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I noticed that the SP was creeping up on the quiet. Very little volume (so far)

“It is imperative that security of supply is maintained. Demand for POC test kits is high and there is little/no incentive for suppliers to participate in competitive procurement procedures.”

Not very often you see that phrase. The Chequebook is open.

All bodes well for ODX If a company like DNAnudge can literally come out of knowhere & bag a £161m contract. What value will you put on a contract given to UKRTC. A consortium set up by the Government to help test the UK? & that's just a small part of what ODX has to offer. All looking good to me.
http://bidstats.uk/tenders/2020/W32/732299286

@fali41
"£161m is fairly substantial for a company that has arisen from literally no where with an unproven product. Of anything this bodes well for us"

Couldn't agree with you more. The demand for test's is going through the roof & Novacyt increased production significantly a few months ago. It looks like the Government are desperate to keep as much UK production on these shores. Almost impossible to put a figure on a potential order.

Not sure if this was posted already.
https://www.med-technews.com/news/covid-19-rapid-antibody-test-to-be-rolled-out-in-august/

Amen

Greater Manchester, east lancs and west yorks. Huge area. Bit confusing. Seems to be they are restricting large gatherings at home I.e barbecues . But pubs etc are still open.

Poor Graham. He's hardly had his head above water since he bought in on 15th May (£3.10). I think we should start a crowdfunding for him in the guise of buying Nova shares.

Bouncy bouncy

Nice explanation cck. Nothing to worry about . Hold, hold hold.

Great stuff. Another step in the process done.

I'm sure the guys at Novacyt never thought they were a one trick pony before this Pandemic as the group of companies offer many products & services. The fact is they were ahead on their research on different Coronaviruses & it has paid off. They obviously had a few new products in the pipeline & with the extra revenue they have been able to bring these to market quicker than normal. Without having to raise additional funds. I'm sure they are already planning for the future without Covid 19. But even during the pandemic they can help with other problems.
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/07/mysterious-salmonella-outbreak-quickly-sweeping-across-the-country/
https://microgenbioproducts.com/about/

Airports. No better place to put the test , track & trace system into proper operation. People lined up in orderly distanced queues. Have their real ID & address. Not in some pub where a 17 year old gives you fake ID & a dodgy mobile number.

Airports. No better place to put the test , track & trace system into proper operation. People lined up in orderly distanced queues. Have their real ID & address. Not in some pub where a 17 year old gives you fake ID & a dodgy mobile number.

You can still travel freely to Luxembourg . Not sure how that's allowed.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/coronavirus-luxembourg-quarantine-foreign-office-holiday-a9642681.html

Excellent. Not sure why the government are resisting trialing it. They have virtually shut down travel to Spain but how many people are entering the country form god know's where infected??

Chief executive of Heathrow airport is putting a good case forward for testing at airports and then 5 days later. This 2 test system gives a better chance of ascertaining if you have the virus & if you will need to stay in quarantine or able to go back to work etc. Says a trial could be up and running in 2 weeks. The government are arguing that tests aren't the silver bullet and the safest thing is to make people quarantine for 14 days.
If this system is tested and helps to reduce the amount of days a person is inactive that has to be a good thing. It's the only way to keep the economy rumbling on.

Would appreciate your take on this. There seems to be some similarities to Novacyt's recent R&D update.

https://www.bruker.com/news/bruker-launches-second-generation-fluorotype-sars-cov-2-plus-pcr-test-for-detection-of-sars-cov-2-viral-infections-in-europe.html

Cruise operators need to get in contact.

https://www.argophilia.com/news/tuis-mein-schiff-2-sets-sail-into-wicked-public-relations-storm/226590/

An Aim-quoted diagnostics company whose fortunes have been transformed by the prompt launch of coronavirus tests has developed a series of new products in an attempt to sustain its rapid growth.

Novacyt said it had launched a mobile testing kit and a less invasive saliva sample type. It is also developing a respiratory testing system to distinguish between flu and coronavirus and has agreed a partnership to produce an antibody test to detect those who have had the virus.

It comes after the shares and sales of the company have soared after it positioned itself at the forefront of global efforts to develop polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for Covid-19. It has agreed multiple supply deals around the world and partnered with big pharma on a laboratory at the University of Cambridge.

Novacyt is headquartered and dual listed in Paris but the majority of its operations are in the UK, where it has a head office and manufacturing site in Camberley, Surrey. Primerdesign, the subsidiary it acquired in 2016 for £12.3 million and which is behind its test, is based near Southampton.

Novacyt said yesterday that a number of hospitals were using its new mobile test system for Covid-19 and it had begun pilots in several departments. The test is also being used by sports teams and the mining industry.

It has also launched a saliva sampling type that it said would be less uncomfortable for patients and is working with an unnamed partner who has developed a Covid-19 antibody test, which it hopes to launch in the fourth quarter of this year.