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@EXMEX
To be fair you raise a valid point i wasn't taking into account.
Also, we know the delays regarding tenders in general on the governments side, so that doesn't help either. I'm less concerned about government contracts, i have kind of discounted half the DHSC figures from my own calculations on the assumption there was possible training delays/ issues but i consider the worldwide market so massive the sales would be made up anyhow hence they will either likely be "good" or "great"
I maintain the faith but will try and screw in my Worzel "extra extra extra patient head" in the meantime...
GLA

@Bing007
I have faith alright, i wouldn't waste time posting research here if i didn't, but bloody hell they are testing it.
As Wilson posted, results out in blink of an eye, that should at least confirm direction of travel - lets hope so anyway.
@AirlineBoy
Quality comments, Cant fault what they are doing on the product side, superb

@Wilson63
LOL - Bottom line: I remain bullish because the management team are building a business with exponential growth at a whole new scale and i genuinely understand how difficult that is from being involved in a few businesses myself. That side of the business from tech to dev to roll out, I just can't fault - and this is why I'm invested here.

However, I have called out the PR issue as i genuinely do see that as a weakness and further its one they could address and fix fairly quick. A news update just saying "results will be out on the X date" or even updating the bloody website, easy fixes but no, it falls on a private shareholder to contact them for the information.

I know you are dam good at digging out bits of information from others on social media but you shouldn't need to. They should have brilliant social interaction with shareholders.

They do all the main things brilliantly but fall down in this one area

So, yes you could say, i need to be more patient, i get that but "Mushroom management" of shareholders (keep them in the dark and hope they prosper) is not the way to go for a company that is trying to sit at top table. That's why i get frustrated.

This is more interesting:-
https://www.sharebuyers.co.uk/shares/octopus-backs-novacyt-to-deliver/

Oh come on, its just bloody desperate now, scratching around a few tweets for something positive to cling to whilst the French play Cluedo and get excited by a bit of packaging with Thermo written on it. No wonder the SP is slipping again. Even Tay doesn't want to invest the time into updating insider.

We need some proper trading news in one form or another. For me the results update can't come quick enough now.

Yes, makes perfect sense, they don’t know if revenues will be 150m or 400m, totally in the dark and they are investing other people’s money. Hence, facts only required. Many funds would rather pay a higher discounted price on a certainty than a low price on unknown information

Totally Agree
We discussed the weekend the shortfalls on the PR side, I’m hoping when the trading update comes there is mention, even if it’s a one liner that they are strengthening PR. It’s in desperate need.
Finally, Can you just imagine this stock if it was listed on the Nasdaq rather than the french exchange

@HarChris
You are so right but it doesn’t make us feel any better
@Lyndhurst1973
I share the pain, don’t remind me about ARB, I had the biggest chunk of Coal in my hands and sold it for a small return only to now find it was actually a giant diamond.
Stock picking is one thing, perfect timing another
It is however time this one started moving.

Isn’t it utterly ridiculous that the market cap is a mere 627m and we have been debating results either coming is as expected at 250m or possibly as high as 500m and at least 600m in the next twelve months.
Sooner results are out and confirmed the better

Reports out today confirming an increase in testing being considered for the new Variant in France
https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/New-Covid-19-UK-variant-France-steps-up-UK-France-testing-for-travellers-says-health-minister
“It is a variant that is worrying us, and for which we have deployed significant logistical and diagnostic means. We are keeping a very close eye [on the situation]. Everyone who comes back to France from the UK must have been tested.”

Now come on, its Wednesday, lets have a solid blue day today for once and see the SP moving back up and break the £ 12.25 level we were at back in November.
This constant share price drifting is enough to drive you insane

@Bakky
I have been following this work for some time at Birmingham. I think its great and we must consider every possible way to help control this awful virus. There are a number of new innovations being worked on. However, they lack funding.

In this instance even with funding it then needs more time to innovate to get to an actual product ready, then you need to get regulatory approval. Then manufacture, distribute and get the product out there.

As i keep saying time and time again "A good idea is nothing without execution" the press coverage is great PR and a way for them to attract further investors, at the moment its a great idea, i wish them well with it, but its a long way off before being a commercial consideration

The point was that Chris Whitty himself said tonight after reporting that we had 60,000 new cases in the last 24 hours and that 1 in 30 people in London had the virus that this was not going away anytime soon.
Yes, he considered we would gain some control by the summer but he felt that it was likely we would have future waves of the virus and that we would have to adjust to live with that. That was the general gist of his comments:-
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/covid-19-some-covid-restrictions-could-return-next-winter-chief-medical-officer-warns-12180133
Clearly we are are adjusting to a new normal. IF it turns out that next winter we have break outs again, which is what he was indicating, then area restrictions will of course be highly likely.
Testing will become the new normal. Testing for flu, testing for influenza, testing for covids, testing for other variants - this is the likely position going forwards.
It sounds like they consider Covid as more of a flu virus that we will have to live with, that will keep returning, rather than a disease virus that we can vaccinate against and almost completely eradicate.
This is not great but its how it is based on what we know so far

This is possibly the best board on LSE Chat forums

It's good to have a mix of opinion and as shareholders its good to discuss and highlight what's good and great plus also evaluate any possible risks and short comings. This board also has amazing research pieces and contributions from top level private investors being added.

However, although we don't suffer fools easily, it is frustrating when certain idiots come along and distract sensible discussion. They post new treads with miss-leading titles and often have a vested interest in shorting.

I have actively been put off joining some threads on LSE and adding research pieces because of the low quality of active posts. So i say lets just ignore these idiots, we don't need them and lets not get distracted by them. I will personally be making a concentrated effort to not lower myself to their gross stupidity.

The future here is looking good....

Sky News just reporting that it’s likely that some Covid restrictions may have to come back into play next winter:-
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/covid-19-some-covid-restrictions-could-return-next-winter-chief-medical-officer-warns-12180133
Clearly we are going to have to live with this and testing will become a way of life
Not much more to say really, it’s just awful

Sorry but have to say it:-
@CaptainStanley
Can you please FO back over to the ACVT board, your contribution here is as welcome as a fart in a lift.

it just said "no news is good news" but in secret code at the bottom, in invisible ink it said "buy the shares today as the SP is going to rocket once these results are made public" the worry is the ink that was used, if the FCA get wind of it we are all in trouble...

Poor old Mandy has been in for some stick today, she just needs some support
Don't shoot the messenger

LOL hardly a rocket....
Another 10p and we can get back to where we started on Monday morning
Another £ 4 odd and we can get back to £ 12.25 where we were back in November...
GLA

Yet another bumbling update scheduled for later today but reports already out confirming that UK lockdown will last through to March at the earliest:-
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/05/covid-lockdown-in-england-likely-in-place-until-march-gove-warns
Stay Safe