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Hello EE. Yes I remembered the 'nearly there' comment but didn't realise it was as long ago as 2024.

Goodfellow's radio silence - I guess that was for Patent reasons.

I'm holding tight too !

Jenny - no I wasn't able to go either - it was Radio Devon for me too. ATB

Hi Crusty and thanks for the reply. Re. this, "Scancell have managed to develop each of their three mainstream platforms quite capably to date"

Yes there is no denying that BUT it's taken a great deal of time. And there's 3 platforms and Avidimab - even in the most advanced, iSCIB1+, Scancell have just scratched the surface. And Modi 1 - yes they've maybe broken the barrier to this science but it's a long way to go further. Scancell needs to declutter and deal. For the waiting Patients too.

It's just not possible to grow the Scancell organisation fast enough to cope with it all. We need to divest. Parts or whole. But time will tell.

I'm coming at the raise/deal debate from a different angle.

With 3 platforms and Avivmab, Scancell have developed an enormous range of science, (take a bow Prof. Lindy!). But Scancell is still a smallish Company. No matter how cleverly they manage matters, IMO it will need a major Pharma with boundless resources, to take something off our hands to do it full justice.

Also to bear in mind that Prof. Lindy is surely still at the heart of all this science, (and whilst still young compared to some here), must envisage some sort of reduced workload or retirement scenario in years to come.

So I favour 100%, that Scancell takes on a Partnership deal OR an outright sale. Soon !! GLA

Thanks ICB - I looked around to find Berry H, without success !

I know Berry Head, but from the sea - the whole coastline is quite beautiful. I sailed down there often from Exmouth Marina and once becalmed, I dropped some feathers and four very large mackerel hit immediately and then more. Gave some away to delighted locals at the Maltsters at Clyst on my way home later. Summer 'sailing' these days is the Helford River and Falmouth Bay. Happy Days !

Good call 09.14 !

Johnny - well maybe BDM was there for another specific reason but HKLSS, in their own words is, "a youth organization established in 2018 aiming to build a dynamic life sciences ecosystem in Hong Kong". Worthy enough nonetheless but ?

Mia. Of course I meant that the comment applies to the BDM, (instead of CMO). Grrr.

Good to see that little bounce back . . 20p this week ?

Mia - whoops ! Quite right ! But the comment stands for the CMO. Tks.

Hi Cleaner - oh THAT'S where she is ! HK is a long way to go and this seems to me a 'lightweight' meet, in view of what's hopefully going on around homebase. I wonder if CMO is a little sidelined now that David Schilansky is prominent with CEO in the discussions we hope are under way.

(Hong Kong Life Sciences Society (HKLSS) is a youth organization established in 2018 aiming to build a dynamic life sciences ecosystem in Hong Kong). https://www.hklss.org/

Thanks RW and Chilltime, good post !

For some many months now, I've wondered about this 'quiet' and I commented on it some while ago. We were definitely promised the drum would be banged very loudly when the time came! However, despite lots of interesting progress, there doesn't seem to have been a lot in the media, (to say the least).

It's also interesting that Dr Mandeep Sehmi, Head of Business Development, once almost everpresent on our wavelength here, has been notable by absence for a while. Let's hope it means discussions have gone well and have advanced. Reading between the lines, I think Chilltime is right and we may be on the cusp of an exciting development or two?

Good buying to start the week and my 'rec' button is back but now, LSE can't count the posts. ATB

Ray - why not 79 ? Being the uplift of 77 from 43 . . .

For a name, "Immunoboost 79". But they'll find something like 'SupercalifragilsticexpialidociousImmune'.

It'll have to be long anyway . . . and hard to pronounce !

EE - re. yours. I've been getting 'security checked' (for malicious bots), before LSE loads, for many weeks now. Takes about 15 seconds.

Max i- yes the rec button not working.

I tried 'Report Post' to inform Admin, and that's not working either.

Yes some great posts here . . .

EE -Just a chance Wes might be trying to do his job rather than play games - after all, how many local voters will he influence with these revelations? Of course, broadly its good for him to be able to look positive. For a cynical take, maybe more to do, with the present plight of the PM .

Thanks Cleaner and thanks Bermuda.

My rec button not working . . .

Many silly anti-vax anti-pharma comments in reply to that DT article. I flew the flag a little.

Incidentally, the rec button not working when I tried to rec Billy ?

(Cleaner thanks nice post. Was that an AI summary ? If so please declare it as such).

. . . "“Not only that – it’ll also free up valuable time so clinicians can care for even more people and potentially save even more lives.” “Through innovations like this, we’re making every penny and every second count, and ensuring patients get NHS care that fits around their lives, not the other way around.”

Under the new system, patients will receive the drug as a one-minute injection every three weeks, or a two-minute dose every six weeks. Currently, they receive an intravenous infusion which can take up to two hours per session, including preparation and monitoring. Health officials said the change would allow patients to spend less time in hospital while freeing capacity for NHS staff. The existing process also requires hospital pharmacy teams to prepare infusion bags under sterile conditions, a process which can be time-consuming. Switching to a ready-to-use injection removes this step and allows more patients to be treated, officials said. The quicker administration time means the shift is also expected to save money. NHS estimates suggest that staff could save more than 100,000 hours a year from use of the new method.

One of the first patients to receive the jab said the difference was “unbelievable”. Shirley Xerxes, 89, from St Albans, was treated at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. She said: “I can’t believe how little time it took. I was only in the chair for a matter of minutes instead of an hour or more. “It’s made such a difference and gives me more time to live my life, including spending more time gardening.”

Thanks to the DT for that

"A one-minute jab is being rolled out across the NHS to treat 14 types of cancer.

Tens of thousands of patients will be able to receive immunotherapy in a fraction of the normal time, including those with breast, cervical, lung, head and neck cancer. The country’s top cancer doctor said the rollout would offer a lifeline to thousands of patients, giving them the freedom to live their lives, instead of spending hours in hospital. Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, said the shift would ensure that the NHS made “every penny and every second count” and meant more patients treated and lives saved. Health officials said the new injectable form of pembrolizumab would cut treatment time by up to 90 per cent, replacing intravenous infusions which take hours.

The drug, already widely used, works by blocking a protein that prevents the immune system from attacking tumours, allowing the body to recognise and kill cancer cells. Around 14,000 patients in England start the therapy each year, with most now expected to receive the quicker injection, recently licensed for use in the UK.

The NHS will be among the first health systems in the world to roll out the injectable form at a large scale. The rollout, which follows the introduction of five-minute “superjabs” for 15 other types of cancer, means that near-instant treatments will be available for almost 30 types of the disease on the NHS. Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, said the rollout of the new immunotherapy injection will offer patients 'quicker, more convenient care'. Prof Peter Johnson, the national clinical director for cancer for the NHS, said: “This immunotherapy offers a lifeline for thousands of patients and it’s fantastic that this new rapid jab can now take just a minute to deliver – meaning patients can get back to living their lives rather than spending hours in a hospital chair. “Managing cancer treatment and regular hospital trips can be really exhausting, and not only will this innovation make therapy much quicker and more convenient for patients, it will help free up vital appointments for NHS teams to treat more people and continue to bring down waiting times.”

Mr Streeting said his own experience as a kidney cancer patient made him well aware of how important quick treatment was. The MP was diagnosed with cancer in 2021, and underwent treatment before being promoted to shadow health secretary. He said: “Our National Cancer Plan promised to do more and go faster for patients – already we are delivering that change. “As a cancer survivor, I know how important quick treatment is, and this rollout will offer quicker, more convenient care, saving patients’ time and helping them in their recovery with less time in hospital" . . . (cont'd).