Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.
What is the extent of input from the advisory board? Is it actively working on a day to day basis on establishing the best scenario for the commercialization of KBLB products?
I just want to know the active role of the advisory board, and whether their experience and contacts are being utilized by Kim in a manner that enhances KBLB's business successes.
I have no problem if you want to change the question as long as the answer is sufficient.
What about a question that would explain the role of the advisory board now and in the future?
Glad to know you made a few bucks when you did your part to keep the pps from climbing.
"increasing awareness should be left to the professionals"
Would these be the same professionals that have allowed the pps to drop almost 3 cents in the last month? Or would they be different professionals from the ones that have allowed the pps to remain stagnate over the past year?
Is KBLB's IR department going to take advantage of the recent article, building that "awareness and visibility" that are vital to new investment?
The timing of PR's and upcoming CC couldn't be better for the exposure of kblb and it's potential in the commercial market, let's see how the "professionals" take advantage of it to attract new investment.
I don't dispute anything when it comes to patents, but I'm not an expert nor privy to what the on-going science will require for protection of potential KBLB products. All I'd like is a statement from Kim that assures all relevant patents are in place, not too much to ask.
"there are certain types of questions that are best ignored"
I'm sure there are, but when investors are basically betting on the honesty of one man, then when questions that seem pretty straitforward and easily addressed go unanswered it's only human nature to ask WHY?
Why would a investor, after doing DD, NOT commit to KBLB? The science, upon which everything depends, appears to be successful and progressing. How far the science eventually goes is the only limit on the potential commercial products. KBLB has a blueribbon advisory board, as well as working partnerships with respected entities such as SIAL and Notre Dame.
So, what's the problem? Anyone looking strictly at the risk/reward of KBLB stock has to realize the potential of a huge return on any investment. But to invest, you have to believe in the unquestioned honesty of the one man who controls KBLB, thus questions involving insider trading, Kaplan, etc. have to raise red flags when they go unanswered by Kim.
IMO these issues have been allowed to be blown way out of proportion, to the point that the honesty of Kim is being questioned and that can't be allowed. This is happening not because of the explanations, but only because there haven't been any explanations.
Clear the way for new investment, simply explain what's going on with the Ben and Kaplan issues and let's move on.
I'm sure it is, both to current and potential investors. In the past month arguments on this board have ranged from patent protection to insider trading, and to tell the truth I don't understand how they can be ignored without seriously jeopardizing KBLB's reputation in the market.
Isn't Ben responsible for IR, how can he let these questions go answered? I ALWAYS believed in Kim, but if I'm beginning to wonder why KBLB doesn't present explanations that will "nip them in the bud", then potential investors certainly will.
"There is no reasonable way that KBLB could "nip this in the bud" and IMHO you are quite well aware of that."
Really? Is it that unreasonable for Kim to explain that it was simply a misunderstanding between himself and Dr. Kaplan. Or that Kaplan DID withdraw from BOA because of the flood of emails from investors? The problem here isn't the original posting of Kaplan on the BOA, it's the lack of info explaining EXACTLY why he withdrew from that position if he was even on it to begin with.
I DON'T CARE IF KAPLAN WAS EVER ON THE BOA, but I'm tired on having to rely on interpreting posts on this board to get the truth about this and other issues. You may say this is a non-issue, but it goes to the reliability of ALL the information KBLB is presenting when even this issue is met by silence from Kim.
I'm really trying to evaluate the info, Mike, and how it applies to my perception of the quality of information that KBLB presents to the market.
I don't care if Kaplan was ever on the advisory board, but I do care that this issue hasn't yet been settled by KBLB. Please excuse me if I don't know where this information regarding Kaplan originated, but nevertheless it was up to KBLB to "nip this in the bud" by releasing some sort of release explaining Kaplan's situation.
For me, this goes to the question of the honesty which with KBLB deals with the market and current investors. I assume all info from KBLB is truthful, but failing to address this issue along with other "business" issues certainly makes one wonder WHY they're not when the answers appear to be fairly simple.
As with many others, I was very happy with the supposed addition of Dr Kaplan to the board of advisors. If he never was, it still won't affect my confidence in KBLB, unless it was simply presented as a "pump" by Kim, which would further undermine the confidence in the information coming out of the company.
Remember the "good old days" when all we argued about was raising the pps from .10 with a proposed PC to be held at Notre Dame? I sure miss that now.
And what effect did this PR have on investors?
You are welcome!
Small wonder the pps is falling, any potential investor doing even light DD on KBLB would come to this board for guidance and find plenty of reasons for delaying any investment.
Investors may be attracted by the science, but Kim has to clean up the business end if new capital is to be invested. Now whether they are justified or not, there are still questions about everything from insider trading to potential massive dilution of shares. Add to this KBLB's seeming reluctance to share with the market exactly what recent successes in the lab means to potential commercial products, and what you have is a penny stock with a falling pps., with potential problems on the business end, based on a new science that is hopefully still evolving.
Not exactly what potential investors are looking for. Hopefully, the "meat and potatoes" that some are looking for in the promised CC includes clearing up some of these questions.
I for one am glad that some people take the time to raise questions on this board, especially when they are relevant not only to KBLB's perception by the market but also to the value of it's stock.
This issue is definitely important enough to be addressed by Kim in the promised CC. I hope he does, to not do so will only raise more questions.
No news, no posts, nothing since the bump leading up to the China conference, and now pps drops to .16. What's going on, didn't the presentation in China go well, haven't been able to get any info that it even took place.
I assume most investors, both current and potential, desire from the up-coming CC a honest presentation that will answer the questions that have been argued on this board the past month.
Put to rest the questions about patents and financing, inform investors of the facts concerning product protection as well as the business plan to prevent major dilution in the future.
As far as the science, nobody wants Kim to reveal anything that would be detrimental to on-going research, but reassurance that the process has been successful and why further progress is expected would go a long way in attracting new capital.
Business deals concerning sales, etc. are tied directly to the science, and as such are more complicated in what Kim can reveal. Investors would love to see a deal involving actual commercial products, but no one wants Kim to jeopardize KBLB's future with premature disclosure of any such business deals.
Why is there no new investment in KBLB? We have a penny stock with a falling pps, questions over patents and financing that could possibly drive the pps down dramatically, and all of it depending on a new science that continues to evolve. It would be great if Kim comes out in the CC with a great lab success or a commercial business deal, but barring that he must clear up those questions that are preventing new investment.
Please, no more PRs, the pps drops every time one is issued. But if it has to be, why not blend into the PR a simple assurance to potential investors that both patent protection and financing are in place?
Haven't heard any news regarding the China conference, what's up with that? Big build-up toward that event, yet no news on what was presented.
Does the CSC's "inside person" at KBLB personally own any stock? Is he actively trading KBLB stock or is he prevented by SEC regulations from doing so?
This would be a more effective PR than the latest one presented, at least it would get the attention of potential investors that currently have no idea of what the science of KBLB is attempting to accomplish.
Does anyone know what's going on behind the scenes? The continuing arguments about financing, patents, science, etc. are questions that are apparently cannot be answered by posters on this board.
How are potential investors suppose to commit to investing capital in a biotech with so many unanswered questions? Before the "market" decides commercialization of KBLB products is viable and successfully progressing toward that goal, there has to be more than a PR that fails to even mention the correlation between the science "news" and commercial products that could be produced.
The experts on this board can't agree on what the continuing science means, how can KBLB expect the "market" to embrace it's potential? Will the coming CC provide answers to the questions that the market demands for new investment? Will the CC even address these issues in a intelligent manner that current investors desire, or will it leave the market even more confused than ever?
"Baby Boomers", it's our country.
How long does it take to logistically line up a CC? Since it's tentatively scheduled for Jan., 4-6 weeks away, doesn't that delay suggest Kim expects news from the lab in that time frame?
Phone no. there is the same as on Kraig website, thanks to both of you.
I've been asked many times to call Kim for answers to my concerns, well I'm ready yet can't find his phone no. Anybody help out, maybe send me private message?
Anyone have Kim's phone no.?
Your questions are fine. Judging by the falling pps and listening to the rumors, the sooner these questions and a few pertinent others are answered the better off we'll be.
How long does it take to arrange a CC? Could Kim send a e-mail to be posted on this board that FULLY answered the questions?
Well, I'm convinced.
I'm here because of the huge potential earnings that KBLB stock offers to investors, pure and simple. The fact that I don't like the pps falling doesn't change that, nor does confusion over the company's resistance to raising the pps.
But I do understand the concept of buying low and selling high, a strategy used by some current investors to buy shares of those that simply can't afford to continuing losing investment with the falling pps. Every time news from KBLB pushes up the pps., it's forced back down by the "market". If I believed in conspiracies, I'd have to consider the "market", with minimal new investors, is being manipulated by a few to keep the pps as low as possible.
"Confusion" is exactly what is needed to keep the pps low, confusion over the science, financing, etc. is promoted everyday on this board so simply being confused is hardly a reason to sell.
WOW! Market up over 400, KBLB pps headed straight down. WOW!
With the pps continuing to fall since last PR, damage control is in full swing:
Don't complain, be content with low pps, after all KBLB is just a penny stock. The pps is only what the market decides, hopefully the next PR from the lab will get across to potential investors and the pps will skyrocket to .11 before falling.
If this science is solid, which will be decided in clinical trials, the upside of this stock is incredible.
"recent support level of .096"
Boy, we've got a support level lower than it was prior to PR from lab success. I hate to buy now, we can drive it lower before real "buying opportunities" arrives.
.096 and falling slowly. Maybe some investors just think this isn't indicative of what the market value of KBLB should be. They may be focused on business, just not the business of raising the pps.
The focus of the board seems to be whether or not we can trust lawyers. PPS at .096 and falling, is this really the main concern that KBLB investors have?
Forget about the dilution of shares, the dilution of intelligent and relevant issues on the board seems to be a far greater threat to most KBLB investors.
Any news from the conference held in China? Any reaction to the speech?
It might not be a good thing, but it's led to another .005 drop in the pps, so it's working to create that "edge" that seems to dominate the strategy of a few.
Christmas coming, investors needing money are going to look at the falling pps, coming on the heels of the PR, and just give up and sell. Too bad, some investors win and you lose, giving up that long-awaited dream of KBLB success.
Well, hey, I'm not only impressed but a little honored that someone would go back 20,000 posts to January in order to find this post.
I guess this is funny to some, after all it was a post that was still confident in all that KBLB promised, and that I was willing to wait for Kim to accomplish goals that would earn that confidence. Well, its not really funny to me that all the confidence in that post has been replaced by doubt, brought on not by unsuccessful science but instead by what I consider to be a artificially low pps.
If this is "the funniest post ever" to you, I'm sure others will find it exactly the opposite. All depends on your strategy.
"Zincfingers and platform worm" Are these significant advances in the science upon which KBLB's potential commercial uses are based? Should we judge the low pps as a sign that new investors aren't convinced of that science, and that only real break-thru news will make a difference?
But what is that break-thru news? Zincfingers wasn't it, platform worm wasn't it, will the next step be it? Or will it be another PR release that nobody will take notice of, and how far down the road will we be at that time, a month, 6 months, a year, etc. Recent posts seems to be preparing us for another year of silence and low pps, summarily dismissing any discussion of perhaps increasing the public recognition of KBLB and thus the pps.
So, what's the future? Apparently nobody knows, and waiting once again for news is the plan, no matter how long it takes or how much dilution of shares is done while we wait. This would be easier to accept if there were any arguments made that waiting is our only option, we're just going to have to live with the low pps and if not, then sell at .10 and get out.
That's quite a plan. Doing nothing. All the hopes that KBLB investors had for a stake in the future are reduced to a plan that calls for doing nothing. Just wait, how long, nobody knows, but when it comes and you've been able to hang on to your shares then you'll be happy. If you've been able to use the time to accumulate shares, then you'll be really happy. If you had to sell, just be satisfied that your predicament that forced you to sell means future big bucks to those that are able to take advantage of the low pps.
That's quite a plan. Don't expose KBLB to the investing public, don't give new investors a reason to do DD, downplay the success of the lab and just do nothing.