RE: DMTR and Chemputer29 Oct 2020 12:35
Yes I thought that was a ridiculous response from JAdam, it is a complex company, hence why it's under the radar.
In simple terms DeepMatter were formally called Cronin Group, having bought Cronin 3D for £5m back in 2015. DeepMatter own the trademark to the Chemputer, but the CNBC article posted over the weekend references work done by Lee Cronin's new entity, Chemify. So DeepMatter aren't linked directly to GSK at present, if they were there would have been an RNS!
However, DeepMatter do have ongoing collaborations / assessments underway with big pharma to assess DigitalGlassware, which is to my understanding the early Chemputer work done by Cronin which allows systematic recording, coding & sharing of chemistry data in the cloud. The Astra collaboration announced last December is the most significant to date, and a Novartis collaboration was mentioned in the July placing as being in the process of being finalised. News from either of these two will instantly double the share price I'd imagine.
My take away from the CNBC article would be that the new Chemputer work being undertake by Cronin flags his brilliance & adds renewed credibility to DeepMatter, increasing the likelihood of AZN / Novartis / other big pharma signing long terms deals for DigitalGlassware etc. You'd also have to think that if Lee Cronin wanted to capitalise on the new work done by Chemify there is half a chance that DMTR could acquire them in a similar way to their Cronin 3D acquisition.
An interesting company for sure, and one I'm happy to have in my portfolio at the current valuation. DeepVerge is certainly a comparable in that it's an AI focused life sciences company, post it's Modern Water merger it'll be valued at around £50m, which is almost 3 x DMTR. Additionally DeepVerge don't have relationships with AZN or big pharma, which makes the risk reward here even better IMO.