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total annual CEO compensation was reported as UK£325k for the year to June 2019. While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it's worth noting the salary is lower, valued at UK£227k. We took a group of companies with market capitalizations below UK£161m, and calculated the median CEO total compensation to be UK£265k.

So David Budd is paid around the average of the companies we looked at. While this data point isn't particularly informative alone, it gains more meaning when considered with business performance.

Hi Dadsbatty,

I would think that too, but No, she has a completely different view (well of coarse she does !), please see my reply to Blustington, LOL

Hi Blustington,
I agree, 15th July is mid-July.
My wife says it depends upon the way you divide the month.
Some say early July and late July, and others might say early July, mid-July and late July !
I just hope DB's wife did not write the line 'as a minimum early July' for him ! LOL

DB did say 'as a minimum early July'. In my book that is between 1st -10th July.
However, my wife reckons 15th July is still early July, and the 16th July is not early July !

Hi The Punter,
I certainly believe sentiment is not with COVID Stocks at the Mo:
I also believe GDR is close to supplying Good News, its just not coming as soon as I would have liked !

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Ah right - Many Thanks for the clarification Technick,
I am a retired Aerospace Engineer/Manager, and our 'Gold Standard' was the 'Best Kit', manufactured to tight design tolerances, and used to check Production units against.

An interview with Ken Frazier, MERCK Chairman & CEO was relayed on Bloomberg this morning, and he said they are expecting to conduct Human testing on two Vaccines by the end of this year, But said he would not rush vaccine tests at the expense of Safety. He said that the fastest vaccine ever developed took 4 years.
Frazier quoted the FDA as stating that they would not even consider a vaccine without at least 6 months of human testing data, which he suggested tells us a vaccine will not be ready until at least a year from now !
Frazier said they are scaling up to make 100's of millions of vaccines, so should their data bear out, they will be ready to come forward with 100's of millions of vaccine doses in fairly short order.

Hi Technick,

Many thanks for this information.
So is the 'Primer Design Test' considered to be the Gold Standard Test throughout UK and EU ?

Hi Technick,
Someone asked this question on the BB, yesterday, but I did not see a reply-
When GDR was credited with the CE-IVD Mark, how would the Sensitivity 100%; Specificity 98.2 % have been assessed ? Was it a self certified Test by GDR ?
CE Marking is required for all in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices sold in Europe. CE Marking indicates that an IVD device complies with the European In-Vitro Diagnostic Devices Directive (98/79/EC) and that the device may be legally commercialized in the EU.
There are four classes of IVDs:

General IVD (Self-Certified)
Self-Testing IVD
List B IVD (Annex II)
List A IVD (Annex II)
Under the IVDR, there will be four risk-based classes — A, B, C, and D. Most self-testing IVDs will fall under Class C, and many IVDs currently classified as self-certified will be classified as higher risk.

Hi Safy,
'WOW' is my thought too !
Can't be a bad thing, that's for sure !

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Hi Safy,
I have always believed that to review statements, and check their meaning, and to listen to different takes on statements, is good.
Reading the statement again that you have quoted, very reasonably:
The May 22 RNS from GDR says this:
Following CE-IVD marking, the Company can commence commercial sales in the UK and across the EU immediately. The Company will now begin distribution to potential customers for initial clinical evaluations, and aims to record first commercial sales in June.
'I can see that the above statement, looks to be only pointed at the UK and the EU' ?
However, the way I read the meaning of this statement is:
'Now that GDR have the CE-IVD marking, they 'CAN' not only commence commercial sales in the UK and across the EU immediately, but that they can now also send out Test Kits for evaluation to markets all over the world '! The principal being that having the CE-IVD Mark will go along way in helping to get Country Specific Approvals, in countries outside UK and EU.
We know that DB said 'since receiving the CE-IVD Mark, on the 22nd May, GDR set about manufacturing 60.000 kits, to send out to global markets'. These 60,000 Test kits were sent out to Global markets, on the 29th May.
I have always believed that GDR are more focused on orders from Countries such as India and Africa, but that this would not stop them pursuing orders in the UK and EU. After all, what CEO would not want the problem of where to sell orders too first UK . EU. India, Africa, etc.
The fact that GHIF are into supporting Countries like India and Africa, in particular, and GHIF currently own 13.66% of GDR, kind of supports this theory to me.
I realise that not everyone will agree with my take on this, and see the statement as only talking about sales in the UK and EU, but this just to share my view !
I believe that orders have already been agreed, with some potential customers, and are subject to certain Approvals - why would this not be the case with GDR's Gold Standard Test ?
I also would not be surprised if Test Kits are being manufactured in readiness to export.

Bloomberg have just quoted WHO, stating the w/e presented a one day high in Global infections.
Iran and South Africa has had it's deadliest Days.
India replaces Russia as the country with 3rd highest cases.
In the US, new cases sped up to 2% from an average of 1.8% over the preceding week.

Hi flyingmachine,
Looks like all the links are coming together, and make's for Good pathway's into India !

Hi BobbyK,

A very interesting article.
If I read it correctly, 85 - 90% of Tests in India are still RT-PCR Tests, which cost £10.73p each.
With GDR Tests costing £8-£10/Test, and with GHIF financial support into India, I would have thought that GDR's RT-PCR Test is a Good option ?

Further, as part of the
Agreement, GHIF and the Company entered into a Global Access Commitment. Under the Global Access Commitment, the Company
will undertake appropriate regulatory strategic steps and registrations to secure access for Genedrive® in developing countries in
tuberculosis, malaria or other infectious diseases as agreed between the parties.

Spain locks down 200,000 people after Corona virus cases surge.

Spain locks down 200, 00 people after Corona virus cases surge.
Catalan regional authorities announced that as of noon local time, movement will be restricted in El Segria around the city of Lleida.
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Hi PP,

Ah got it now, these are (Odd's) not Dates - Too early in the morning,

Cheers.