Nick catches up with CEO Mark9 Apr 2026 09:57
Viera: Hi Mark, can you just do a £2m raise so the SP tanks? LT holders just aren’t selling
Mark: Why would I do that? We still have months of runway with more income due shortly
V: But Val always raises. Tradition, Mark. Respect the culture
M: That was the old Val. We’ve now got major grants pending, VC talks, partnering discussions, Inaphaea revenue due, R&D tax credits… and up to £1.8m in warrants when we pass 0.5p
V: Yes, yes, I’m aware. But a placing always goes down well in Val
M: Perky keeps saying that. Isn’t he the guy who lost everything in 4D?
V: No, he still had some left
M: Which he then lost in Harland?
V: Well, yeh but I think he’d improve the Board
M: According to you, Val already employs a few LSE posters
V: Whatever. Any chance of bringing the H2 placing forward a few months?
M: What placing? That was Perky, not me. And he guaranteed March - it’s now April
V: So, the placing’s in July or August?
M: You’ve been sniffing Pepsi’s rival, haven’t you? I’m lining up non-dilutive funding
V: That seems pointless. I’ve promised my mates an SP crash
M: According to your mates, every international seminar I attend is just a golf jolly
V: Well, you do come back with a tan
M: It’s called sunlight, Nick. They have it in other countries
V: And the photos of you holding a golf club?
M: It was a crutch. I hurt my foot
V: Anyway, Mark, I’ve finally got hard evidence - from Google Earth
M: What, of my injured foot?
V: No. Even better. In San Fran, your hotel was exactly 1.2 miles from a golf course
M: San Francisco has nearly one million people. It also has golf courses
V: And in San Diego, I found a massive sand bunker near your hotel
M: That’s not a golf course, it’s Coronado Beach
V: OK. What was that £3k buy about?
M: Being inside, I don’t get many opportunities to buy
V: Yeh, but just 1m, not many is it?
M: It is when it takes me above 8%, almost 60m shares. At 20p I’ll be buying my own golf course
V: Anything happening in the lab?
M: We have over 40 separate projects incorporating NAMs and microfluidic chips
V: New Age Medicine is all very well but is there really a market for drip-fed French fries?
M: You do worry me! Your thoughts on in-silico modelling?
V: What, you’re doing breast implants now?
M: Hmmm, let’s move on. We have over 470 PDCs in the lab, worth £10k each, plus rights
V: Pre-Cured Diseases are a good idea, but a bit pricey
M: PredictRx is innovative, don’t you think?
V: Got potential! An app telling you which drug you’re compatible with - like Tinder but for pills
M: Mmm, might be a marketing slogan there, but I won’t ask you about metabolic syndrome. Lovely to chat with you Nick. Give my regards to Perky and the girls.
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