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Cabbieray...Agile verify tests they don't sell tests from what I can see.
If Medusa19 are worth their salts they will have sorted out their distribution/shipping already.

Pedro...'huge advertising campaigns cost a fortune'...no they don't...not these days...
You just have to be savvy and understand the power of the Internet. Most campaigns fail because they are bland, boring, too wordy, not well thought out, not tech/internet/social media driven.

It's all down to marketing...if Medusa19 have a good marketing campaign it wouldn't take much to get their test name in front of millions via social media/online etc...they have the Boohoo tech/experience. If these guys want to make money and build a huge profitable business quickly they will push the boat out...

Haha...so when calls were made to Agile yesterday by investors they were obviously caught off guard and scribbled together a standard response claiming it was PCR testing not LF Testing.
Having had a little time to think about it, and a few telecons, the powers to be have had the website updated and decided to come clean and with the date for their new service launch and they have confirmed it will be a lateral flow testing service not PCR.
Now if I was a gambling person, I'd put a squid or two on this being a service for the coming soon Medusa19 LFT (Avactas) used by travellers who will have to have said test independently verifying.
To put a firm date for launch would mean all ducks being fully in place...HUA, CE, test name, supplies marketing, etc and I also suspect today's Avacta RNS came as a result of those telecoms with Agile/Medusa19 too...Ooooo I think they all got their pants in a wad yesterday when Agile started getting calls from Avacta investors...hehe.
They have also sent a signal to Jupiter if they didn't already know....

Are HUA and CE a chicken and egg deal...you need one to get the other...if not can you simply apply in parallel...if not do you need HUA to get CE or visa versa...
The RNS appears to say you can apply in parallel and one doesn't need the other or have I misinterpreted same...

Energyshares...definitely something in the works...nobody is talking...

1marcr...each box of 25 have been packed in larger boxes of 24 hence the 600 on the outside.
Or depending on where you were you might have been looking at individual component bulk packaging to be repackaged into boxes of 25 as orders are filled. That's to say if you were at a Distributors they could ship out to say the NHS in bulk or breakdown and repackage for smaller orders only wanting boxes of 25. The location would be key..ie manufacturer, distributor, large end user (NHS or test centre) or small end user.

1marcr...the following is from an NHS England pdf which I couldn't copy the link to but if you Google lateral flow foil you should bring it up. Hope this helps.

Q18. How many tests will staff get?
The testing kits will arrive in boxes containing the following:
• 25 foil pouches containing the test cartridge and a desiccant
• two vials of 6 mL buffer solution
• 25 extraction tubes and 25 tube caps
• 25 sterilised swabs for sample collection
• The manufacturer’s instructions for use of the device (IFU). NB: You
should not follow these. You will receive instructions for NHS staff
separately from the box, and it is these that you should follow.

'A Covid testing laboratory that appears near the top of the government’s list of approved providers has never been accredited to process medical samples for any virus, despite displaying an accreditation number on its website.

Doctor-N-London Ltd is one of the most prominent results on the government’s website which lists hundreds of providers for people needing a day 2 PCR test after arriving in the UK.'

https://www-independent-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/business/covid-testing-lab-made-false-claims-b1973156.html

Drat..if those links don't work you can Google it...sorry

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/14/tory-peer-dido-harding-put-former-colleague-on-shortlist-for-top-covid-testing-job-court-told?

It will be an interesting outcome...
https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/14/tory-peer-dido-harding-put-former-colleague-on-shortlist-for-top-covid-testing-job-court-told?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16395049879437&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fpolitics%2F2021%2Fdec%2F14%2Ftory-peer-dido-harding-put-former-colleague-on-shortlist-for-top-covid-testing-job-court-told

That should lead to some panic buying...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/12/13/chaos-rapid-lateral-flow-covid-tests-grows-pharmacies-run-amid/

And what about long Covid...not even mentioned yet as the side effects of Omicron have yet to be witnessed. Many youngsters who have had mild to moderate symptom of the Delta variant ended up with on going long Covid...
Don't under-estimate what a virus can inflict...there is no real cure...

Sorry...here's the link..
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/minimum-standards-for-private-sector-providers-of-covid-19-testing/day-2-lateral-flow-tests-for-international-arrivals-minimum-standards-for-providers

Now how does this fit with what they have on their website...

'Self-declaration
Providers must complete a self-declaration form that their tests meet all of these standards.

As well as declaring that they meet the minimum standards at the start of the service, they must maintain these standards.

This self-declaration must only be completed by front-end providers who will be directly selling day 2 lateral flow tests for mandatory COVID-19 testing for international arrivals who are eligible to follow the rules for fully vaccinated individuals.

The providers completing the self-declaration will self-declare on behalf of themselves and all of the organisations they’re working with to provide these tests. They will need to list all organisations that they will be working with (whether by subcontract or otherwise) in order to carry out this service.

If there is a change to any information submitted in their self-declaration, the provider will need to notify the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) of the nature of the new arrangement.

Providers cannot legally sell tests until UKHSA has provided written confirmation that it considers the provider meets the standards required.'

Losta...so here we have a company whose prime business is PCR testing and they can't tell the difference between a PCR test and a Lateral Flow Test which is what their responses seems to indicate.
Let's see if they change their website now they've been alerted by many to their error...

Just thought I'd post up the London Stock Market holidays for those counting trading days...

Dec 24, 2021 Christmas Eve Closes at 12:30 p.m.
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