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Rob, can you confirm how is the feedback from using the test being collected. Is it some kind of online feedback form? Have they indicated a date by which they would like to have the feedback from your missus?

The fact that the CEO has come on just to say a simple hello and thanks to LTH, says a lot about his own confidence and excitement for the future of GDR in the next few months. So that's a fabulous positive for me.

...I forgot to post the Qwikzyme link (not an antibody test to not a competitor to ODX), only for those interested......
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/197236/rapid-coronavirus-test-receives-major-funding/

... slightly of topic (not antibody test so not or ODX related or a competitor to ODX) and only if your are interested in 'active virus' rapid test so if you are not please don't read on. I was searching the Imperial College site for further REACT2 information I noticed that Imperial College are also working on a rapid POC home test, to check if someone has the active virus, they have called QuickZyme.

This is what the antibody home test kit will look very much like this...
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/197217/home-testing-coronavirus-track-levels-infection/

Tricky, Sir John Irving Bell is already a Knight.

Elon, someone once warned me, about investing, never put all your eggs in one basket since nothing has a 100% guarantee (unless you are an insider of course). This is probably as close to 100% as you can get but I am still diversified. Just my view.

Yes that's exactly what he said "we had to build our own"! I rewound and listened twice just to make sure he said that, and yes indeedy he did!

Lockesboy, great find. This is part of what Prof John Bell said "....get blood out of the end of your finger at home and deliver it to a place where it can be tested, and it turns out that's not a real problem". My guess is he's referring to the RTC POC test!

Prof Van Tam said at least 2 good antibody tests. So could be 2, or maybe 3. Could be the ELISA test that ODX have been manufacturing (was orignally at least 98% specificity, so maybe they have been trying to improve it since it was sent to PHE for validation) and perhaps a 3rd might the RTC POC test which could be completing final validation right now (as mentioned earlier - report in paper about 'devices' currently in validation).

Hopeso, very doubtful that the Mologic test will get PHE approval for any mass testing in the UK (or for immunity passports) because its specificity no better than 96% which doesn't meet MHRA's minimum requirement of 98% specificity. Why is specificity important? Well, the higher the specificity the less false positives you will get from testing. What is the significance of false positive - a person given a false positive is under the impression they have the antibodies to give immunity to Covid-19, when in fact they do not have the correct antibodies to fight the virus.

Ghia, don't forget that NCYT market cap pre-covid in 2019 was about £23m (max 35p/share in 2019). The Market cap today is £239m, so that's £216m more or less attributable to Covid tests already. The revenue up till August could be £405m (Quickdraw's number), with profit being 50% of that, so around £202.5m. Based on that the Market may considering that today's share price is a fair price when looking at a 3-4 month look ahead of potential revenue and profit, as beyond that there is potential risk when looking further ahead than that and it is up to each individual to evaluate that risk when looking further ahead.

YB, my view on Boots recruiting for swab testers, two points : swab testing is for antigen testing (if you have the active virus) and not antibody testing (which is normally taken from blood). I think this is part of Boots involvement in the antigen mobile testing set up throughout the country, see here from their own site....
https://www.boots.com/health/covid-19/supporting-the-nhs

I am still of the opinion though that the likes of Boots could be involved in mass POC antibody testing (the finger prick test) especially if it could be used as a condition of 'immunity passports'. There is still uncertainty how long immunity would last so likely regular antibody testing would be required on an individual (more tests!).

Paolo, I don't follow your logic so could you explain to me how you believe the Roche test is the answer to all antibidy testing for the PHE and Gov, and you believe the direction in this is 'set'?

Bojo, I had the same thought - he's a science correspondent repeating some of the (I believe) inaccurate reporting in the news. Wish the Beeb could have got a someone from the science community that is actually involved in antibody test development.

Hypermarlin, unless the Mologic test can get PHE approval it will not be used in the Gov plans for understanding the Covid spread in the wider community and that is where the huge number of quality antibidy test will be required. The public may be able to buy it but it would not mean anything in the UK framework, unless they can get that approval. As a consumer I would want to but the most reliable POC test available.

The Mologic antibody POC test does not meet MHRA minimum requirements, so will not get PHE approval.

Oilhead, so TILS and ODX are not in competition. for heavens sake get your facts right!

Tiziana are developing a treatment, not a test!

Dibs, it is here, reported in the Telegraph tonight...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/13/exclusive-first-coronavirus-antibody-test-given-approval-public/
I am not concerned about Roche antibody tests since it was reported that they had a good antibody test (10 days ago I think?). They are lab based and are run only on Roche machines. Just like the antigen tests (for testing if you have the active virus) the UK will deploy antibody tests from more than one supplier. Running lab based tests is time consuming and expensive, so an accurate POC antibody test for the 'consumer' masses will have its place in the Covid testing landscape.