The latest Investing Matters Podcast with Jean Roche, Co-Manager of Schroder UK Mid Cap Investment Trust has just been released. Listen here.
https://www.nhcoa.org/influenza-vs-covid-19-whats-the-difference/
Visually... Is it Covid? Or Flu?
As you can see below, Carl Smythe tweeted back at the beginning of September that they were planning on engaging with the government scheme, Operation Moonshot, which has set aside £100 billion, with the aim of expanding testing to 10 million a day by early 2021. It is therefore our belief that after the proof of concept success a couple of months ago, Paraytec have in fact engaged with the government, and we expect an update on this very soon, hopefully by January or February at the latest. This theory aligns with Braveheart returning most of their free cash to investors, as we believe this shows confidence that Paraytec will receive sufficient funding from the government to scale up and mass produce their test. We would not be surprised to see Paraytec partner up with, or even being bought out by a large pharmaceutical company such as GSK, AstraZeneca, etc., if the government decides that their test is good for widespread roll out.
https://charlie-price.medium.com/why-braveheart-investment-group-share-price-will-5x-in-the-new-year-41e0fa414a96
From what I have learnt, it does not. Those 2 rows would have to take an additional test. But what if the matrix was a pyramid offering a third or even fourth angled testing sequence?
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A really simple visual but you could check vertically, horizontally and diagonally at the same time enhancing the changes of finding possible multiple positives in one test.
Unsurprising, doubts have been raised over how reliable the technology is as it is yet to receive external regulatory approval and there is no external testing of data of the company’s claims
“If we made a slight miswording of [our release], I apologise for everybody, but fundamentally, we’re trying to do a good thing for humanity as quickly as possible,” Compton was quoted saying, adding that he believed this is an important step in the battle against COVID-19.
There are however doubts surrounding around the seemingly “unlikely company” being the one to deliver such a product – notably, no employee has expertise in viruses or microscopy and Compton said the idea for the test emerged while he was at Dubai Airport.
He left school at age 17 but said he was always a computer kid having written his first program aged seven. He has held several IT jobs in Tiscali, Capita and BskyB without formal training.
Unsurprising, doubts have been raised over how reliable the technology is as it is yet to receive external regulatory approval and there is no external testing of data of the company’s claims.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/20-second-coronavirus-test-uk-companys-claims-a-hoax-or-possible-silver-bullet-5846551.html
Yep, current LTF’s and this tech are totally aimed at different markets. This should replace the current home use LTF’s being planned for use at locations such as schools, the workplace, pubs, clubs, travel etc etc.
Current LTF’s are for home use and are not adequate for cost efficiency on a daily use basis (initial operation moonshot plans) or speed or general overall reliability due to the high reliance of quality of sample.
Business, education, travel and the general society needs to function normally (or currently even function at all) and home test kits will always leave an unacceptable risk.
Home LTF kits are efficient for home use. Huge market.
Paraytec’s device will be efficient for beyond the home. Huge market.
Maybe, to be honest I’m thinking more about the specificity we are yet to learn about and how can it be anything other than 99.9999% too if the test is designed to only identify specific virus particles in whole form when combined with the hardware which is so incredible.
Also, the speed. Can they can increase the speed even further and quite dramatically? The word ‘currently’ is just such a tease.
Anyway! Bedtime!
Well if you say so it must be so! Did you miss the Governments desires list I posted earlier? Paraytecs device, from what I could see will meet most if not all their of their ‘desires’ at “Laboratory” level. Including
Top of my head - this example I’ve pasted
Analytical sensitivity (Limit of Detection (LOD)
Desired
=100 SARS-CoV-2 copies/mL
Paraytec's test requires only 0.1 millilitres of sample fluid to undertake a successful test. This is a substantially smaller volume than is required for the current gold standard qPCR test used to extract material from a nasopharyngeal swab and indicates that the Paraytec test may be capable of detecting as few as 100 virions in a sample. This would represent a significantly better performance than the lateral flow tests that are currently authorised for emergency use to detect infectivity and which typically have a lower limit of detection of 10,000-100,000 virions per sample.
You can be in denial all you like, it makes no difference! Paraytec’s device is next generation tech and what the UK Government and indeed Governments across the world need and are waiting for.
In the mean time we have an experiment you appear to be applauding and suggesting between the lines that our groundbreaking tech is not required? We have 5000 people obviously taking hours to get tested wasting valuable hospital resources to ensure a sizeable swab is taken as those tests rely on just that! Then, is it classed as a success to put on an event where the tests are not trusted to enable the event goers to even remove their masks, because the tests are not 99.9999% accurate.
NO!
I agree. Braveheart have undoubtedly helped Paraytec in its journey and now Paraytecs incredible innovations will make Braveheart.
Too many company making avenues that can make a real difference. I suspect he took RMS as far as he could take it, Paraytec is only beginning to use its innovations beyond the point of a lab. (IMO) Keep the jewels and enjoy the regular royalties.
The mathematical strategy that could transform coronavirus testing
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02053-6
They say we are never further away than a metre from a rat.
News from India
India
'double mutant' strain found – New Covid variant raises alarm as cases surge
The Health Ministry said in a statement: "Such [double] mutations confer immune escape and increased infectivity."
India is struggling in its battle with a new surge in coronavirus cases.
On Wednesday, the country reported 47,262 cases and 275 deaths in the most recent 24-hour period - the highest since the start of November.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/world/1414120/India-double-mutant-strain-new-Covid-variant-found-cases-spike-surge-coronavirus-live-news/amp