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The big question are VWR.com the distribution company in the USA that was never named in the rns .They were bought by in 2017 by Avantor for $6.5 billion .Shaun has them listed in his files for the USA distribution side, but if you look on their website they offer the Genesig covid19 test and other products for sale in 21 European countries including the UK and Brazil as well.
https://www.vwr.com
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avantor-completes-acquisition-of-vwr-3000560280.html

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/four-new-liverpool-test-centres-19273448

ShaunP , as of yesterday 90,000 people had been tested in Liverpool .Still unable to find whose PCR test is being used .
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/four -new-liverpool-test-centres-19273449

I'm sure they're going to need more production space with these extra position's that have been advertised of late . Looking on Zoopla there's a couple of premises that are vacant at the moment and near to them on the Stokesley Business Park. The production capacity was reported as being 300 unit's a month at the beginning of August . Since then the workforce has increased from around 20 to 30 with these latest position's. Any thoughts on current production levels (400/500)?. It's worth remembering that the management at It-Is have got the added incentive of a £1.9 million bonus if they achieve certain production target's over the next two year's.

https://us.vwr.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=32050490

Just took a look on the US website for VWR . The genesig Z path-covid test retails for $2,240 a kit and is in stock.
The Genesig real time assay appears to be out of stock at the moment. Is demand outstripping supply.
https://us.vwr.com/store/catalog/product.jsp? product_id=32050490
https://us.vwr.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=30144167

Will any other directors be buying, there's still a fortnight's window before the 60 day closed period starts prior to release of the year end results .Novacyt normally rns these during the last week of January.

HillSeeker , thanks for that post ,I was thinking along the same lines regarding which test would be used.

That buy is a big vote of confidence in the company, I wonder how the development of the new PCR test is going .

B2HS2L ,this is a link that will take you to the pdf for the technical paper relating to the Open Cell lab that was released in May. I don't know if you've already read it .
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341568482_CONTAIN_An_open-source_shipping_container_laboratory_optimised_for_automated_COVID-19_diagnostics

wfc61, in answer to your question regarding bird flu.
https://www.genesig.com/products/9266-h5n1-bird-flu

I didn't know that they have been validating new lamp test's as well as lateral flow test's.
https://mobile.twitter.com/JoMartin_path/status/1325846489994829827

Porky9, you raised the question about Novacyt outsourcing production work . Earlier this year they signed deals with six different companies to support production of the covid19 test.

Well at last the government are waking up to the role that vitamin D plays in a healthy immune system through the winter months .They are now going to distribute winter supplies to the vulnerable . I was only watching this podcast by Dr Campbell yesterday morning and he raises some excellent points about some the findings that have been made on vitamin D
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8925321/Millions-elderly-vulnerable-free-Vitamin-D-government
https://youtu.be/HxtddpoPMKo

https://bidstats.uk/tenders/2020/W45/738394473
ShaunP try this link ,the ATAMIS link is high lighted further down the page

https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/#0o000000rwim/a/4J0000000kE0d/asG1950EmtXWh29kt7aFlxKfcsQZFvxkuRvLBOHCuYl

ShaunP, the original contract which ran to November 4th had a clause written in saying that it could be extended for a month and the DHSC were required to give 15 day's notice . Given the current worsening situation I would expect this extension to have been changed to six month's by the DHSC to safeguard winter supply .The extra £153 million that we saw in the recent rns could well be for this renewal.
From the same rns we learnt that the first 14 week's included delivery of 300 q16 and q32 devices plus test's , a total of (£150,000,000), with the potential for a further 10 week's of supply after this that could be worth another £100,000,000.This 10 week's period appears to be just be just for the continued supply of test's for the PCR devices that are already installed .If correct this works out at £10,000,000 a week for supply of test's. Using this same figure for the total 24 week's you end up with a total of £240,000,000 for test's and then a further £10,000,000 for the initial supply of PCR devices with training and maintenance contract's. If the DHSC initiates the second phase this should come under a new award .
I did mention last night if you click on the second ATAMIS link on the Bidstats contract page there's full details of terms and conditions with the April contract.
Any thoughts on the above ?
https//bidstats.uk/tenders/2020/W45/738394473

Captain they've already had an order for Winterplex in that last blockbuster rns . Try reading the second sentence , it'll make your day.

If you click on the contract finder link on the Bidstats notice for Primer Design it will take you to the gov site .Further down this page if you click on the second ATAMIS link you get full details and all the fine points of the contract which has just run for 6 months . Well worth a read

Thanks Wilson 63 , I'd got it in my head they were using saliva samples for the lft's .I've been looking at too many different test's.
I had a look on the Biofortuna website earlier and I see they are now manufacturing 4 million covid19 tests a week .I wonder how much work they are doing for Novacyt at present.