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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/acacia-research-defends-swoop-on-neil-woodfords-biotech-babies-kmqwskx0s

Could someone with a subscription c&p the article in here?

I challenge one of you not to have the last word - go on... see if you can do it!

Nobody knows the answer to that question. My guess is that we'll still be selling some tests a year from now but almost certainly the demand won't be what it is today.

The burn rate for novacyt is not likely to be particularly high is it? Say in a year's time testing for Sars Cov 2 has more or less dried up and the company is left sitting on 150 million cash deciding on the strategic direction to take - they won't exactly be burning through the cash will they?

I've just topped up.

We're a maximum of two weeks away from our most explosive sales update. Can we sell 10 million+ tests a month? We'll soon find out.

Directors don't pile in every week. When the window opens after a closed period they weigh up whether or not to invest and that's usually their lot for the period.

Hopefully they'll start buying more freely with bellies full of foie gras and chateau margaux

I have to admit I don't profoundly understand the value that the new products are bringing to novacyt but what I do know is that this is further confirmation that the company are delivering on their promises - this is a good sign.

As we're six months there or there abouts into this pandemic the questions around antibody immunity duration will start to be slowly uncovered. If six to twelve months ends up being the average length immunity lasts we're back where we were with virtually the entire global population susceptible again.

Also we're 10 weeks from September now - anyone really believe it's possible for a mass vaccination programme to be fully rolled out by September?!

Dave I'm also looking to find someone reliable to keep hold of my savings as you never know in these times what might happen to the banks. Would you mind looking after it for me?

Thanks Dave. The way you worded your messages yesterday gave me complete confidence that you had my interests at heart and were in no way intending to personally benefit from the advice. I managed to move almost my entire portfolio over at avacta and am being richly rewarded already.

Thanks again x

One thing I've learnt with AIM, or at least these small biotech/diagnostic/pharmas is not to ignore momentum. When they are falling even if you see value it's better to hold off until there's a clear sign that something has shifted and a reversal is on the cards.

For those more experienced, does this generally hold true?

Sentiment has well and truly reversed. I think the market is still a little apprehensive and unsure of what the true value is here but I expect to see a steady move upwards to a base of around £3 before the next sales update.

If the news is good that'll be the springboard to new highs.

We don't need your unadulterated ramping, thank you.

Nolupus made a good point yesterday - now is the time to average up not down. The reversal took way longer than most of us expected but I think diving back in for a bit more now is a fairly safe bet.

Don't play down this rise. It is very good news that we're seeing this rise now, it brings attention and interest back to this stock. If we can get at least a couple more 15-20% rises before the end of next week we'll be looking at about 60p going into results.

That sounds about right to me.

Can we stop making such reductive hypotheticals here. We are not just looking for a drug to prevent people ending up on ventilators just to save money, we are also doing it because progressing to that stage risks death at worst and at best probably some short-medium term health complications.

However cynical you might be please don't forget that the national health service is there to protect us, not to make a packet.

I did wonder yesterday if Nolupus was just a bit premature with his sudden bleak pessimism. There's a lot that can change in seven days - that broker forecast of 360p might just start turning heads...

That's very sad to hear RE India but no surprise. A population of 1.3 billion, densely populated cities and stark widespread poverty.

In a population of 320 million there's always going to be a handful of people completely devoid of common sense - can't imagine many have really been drinking bleach.

Having said that, the disinfectant injection comments have to be in Trump's top 10 craziest comments as president and therefore in the top 10 of craziest things ever said by a US president!