Healthcare Enterprise Group market a product called "Ebiox" which is one of a very few that can kill most bacteria including the MRSA superbug. HCEG has contracts with some NHS hospitals at present, but given the recent and current news and public attention, HCEG should be a good bet for a steady rise as more places seek to cut the number of casualties from this infection. HCEG also market abroad in USA, so the potential market for this unique product is massive indeed.

Well worth a punt IMHO

Check it out for yourself

Healthcare Enterprise Group PLC
21 July 2004



Ebiox Handrub Successfully Completes EU Tests


Unique, EU compliant, Non-Alcohol Based Solution for Combating Hospital Acquired
Infections/MRSA

Healthcare Enterprise Group PLC ('HCEG') announces the conclusion of further
controlled tests carried out by the NHS Hospital Infection Research Laboratory
City Hospital, Birmingham on its Ebiox Handrub product. These results show that
the Ebiox Handrub is compliant with EN1500, the EU standard for continental
Europe and the UK.

EN1500 is the standard by which the efficacy of non-water based products is
tested under practical conditions. Ebiox Handrub exceeded the standards set by
EN1500 when tested against e-coli bacteria. The Handrub has previously passed
prEN12054 including efficacy against other bacteria including MRSA. These
earlier tests demonstrated a 99.999% reduction in all test organisms within 30
seconds, significantly exceeding the one-minute test target.

HCEG believes that the Ebiox Handrub is the first non-alcohol based product that
is compliant with EU standards and has been developed to be better than alcohol
as a hand hygiene solution. The Ebiox non-alcohol Handrub decontaminates hands
without drying or irritating the skin, and has been specifically designed to be
user-friendly to encourage more hand cleaning than the existing washing protocol
achieves.

The Department of Health has recognised that hand decontamination, before and
after patient contact, is 'vital' to the control of hospital-acquired
infections*. It has also identified that cleaning and disinfecting protocols are
key to 'reducing reservoirs of infection in hospitals'*. Current hand hygiene
protocols specify the use of alcohol-based products, but these can cause sore,
dry hands. As a result, hospital staff tend to be discouraged from adhering to
hand hygiene protocols. Statistics from the National Patient Safety Association
show only a 40% compliance with hand hygiene protocols, with the dislike of
using alcohol-based products being cited as one of the main reasons for this.
Furthermore some alcohol gels, which are formulated to reduce the drying effects
of alcohol, have been criticised for failing the EN1500 standard (Lancet, Volume
359).

The hand hygiene range at Ebiox will be marketed under the Esense brand by
leading distributor to the NHS, Vernon Carus.

Stuart Bruck, Chairman, Healthcare Enterprise Group PLC, commented:

'The EN 1500 test is significant because it proves that our Handrub is as
effective as alcohol, without the shortcomings of skin irritation associated
with alcohol based products.

'The Ebiox family of products are designed to improve hospital hygiene by
addressing the root of the hygiene problem, which is closely allied to working
practice. By developing a Handrub that hospital staff are more likely to use
frequently, we have taken a step closer to tackling the problem of hospital
acquired infections and the MRSA epidemic.

'It is clear that current products have not succeeded in this respect and so we
are calling on the NHS to fast-track the adoption of this next generation
product.'


21 July 2004


* See the Department of Health document - Winning Ways: Working together to
reduce Healthcare Associated Infection in England (
www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/hai/


should do the price a world of good

How about calling the TV news channels !

10 Million buy has just gone through!

Bid/offer now 1.80p v 1.82p

Up she goes again. Offer now 1.85p

Spread now 1.82p v 1.85p. Nice!

mrsa still on the news - NHS where are you?

At last some movement on some big trades

Duty Rumour from elsewhere.(A.D.F.V.N.)

has stated that the NHS procurement area have indicated that ebiox and its range of products was being purchased in ever increasing quantities by hospitals throughout the country.

STRESS ONLY A RUMOUR

how true no idea,but nothing wrong with adding a fuel to the fire.

Today the government annouces new standards in cleaniness for the NHS one of the reasons MRSA is spread is lack of handwashing by doctors when going from patient to patient. Good timing for this product.



http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/PR%2DBMA+welcomes+key+target+on+MRSA+%2D+21+Jul+2004

I also think that these disposable endoscopes they have produced is going to be a big winner.
http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?pt=n&id=47111

Morning all. Nice to see we are blue again.

I love blue

Nice 2.5 million delayed trade has just shown up.

There seems to be no shortage of buyers this morning. Would expect to see another tick up soon.

HCEFF is Healthcare Enterprise Group Inc., listed on the Nasdaq Over The Counter (OTC) market.

It was formed in February 2001 as a result of a collaboration between London & Paific Healthcare Development, Inc. (LPHD) and Moore Clayton & Co, Inc. (MCCI).

LPHD is a life sciences private equity and advisory firm founded in November 1998 by its principals, Stuart Bruck and Michael Low.

MCCI is a financial advisory firm specialising in the financial services, media and communications and energy industries and was founded in 1999.

HCEFF was used to takeover Interactivity Group Plc. (a shell company with a UK AIM listing) ... due to the respective sizes of the two companies it was viewed by the LSE as a reverse takeover i.e. after the deal Interactivity Plc. owned the entire issued share capital of HCEFF.

Interactivity Plc. then changed it's name to Healthcare Enterprise Group Plc. (HCEG.)

In a nutshell, HCEFF had obtained a UK (AIM) listing for it's business ... quicker and cheaper than floating the business themselves.

HCEG Plc. is currently the holding company of the HCEGI healthcare development business, which provides strategic advice and associated services primarily to early stage companies operating in the healthcare sector in return for fees which are payable in cash, equity or equity related securities.

I doubt you'll ever see any announcements from HCEFF ... all their stock (shares) are owned by HCEG Plc. so will not be traded on the Nasdaq OTC market.

I've no doubt that retaining a US listing is a good thing ... one day HCEG Plc. may want a US listing and they will be able to do it quickly and cheaply (again) using HCEFF.

Good to see buyers taking advantage of that dip.

Buying is picking up again

Has anyone been contacted by a broker called Edward Tate & Co. The firm is not registered with FSA. Beware!

Alert from FSA concerning this company at:

http://www.fsa.gov.uk/enforcement/edward_tate_24june04.pdf

A nice 2 million buy has just shown up.