Gordon Stein, CFO of CleanTech Lithium, explains why CTL acquired the 23 Laguna Verde licenses. Watch the video here.
Who cares about any other company other than Avacta......
This is chat about our company !!!!
Germany approves COVID home tests to ease way out of lockdown
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany approved three COVID-19 tests for home use as part Health Minister Jens Spahn’s strategy to help Europe’s biggest economy emerge from a lockdown that has been in place since mid-December.
The infection rate in Germany fell steadily in the first weeks of the year but has stagnated in recent days, making it more difficult for leaders to ease restrictions when they meet next week to consider lockdown rules that run to March 7.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has told lawmakers in her conservative party that making rapid tests more available and boosting testing capacity could make a return to normality more durable, two sources at the meeting told Reuters on Tuesday.
The government expects such tests will cost it up to 810 million euros ($985 million) a month for 30 million to 45 million tests, according to documents obtained by Reuters.
The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Germany’s pharmaceutical regulator, on Wednesday approved antigen tests made by Healgen Scientific, Xiamen Boson Biotech and Hangzhou Laihe Biotech for use by people who are not medical professionals, according to its website.
Spahn told broadcaster ZDF earlier that further home test kits would be approved next week.
Other countries are also banking on home tests to help limit the spread of the virus. In Austria, self-tests are already being used in schools, and they will be available to the public for free at pharmacies from next week.
In England, volunteers and police have handed out COVID-19 testing kits to try to halt the spread of a highly infectious variant that originated in South Africa.
In Germany, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 8,007 to 2,402,818, an increase of 451 compared with a week ago. The infection rate rose to 59.3 cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days, from 57 a week earlier
Excellent update . A very comprehensive piece of writing which fills in any gaps that were unclear.
Blue day ahead
On the basis of these excellent initial data, the Company will now progress to a full clinical validation with a larger number of patient samples to CE mark the test for professional use, aiming to **BRING THE TEST TO MARKET IN EUROPE ** around the end of the first quarter of this year.
159.
The Community Testing Programme is also being extended until at least the end of
June. Launched in December 2020, as a partnership between national and local
government, this rapid testing scheme was expanded in January for all local
authorities in England to use and nearly all have now joined. This enables
asymptomatic testing for local public services, small businesses, self-employed
people and communities that have been disproportionately affected by the virus.
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A new Community Collect model will be launching so that families, small businesses
and the self-employed - who have found it harder to access regular testing - can take
away rapid tests from some Government and local authority sites. People will also
soon be able to have rapid lateral flow tests delivered straight to their home, allowing them to carry out tests when it is most convenient. This will provide ready access to
rapid lateral flow tests for those who require access to regular testing
157. Rapid testing in education settings is now well established, with more than 3 million
rapid COVID-19 tests conducted in schools and colleges in England since 4 January.
This includes two tests for those secondary school pupils and college students who
have returned, and regular testing for all staff. At universities, 600,000 tests have
also been taken on site since last year; they are encouraged to offer twice-weekly
tests to everyone attending.
78 When more pupils and students return to face-to-face
education in schools and colleges on 8 March the Government will introduce twice-
weekly testing of secondary school and college pupils, starting with testing on site in
the first two weeks and then home testing. All households with school children,
members of their support and childcare bubbles, and those in related occupations will
also be encouraged to get tested regularly.
158. In January, the Government offered regular asymptomatic testing for people who
have to leave home for work, to reduce risk to individuals and keep businesses open.
A major effort across the private and public sector has already resulted in interest
from over 12,000 UK organisations, with over three million tests distributed to
employers. The Government’s offer of free test kits to workplaces for staff who
cannot work at home will be extended to until the end of June. Organisations,
including those yet to open, will need to register interest before 31 March. The
Government will keep this under review as vaccine deployment continues and will
investigate how testing could be used to support the recovery.
Building a Test, Trace and Isolate system for the future
163. As regular testing will have a key role to play in future, the Government is working to
establish an effective private market for tests. Providers must meet a regulatory
framework so that the public can have confidence in these tests and the Government
will set up new validation processes for new tests to the private market.
164. In time, it is possible that testing becomes a viable alternative to self-isolation for
contacts of infected people. The emergence of new variants has meant this is not yet
feasible, but the testing programme is being primed to deliver this when the time is
right. The evaluation, which has thus far involved around 12,000 people across 21
organisations and 180 sites, will be expanded in the coming months and include a
large-scale programme with schools.
dsmith - its very clear !!!
"The press report this weekend incorrectly stated that a saliva-based rapid antigen test from Avacta had been evaluated at Porton Down. In fact, the evaluated test was the anterior nasal swab test that has subsequently generated the excellent initial clinical performance data "
This will be the way to go next year....
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-vaccine-nasal-spray-alternative-lancaster-university_uk_601ac2edc5b6f41348c5e003
AWAX - how about this one...I got this about a year ago and its still cool....
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Oh.....I was getting excited for a minute
https://twitter.com/EddieMorraNZT/status/1362441049197735940?s=20
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-19-home-testing-kits-now-easier-to-order
https://www.sharebuyers.co.uk/shares/avacta-share-price-closing-in-on-all-time-highs/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/second-rapid-testing-pilot-starts-at-southwark-crown-court