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https://eminetra.co.uk/uk-is-trying-to-expand-production-of-rapid-covid-tests/237671/
The UK government is aiming to carry out two million rapid Covid-19 tests per day as it seeks to stop relying on foreign producers for its vision of “moonshot” mass screening.

The government has paid £ 6.2 million to consulting firm PA Consulting to plan to expand the production of test technology in the UK in accordance with publicly available contracts.
The main focus of the plan outlined in the PA Consulting agreement is to find a suitable UK manufacturer of lateral flow devices (LFDs) that provide results in less than 30 minutes and reach 2 m / day testing by April 2021. Is to scale up manufacturing so that.
We will announce details of the companies developing lateral flow tests in the coming weeks,” he added.!!!
We will announce details of the companies developing lateral flow tests in the coming weeks,” he added.!!!

It was only a few months ago and no one one had heard of them...now we are all going to get one at some stage.

"The UK government is aiming to carry out two million rapid Covid-19 tests per day as it seeks to stop relying on foreign producers for its vision of “moonshot” mass screening......
“We will announce details of the companies developing lateral flow tests in the coming weeks,” he added.

https://eminetra.co.uk/uk-is-trying-to-expand-production-of-rapid-covid-tests/237671/

Just to add. Don't be despondent that the small rise could be somewhat down to a chartist.....he's has proven many times to be an excellent one.

Thank you Jay. That's is really useful.

more chance of rise in jack than the share price!

Have a look here
https://twitter.com/SwazersC
You should find his CHF chart posted today . Here's the chart..
https://twitter.com/SwazersC/status/1352208539331260417/photo/1

Anyone care to give me the highlights here?

There's a chartists who goes by the name of Swazers ( twitter) who identifies shares that could possibly be ready to breakout of a holding pattern. He knows very little about the company but liked CHF's chart today, and tweeted it.
I bought some this morning based on his charts.... i'm just starting to read about the company!

what are the odds for a RNS release after US opens!

and look at the news !!!
20th Jan 2021 7:00 am RNS Expansion of volunteer recruitment centres
11th Jan 2021 7:00 am RNS First volunteer dosed in COVID-19 clinical trial
6th Jan 2021 7:00 am RNS Contract renewal with top-3 pharmaceutical client
31st Dec 2020 7:00 am RNS Rule 19.6(c) Confirmation
23rd Dec 2020 7:00 am RNS Successful completion of toxicology study
22nd Dec 2020 7:00 am RNS Contract renewal with top-3 pharmaceutical client
14th Dec 2020 7:00 am RNS MHRA approval for nasal COVID-19 vaccine trial
7th Dec 2020 7:00 am RNS Venn Life Sciences contract wins
Roll on another few weeks and my guess is that there will be a similar amount of good constructive news released.
We know there is a lot more potential positive news due, some of it known and potentially unknown at this time. Lets give the guy a break..and let him do his job. He is delivering. I'm in the camp that thinks when the SP does eventually break this channel, it will move fast. GL All

They advertised six jobs yesterday! Doesn't look like a company without an expectation of orders
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As of 7th January, no home testing allowed had been allowed by the MHRA. Once MHRA announce their decision, and go ahead then ODX and consortium are immediately in business. That's what we are waiting for imo

Health and Social Care Committee
Oral evidence: Coronavirus: recent developments,
HC 1121 Thursday 7 January 2021
Ordered by the House of Commons to be published on 7 January 2021.
quote
"Matt Han****: As with the previous question, it is something I am open
to. In this case, it is an MHRA decision. The MHRA has given NHS staff
the dispensation to do lateral flow tests themselves because of their
clinical experience. They have not yet given that approval for home
testing for social care staff, or indeed for the rest of us, but it is
something we are working on.
Q5 Chair: Would you be happy to look into that with them and write to me
with whatever you conclude?
Matt Han****: We are looking into it, but it is an MHRA decision and, as
you know, they are rightly and fiercely independent."

https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1475/pdf/

Parents could be asked to administer rapid Covid-19 tests for children at home

https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/national/parents-could-be-asked-to-administer-rapid-covid-19-tests-for-children-at-home-10853/

If anyone can get hold of the minutes / recording of yesterdays Parliament select committee discussing "Covid 19 test , trace and track" - they were discussing LFT and how many presently manufactured, and in storage etc but i'm at work and could not hear as on in the background, competing with several other channels.

LFTs discussed

Looks like the RFT gates are wide open now....should get some news soon.

https://www.vastum.co.uk/rapid-covid-test/
https://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/uk-excalibur-covid-19-antigen-test/

Covid (all viruses) are forever mutating, even withing individuals patients ( quite scary to be honest), and that Covid has proven to be no different - but as far as what TILS hope to achieve with FORALUMAB , then these mutations will not be the problem that they will be to any new vaccines used to protect the public , longer term.
My understanding is that the TILs solution does not confront the virus directly ( therefore it does not matter which mutation or strain has entered the patient) but works to de-escalate the patients rampant immune system that if left unchecked destroys the lungs , causes breathing difficulty's and can lead to death.
As it is an unknown which patients will get to the stage where they require artificial breathing etc once they are infected As .TILS solution has been found to be safe, non toxic then it could become the go to treatment - so to reduce death and health service burden.
Well worth a read . I found the link on the Open Orpah board - but one of the solutions could be the TILS offering, it all goes well.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/01/coronavirus-mutations-variants/617694/

Excellent Astro. Thanks for posting this. The Dr Weiner more or less states that the trial was a success as far as dosage, safety, and improvement in senses such as smell are concerned ........just need those blood and lung tests to demonstrate an significant improvement in the dosed patient group - and we are off. He mentioned that if successful the next larger trial would take only a matter of a couple of months....an that if successful results are found....could be given to all patients with covid, i guess as a precaution against lung damage.