the Novacyt E72 booth**.

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For the Pulsifier, - it's not a new Microgen product, and probably not made by IT-IS.
source: https://laboratorytalk.com/article/332591/pulsifier-now-included-in-iso

2 Mar 2009 by Novacyt Group (UK) Ltd

The Pulsifier from Microgen Bioproducts is now included in ISO 7218:2007(E), Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs.

The Pulsifier produces samples more suitable for rapid microbiology methods, as processed samples feature less food matrix destruction and a cleaner aqueous phase, which is shown to make filtration and pipetting easier, minimising interference with PCR or flow cytometry techniques.

ISO 7218:2007(E) states the Pulsifier is suitable for most foodstuffs including sharp, hard or dry foods which peristaltic homogenisers (Stomacher) are not suitable for use with, due to bag breakage.

ISO 7218:2007(E) also states the Pulsifier has a quick run-time of 0.5-1min but evaluations have shown that there is no increase in bacterial recovery after 15s, making the Pulsifier a fast and versatile instrument for microbiological sample preparation.

Omega Diagnostics signs testing deal with DAM Health
01.11.2021 - https://www.insider.co.uk/news/omega-diagnostics-signs-testing-deal-25344282

"Omega Diagnostics has agreed an exclusive partnership with DAM Health to provide its Covid-19 lateral flow tests (LFTs)
Omega has already received an initial purchase order in excess of £750,000 to supply its Visitect Covid-19 antigen LFT to DAM’s clinics throughout the UK and Europe."

12 hrs ago a Novacyt Group LinkedIn post stated:
Our #Novacyt team have been busy meeting both new and existing customers at #MEDICA2021 today.
With two more days to go, we're looking forward to meeting even more of you tomorrow!

'Reactions' include one from LiamSpence, Director Of Partnerships & Strategy at DAM HEALTH.
May not be significant I suppose, but partnerships could well be on DA's agenda.

Thanks for your comments Poidster,
I would not want Novacyt to get hung up progressing tests that were a bridge too far so to speak.
Let's hope they are three of the ten they expect to bring to market soon.

Correction Pierrick, - 08:17 message applies.

Pierrick,
s'il vous plaît voir mon message aujourd'hui 08:52 heures ;0)

Fast spreading bird flu puts Europe and Asia on alert
Animals slaughtered and restrictions introduced in response to outbreaks of the virus in a number of countries

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/15/bird-flu-europe-asia

I would hope we have a fast response in progress to this news.

We have many bird flu assays already available:

H1N1 birdflu
H10N8 Influenza
Avian Influenza A virus with various subtypes

to name a few.

Poidster -
Dunc Hallas posts his tosh here because he got the "bum's rush" from Telegram.
Unfortunately we do not have the same 'you are the weakest link, goodbye' facility on LSE bb.

Poidster, -
"I've said a few times that covid is a, lucrative, distraction."
True, but I'd suggest text insertion thus:
I've said a few times that covid is a, lucrative, game changing for finances, distraction.

The other day I went through the Amryt Pharma's RNS's for the last year, thinking I was going to pick out DA's comments.
Plenty of reasons why I would expect to hear from the Chief Business Officer within these, but not a word from David.
The CEO spoke up on every incidence I would expect DA to contribute.
So perhaps this is his style. - Perhaps we won't be hearing from DA as much as we thought, - he'll give the show over to Paul Eros, the Novacyt Chief Business Officer, (who also doesn't have much to say for himself), - appearing in one video only, last month.

With respect to CMV, BKV and EBV, would you say that there would be a level of difficulty in developing tests for these, and therefore the risk attached to attempting to develop a test is not insignificant?

Just my thoughts on the task at hand.

Agreed, good video.
https://twitter.com/Larry64450205/status/1460315396465123328?t=uzeQZgthKF0Xd2kNxzDFZQ&s=19
The link IMO is a video to support AidExGlobal exhibition Brussels - Global Humanitarian Aid Event 17-18 November - Demonstrating the Versalab mobile laboratory.
https://www.aid-expo.com/