daverw
- 01 Feb 2004 11:14
Time for TED thread on MAM.
I hold so this is probably a blatant ramp, but take a look.
The share is now off its low of 11.5p.
Although many got burnt in thr over hype a few years ago, I think the company
Is now well positioned for advancement.
Management have said that more Nucleopure machine sales are in the pipeline.
Have a listen to TEDs CE here, http://www.wallstreetreporter.com/profiles/TepnelLifeSciences.html
Guardian
Finally, it's worth keeping an eye on Tepnel Life Sciences. Market professionals reckon the AIM-listed DNA technology group has been overlooked in the past month and could now enjoy a good run. They note directors recently bought stock and point out that Tepnel's acquisition of Orchid Diagnostics should significantly boost the company's revenue stream and help it reach a much broader customer base. Tepnel closed 0.5p higher at 13p last night.
Sunday Telegraph
Tepnel is close to completing a second acquisition, having just bought the DNA-testing division of Orchid BioSciences, which allows it to enter the US market and increase the customer base for its DNA technology. Buy at 14.25p, the paper says.
regards
dave
squidd
- 04 Feb 2005 03:27
- 2 of 60
Now, a year later and at half the price, Tepnel suddenly shows signs of life.
Directors have continued to buy chunks of shares, and are joined by Finsbury WW Pharmaceuticals,just ahead of the deal with Boehringer which was flagged by AM. Seymour Pierce have spotted it too. Does anyone else think this is a good recovery play.
squidd
- 05 Feb 2005 03:25
- 3 of 60
Bill Z, thought you had come aboard but can't see your buy among the Thursday
mid-AM trades - they were all sells.
squidd
- 07 Feb 2005 04:08
- 4 of 60
The weekend Sharescope update has flagged yet more related director purchases, this time in Finsbury WW Pharmaceuticals itself.
AdieH
- 24 Feb 2005 12:35
- 5 of 60
up 18% today has this gone under the radar, I haven't invested yet, what are peoples opinions?
squidd
- 24 Feb 2005 16:04
- 6 of 60
ADH
For what it is worth, the two most sceptical punters on this BB, myself a bottom fisher and Bill Z, a disciple of Weinstein charting, are into this share against the background of earlier posts.
And, like you, we are aboard GMC hoping it will reach its pre-cliff fall level of 2000, a fate also suffered by TED.
hawley2
- 27 Feb 2005 17:41
- 7 of 60
Impressed with all the directors and institution buys. Can't find what's happening, but they seem to be moving. Any thoughts ?
squidd
- 28 Feb 2005 18:29
- 8 of 60
JAH: Got your tel message. Congrats on buying into TED, up 4% today and should have spanned the spread.
Having been riding on GMC for past month am feeling a need for stress counselling; fortunately this is now available online, and seems to be attracting even more punters than online poker; se ULT.
sd
squidd
- 04 Mar 2005 19:45
- 9 of 60
Now they have come up on someone else's radar. A detailed report about their activities in this weeks 'Trendwatch', and very topical too, with relevances to
Sudan 1 and Birdflu. They recommend Buy.
akel44
- 06 Mar 2005 01:34
- 10 of 60
i thought of buying these a while back,
i also remember director buys at about 10p
so might worth a whirl,good luck!
zeibcmva
- 19 Apr 2005 09:43
- 11 of 60
TED on the move at last? Looks like a bounce off the bottom of the 4.5-7p trading range since Aug`04.Recent average volume is als up.
Any news?
squidd
- 19 Apr 2005 18:30
- 12 of 60
Looks as though last week's wobble on the NASDAQ depressed TED for a second bottom, but now again showing signs of upward movement. I'm beginning to feel comfortable with these for the long haul, having followed the directors aboard after their hefty share buys at end of November.
sd.
tangler6969
- 02 Jun 2005 17:45
- 13 of 60
Larger than normal trades today 02/06/05 (apparently buys)and yesterday(apparently sells !). Anybody know if there is something happening?
squidd
- 12 Jul 2005 20:44
- 14 of 60
BZ: After a wait of about 6 months, TED is now showing signs of life. We learned yesterday that Bio-Rad Laboratories of California had picked up 8M shares but I cannot find anything to justify the 35% sp jump today. There was though, a story in the weekend press of bird flu infecting geese which means that it could be on its way here.
sd.
squidd
- 10 Aug 2005 08:46
- 15 of 60
BZ: Have decided that this is a good time to take profits on TED as I fear that the drift on low volumes will resume when the excitement dies down, so have sold all. A 50% gain isn't bad for a recovery stock.
sd.
dexter01
- 10 Sep 2005 12:55
- 16 of 60
Morning all,
This is a very quiet thread!, i bought some of these yesterday as the interims are due this month, and with the co. declining an offer above the sp on the 5th Sept. i think they are very good for a medium term punt.
the last 2 RNS`s.
Dexter
Offer Talks Terminated
RNS Number:8060Q
Tepnel Life Sciences PLC
05 September 2005
TEPNEL LIFE SCIENCES PLC
STATEMENT RE POSSIBLE OFFER FOR TEPNEL
Further to the announcement made on 14 July 2005, Tepnel Life Sciences PLC (AIM:
TED) ('Tepnel' or 'the Company') the UK-based international Research Products &
Services and Molecular Diagnostics group, announces today that talks with
potential offerors for the Company have been terminated by the Tepnel Board. The
Company continues to talk with various parties on a number of commercial
collaborations including distributorships and joint venture opportunities.
Whilst a proposed valuation of the Company received from a third party was above
the current share price, the Board believes that such a valuation underestimated
the present and future potential value of Tepnel. Consequently the Board of the
Company is not in a position to recommend to shareholders any of the proposals
made to the Company. The Board believes it has an excellent future as an
independent company and will continue to explore means of building and enhancing
returns to its shareholders.
The Board looks forward to updating shareholders of the further significant
progress in its financial performance when the interim results for the six
months ended 30 June 2005 are released in September. In a recent trading
statement issued in July, Tepnel announced that Group sales this year were
approximately 35% ahead of the same period last year at #6.85m (unaudited)
(2004: #5.07m). Sales for second quarter of the year were approximately #3.66m
(unaudited). The Company expects to maintain significant sales growth for the
remainder of the year.
Tepnel's management team is focused on delivering value to shareholders. The
Board of Tepnel firmly believes that the current strategy of the Group will
result in continued delivery of growth and excellent returns to shareholders.
About Tepnel
Tepnel is a UK based international biotechnology company. The Company has
laboratories, manufacturing and operations in the USA, UK and France with 175
employees. Tepnel provides test kits, reagents and services to two highly
synergistic markets, these being Molecular Diagnostics and Biomedical Research.
The company's strategy has been to identify high growth niche opportunities
within these multi-billion pound markets. Tepnel focuses on these niche
opportunities with internally developed products, patents, expertise and
know-how as well as strategic acquisitions, to develop a leadership position
within these defined market segments.
Enquiries:
Ben Matzilevich, Chief Executive Officer, Tepnel Life Sciences plc 0161 946 2200
Gron Ffoulkes-Davies, Finance Director, Tepnel Life Sciences plc 0161 946 2200
Mark Percy, Seymour Pierce Limited 0207 107 8000
Richard Anderson, De Facto Communications Ltd 0207 940 1000
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
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Licence agreement
RNS Number:8062Q
Tepnel Life Sciences PLC
05 September 2005
Tepnel Life Sciences PLC ('Tepnel' or 'the Company')
Tepnel licences rights to routine chromosome detection tests
Manchester, U.K. Tepnel (AIM: TED) announces that it has licenced the global
rights to develop, manufacture and market a DNA-based diagnostic assay for the
rapid prenatal detection of common fetal chromosome abnormalities, including
Down Syndrome. The simple one tube test uses QF-PCR (Quantitative Fluorescence
Polymerase Chain Reaction) technology that provides a rapid and cost effective
alternative to conventional chromosome analysis with results being routinely
reported in less than 2 days.
The rights have been licenced from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in
the UK. Guy's Hospital is one of the founders of the application of QF-PCR for
routine diagnostic procedures. The assay developed by Guy's has been implemented
by other laboratories in the UK and overseas; rapid prenatal testing is now
recognised as a basic standard of prenatal health care.
Tepnel is a leader in the development and manufacture of in vitro diagnostic
products for the predisposition and diagnosis of human genetic disease. The
ELUCIGENE brand of CE marked products has for the past 10 years provided
efficient and simple methods for genetic testing and screening mutations
responsible for human inherited disease and are routinely used in many
laboratories around the world. Tepnel Diagnostics will develop and manufacture
the QF-PCR assays under licence from Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust as
a fully validated and CE marked in vitro diagnostic product enabling diagnostic
laboratories to easily implement this rapid and cost effective technology into
routine genetic testing.
Pregnant women at elevated risk of fetal chromosome abnormalities (as determined
by age, serum markers or ultrasound) are routinely offered prenatal diagnosis.
Approximately 40,000 amniocentesis or chorionic villus samples are taken in the
UK each year for chromosome abnormality testing. Approximately 8% of these
samples do exhibit an abnormality, the majority of which are the chromosome
aneuploidies, trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and
trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome). The Tepnel test for these common chromosome
aneuploidies will be available later this year under the name Elucigene QST*R.
Useful links:
www.tepnel.co.uk
www.elucigene.com
For further information
Tepnel Life Sciences plc
Ben Matzilevich, CEO
Gron Ffoulkes-Davies, Finance Director
0161 946 2200
Seymour Pierce
Mark Percy, Corporate Finance
0207 107 8000
De Facto Communications
Richard Anderson
020 7940 1000
Notes to Editors
About Tepnel Life Sciences plc
Tepnel is a UK based international biotechnology company. The Company has
laboratories, manufacturing and operations in the USA, UK and France with 175
employees. Tepnel provides test kits, reagents and services to two highly
synergistic markets, these being Molecular Diagnostics and Biomedical Research.
The company's strategy has been to identify high growth niche opportunities
within these multi-billion pound markets. Tepnel focuses on these niche
opportunities with internally developed products, patents, expertise and
know-how as well as strategic acquisitions, to develop a leadership position
within these defined market segments.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
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dexter01
- 12 Sep 2005 10:05
- 17 of 60
keep watching!, results soon (sept) and good, keeps ticking up day on day
Flackwell Vialli
- 12 Sep 2005 11:53
- 18 of 60
And a lot of activity this morning - more bid activity perhaps ?
dexter01
- 12 Sep 2005 12:24
- 19 of 60
upwards and onwards!!!
dexter01
- 13 Sep 2005 16:54
- 20 of 60
someone has some real faith!
Tepnel Life Sciences PLC
13 September 2005
13 September 2005
Tepnel Life Sciences plc ('the Company')
Holding in Company
The Company received notification on 13 September 2005 that, following recent
purchases, Mr. J M Harvey has a notifiable interest in 9,441,909 ordinary shares
of 1p each in the Company representing approximately 4.43 per cent of the issued
share capital.
About Tepnel
Tepnel Life Sciences (TLS) is a UK based international biotechnology company.
The Company has laboratories, manufacturing and operations in the USA, UK and
France with 175 employees. TLS provides test kits, reagents and services to two
highly synergistic markets, these being Molecular Diagnostics and Biomedical
Research. The company's strategy has been to identify high growth niche
opportunities within these multi-billion pound markets. TLS focuses on these
niche opportunities with internally developed products, patents, expertise and
know-how as well as strategic acquisitions, to develop a leadership position
within these defined market segments
dexter01
- 15 Sep 2005 10:14
- 21 of 60
Morning all,
Well, the results are in and they are very very positive, this is definitely a medium term punt, but very much under-valued at the moment IMO.
Dexter.
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Tepnel Life Sciences PLC
15 September 2005
Tepnel Life Sciences plc ('Tepnel' or 'the Company')
Interim results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2005
Manchester, UK, 15 September 2005: Tepnel Life Sciences plc (AIM: TED), the
UK-based international Research Products & Services and Molecular Diagnostics
group, is pleased to announce its interim results for the six month period ended
30 June 2005.
Summary
Group sales totalled 6.89m, an increase of 36% over the same period
last year (6 months to 30 June 2004: 5.07m)
Pre-tax losses for the Group decreased 61% to 0.36m (6 months to 30
June 2004: 0.92m)
End of period cash totalled 1.81m. With cash balances at 31 March
2005 of 1.80m (unaudited), the second quarter of the year was marginally cash
positive
Recently acquired Diaclone signs a comprehensive research
collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim to generate murine monoclonal antibodies
that recognise human immune regulatory cells
Introduction of ELUCIGENE CF-HT kits for rapid, high-throughput cystic
fibrosis testing, marks significant extension of the highly profitable ELUCIGENE
product group
Ben Matzilevich, Chief Executive Officer commented: 'We are pleased and
gratified with our first half performance. These results demonstrate that our
decision, taken in the Spring of 2005, to focus our business strategy on the
highly profitable areas of Research Products & Services and Molecular
Diagnostics has quickly shown itself to be a successful one. The recent
acquisition of Diaclone in December 2004 has also significantly increased our
capabilities for antibody and assay development. The integration of Diaclone
allows us to offer an extended menu of analytical services to our pharmaceutical
customers, a broader catalogue of research reagents and will enable us to
develop new tests for Molecular Diagnostics.'
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
Interim Results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2005
Financial Results
In the six months ended 30 June 2005, turnover for the Group increased 36% to
6.89m (6 months to 30 June 2004: 5.07m) including revenues from the newly
acquired Diaclone business.
Pre-tax losses for the Group during the period decreased 61% to 0.36m (6 months
to 30 June 2004: 0.92m).
The loss per share during the period decreased to 0.1p (6 months to June 30
2004: 0.6p).
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period were 1.81m. With cash
balances at 31 March 2005 at 1.80m (unaudited), the second quarter of the year
was marginally cash positive.
Overview
The first half of 2005 has been an outstanding success for Tepnel, both
financially and in terms of product development. Ongoing operations and the
completion of our acquisition of Diaclone have led us to our strongest financial
performance since the arrival of the new executive management team in 2001 with
half-year sales totalling 6.89m. This represents an impressive 36% increase in
Group sales over the same period last year.
Overall pre-tax losses for the six month period were reduced 61% to 0.36m (6
months to 30 June 2004: 0.92m). The second quarter of 2005 also marked the
Group's further progress towards profitability, as cash balances at the end of
the period exhibited a marginal increase over the end of the previous quarter.
This follows a strategic decision made by the Board in March of this year to
focus the business on the highly profitable areas of Research Products &
Services and Molecular Diagnostics. By concentrating our development efforts on
these two segments, while withdrawing from the smaller DNA purification
instrument business, the Group made considerable progress towards establishing
production synergies that will further support the continuing drive towards
profitability.
The Group's strong commercial viability has also made a significant impact
within our industry. As we announced in July, the Board received a number of
approaches ranging from offers for the Group, to Joint Venture and distribution
agreements. Whilst a proposed valuation of the Group received from a third
party was above the current share price, the Board announced on 5 September that
they believed that such a valuation underestimated the present and future
potential value of Tepnel and consequently were not in a position to recommend
to shareholders any of the proposals made to the Group. Moving forward, our
greater commercial focus, recent acquisitions and unique product lines are
expected to further enhance our attractiveness to the international investment
community and drive our progress as one of today's most dynamic life sciences
companies.
Molecular Diagnostics
Period sales for the Molecular Diagnostics Division were ahead approximately 35%
over the previous year. Key products contributing to growth in this area
include the Tepnel Lifecodes (TLC) LIFEMATCH(R) antibody detection system for
use with LuminexTM multiplex analysis technology. This line has continued to
capture market share in the HLA/DNA typing marketplace due to its high
sensitivity, short assay times and low reagent use.
Future growth in this area is expected to be strengthened by 510(k) clearance
received in August this year from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
for TLC's DNA typing kits for HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DQB, and HLA-DRB, which
allows the products to be marketed for in-vitro Diagnostic use. The use of
these kits with the Luminex 100 instrument system provides clinicians with a
highly automated testing system that minimises the occurrence of sample loss or
contamination. The worldwide market for transplant diagnostics is estimated at
$150m, with the U.S. market representing approximately 40% of this total.
Additionally, the emerging field of post-transplant monitoring is expected to
add a new application for these kits in a market that is growing at an estimated
rate of nearly 20% per annum.
Tepnel Diagnostics (TD) also exhibited an increased market presence as sales of
genetic pre-disposition kits and services increased by 30%. The ELUCIGENETM
range of products for simple and rapid mutation detection has been a crucial
driver of this growth and in March of this year, this group was extended with
the introduction of ELUCIGENE CF-HT for high-throughput cystic fibrosis testing.
Featuring an advanced fluorescent format of the already well-validated ARMSTM
technology, these kits are capable of detecting 30 of the most common causative
mutations of cystic fibrosis, providing clinical testing laboratories with
cost-effective and reliable results.
The Group announced recently that it has licenced the global rights to develop,
manufacture and market a DNA-based diagnostic assay for the rapid prenatal
detection of common foetal chromosome abnormalities, including Down Syndrome.
This product has generated considerable market interest in the UK medical
diagnostics community ahead of its anticipated launch in late 2005.
Research Products & Services
Overall sales from Tepnel's Research Products & Services Division increased
approximately 38% from the same period last year. This division comprises the
Group's activities in DNA purification (TLS), outsourcing services for the
pharmaceutical and healthcare industries (TSS), food safety (TBS) and the
recently acquired Diaclone business engaged in monoclonal antibody products and
development services.
Tepnel Life Sciences (TLS) revenues from DNA purification contracted
approximately 19% during the first half of the year, due to delays in receipt of
customer samples. Recent contract awards and scheduling of sample receipts in
the second half of the year indicate a resumption of growth from this activity
for the year as a whole.
Tepnel BioSystems (TBS) continued to grow its revenues from allergen and toxin
testing and from animal and fish speciation in foods. Distribution of products
into the U.S. through the TLC facility in Stamford has begun to gain some
momentum in that market, resulting in improved operating margins compared to the
prior year period. TBS traded profitably and generated cash during the first
half of the year.
Revenues from Tepnel Scientific Services (TSS) grew 23% during the first half of
the year with the principal growth being derived from analytical chemistry and
bio-analysis services. Revenue growth is expected to remain at a similar rate
to the year-end. TSS traded profitably and generated cash during the first half
of the year and is expecting a successful outcome to the year. TSS is now well
advanced in its plans to relocate its Edinburgh and Glasgow facilities to new
purpose built laboratories in Livingston, Scotland. Solicitors have been
instructed to finalise the site acquisition and construction agreements. At
this stage, construction is expected to commence in October 2005 with an
anticipated completion date of end June 2006.
The integration of Diaclone has also been highly rewarding to the Division,
beginning with the signing of a research collaboration agreement with Boehringer
Ingelheim in January. Diaclone expands Tepnel's capabilities geographically and
at the level of product services. Located in Besancon, France, Diaclone has a
presence in over 30 countries and is a leader in the field of antibody and assay
development. In the first six months of 2005, this has already enabled the
Company to offer a broader menu of analytical services to our pharmaceutical
customers, expanded our research reagents catalogue and created cross-selling
opportunities for other business segments within the division.
Prospects
The Group has had an excellent first six months in 2005. Streamlining our
business around profitable, core operations has had an excellent positive
reflection in Group sales, while opening the possibility for operational
synergies. Through the remainder of 2005, the Group will look to identify other
key areas in which our business could benefit from these synergies and to
further capitalise on recent acquisitions.
Looking ahead, Tepnel remains focused on delivering high-quality products and
services to its customers and on competing effectively in the global biotech
market. By carefully examining every viable opportunity for growth in these
areas, we are confident that we will maintain our ultimate objective of
increasing the value of our Company to our shareholders, while creating a
challenging and rewarding workplace for our employees.
Alec Craig
Non-Executive Chairman
15 September 2005
For Further Information:
Tepnel Life Sciences plc
Ben Matzilevich, CEO
Gron Ffoulkes-Davies, Group Finance Director
0161 946 2200
Seymour Pierce
Mark Percy, Corporate Finance
020 7107 8000
De Facto Communications
Richard Anderson