There won’t be a takeover in the short term. Sir Al is busy saving the world. Once he’s sorted that out, he’ll crack on with the day job of curing cancer. I think the ava6000 trials will be the catalyst. If the potential is confirmed, then there’ll be a bidding war. Bear in mind by then Sir Al will have quite the war chest to fend off any cheap offers and will have the strength to go it alone.
RE: Testing discussion on BBC R4 again20 Aug 2020 09:00
Thanks LL&P, another one definitely worth a listen... talks about saliva tests coming that are as good as PCR. Suggests everyone testing themselves twice a week.
67m in the Uk. 134m tests per week? Net profit of £3? £400m per week?
Every day it’s clearer it’s definitely on the way. For weeks I’ve been wondering why there’s been no mention of this kind of test. They’ve obviously been fully aware but have waited until it’s in their hands at Porton Down. The coverage has only just begun and this is about readying everyone for what’s on the way.
So we’ve had the Health Secretary say it and now confirmation from the govt’s advisor on life sciences. It is happening. Strap in!
How very dare you! Ugh. People posting perfectly relevant links about competitors for discussion. You should be ashamed. Now that it’s here, I suppose we’ll have to talk about it....
They have a test, they suggested almost two weeks ago that they would have results in two weeks followed by FDA applications.
Nice find ST. Seems the world will be eagerly watching. I posted ages ago that I could imagine the govt carrying out full and regular national testing and lo and behold... there it is. That’s a lot of tests. Probably easiest to do this kind of mass screening with a 10 min saliva test. Then the world will fancy doing the same. It’s the best way to find those pesky asymptomatic super spreaders.
We’re not part of any consortium despite Sir Al mentioning a long time ago he was talking to PHE. Shame on the UK govt not recognising pure class. They obviously and foolishly underestimated the combined brilliance of affimers and Klaus
They’ve been holding it back for some time so it’s no wonder it finally moved sharply, with more to come as everyone realises the game changer is on the way
Seems sensible to me... the govt aren’t likely to bother with the rapid test consortium any longer if they’ve got one developed. That manufacturing capacity can be used for the test they already have.