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Would accreditation be lab specific or more like a definition or specification of equipment and calibration, workflows, sample security etc?
In other words, after initial accreditation was granted, any lab set up complying with this specification, would be able to gain accreditation after a brief compliance audit. Or have I got that totally wrong?
You really put a hex on it there Sheephatch!
What's happened? A very positive RNS and yet it drops over 25%.
Has anyone figured it out?
As Daresbury is a certified nuclear research facility, I don't imagine there will be any issue with firing up the system to full beam energy for test purposes.
Part of the testing will surely be to establish the levels of stray radiation from the various components of the assembly.
Only once this is known will it be possible to apply for EA approval and calculate the amount of shielding required for safe operation.
Relocating the proven system to its final destination is likely to take many months; plenty time for EA approval.
At least I hope so!
Certainly not going to be popular with those doing high annual mileages.
Petrol or diesel vehicles should reliably cover 150,000 miles. With proper care, 250,000 miles should be achievable.
A petrol or diesel car typically has a 400-500 mile range and refuelling will take 5 minutes, and if you keep a can in the boot you can push on for another 30 miles if you misjudge things.
An IC car should also last at least 15 years
An EV will be unlikely to exceed 400 miles range and it's usable life is likely to be determined by number of battery discharge cycles.
The EV experience will be like driving an IC car with a tattered timing belt - just waiting to grind to a halt with a £5-20k repair bill.
All IMHO
When you think about how lockdowns have disrupted and delayed cancer diagnosis and treatment, you realise what a timebomb is awaiting us when things return to 'normal'
There will be large numbers of individuals with disease more advanced than would be optimal at the start of treatment.
It would be a tremendous advantage if treatments can be targeted to specific tumour genetic characteristics to have the best chance of success if a soaring death toll is to be avoided.
Parsortix is the only process currently available that is capable of conveniently providing this information to the oncologist after further analysis (think Thermo Fisher) and I think the FDA may be under some pressure not to drag their feet on the approval of this device..
I hope I am right, both from the perspective of the PI looking to make some profit , and the cancer sufferers whose successful treatment could depend on the information that this process can provide.
Let's hope we can all win in the end. All IMHO
I spoke to a gentleman at Bank of Scotland Sharedealing in the middle of last week as there had been no sign of activity on my VRP shares in the account. Thing were supposed to be happening on the 19th.
He advised me that there had been some delay in the ADR conversion process but that matters were in hand.
I have also noticed that my VRP shares have been removed from my account so I imagine things will be straightened out in the next few days. Good luck!
I've just spoken with a very knowledgeable and helpful lady at Bank of Scotland Sharedealing regarding the transfer process and it looks like this will not be straightforward as the shares need to transfer from X-O to B of S
Apparently the conversion to ADSs will take place on the 19th but the shares will need to be in the account by the 16th.
I asked the question regarding a late arrival of the shares and apparently dealing in VRP will cease on the 19th so if your shares arrive after the 17th, too late for conversion, you will have two days to sell them before dealing is suspended. If they arrive after the 19th, you will have ten days to transfer them back to X-O in order to sell them.
Under normal circumstances, share transfers take up to six weeks so I think I'm kidding myself that the transfer will take place within the time scale. It seems that all stages of the process depend on Royal Mail rather than electronic communication so it's likely that 4-6 weeks is not an unrealistic time scale.
It looks like the only safe option is to sell VRP, transfer the funds to B of S and then buy VRNA after the 19th.
Do you think the MMs realise this? Maybe this is why the bid / offer spread is 16%. B**tards!
Has anyone any information on the status of this takeover or is the issue done and dusted?
There was talk of a possible higher bid - just wondered if there was any update or rumour.
The fast approaching 5th April makes the timing of these things a problem.
Does anyone have any information on when this is likely to happen?
I do not want settlement in this tax year.
Also:
There seems to be a blizzard of buys going through at the moment - has someone had a sniff of a counterbid?