By the way Ex, are you familiar with PLUR. I've abandoned my investment in them, but they do have a 3-D bioreactor that can duplicate cells, I've thought that could be employed if more vaccine was needed than could be generated from the patients tumor. I don't think it would apply to making the vaccine from the component parts in the way the FlaskWorks unit is intended to.
I've not given up on them completely, but what they've done to date hasn't brought products to fruition. They're in Israel and their latest efforts working with a company that's producing vegetarian products is to produce a steak utilizing their bioreactor. They do have other medical products in development.
I'm not technically knowledgeable enough to know if the units you're citing could actually produce DCVax-L, but I think it's clear that such units will be needed for personalized products and it's a market that's clearly growing. I've got to believe that FlaskWorks will do the job for NWBO, and that's what's most important to me, but clearly many things that are currently done manually in cleanrooms will be automated in the future.
I know that at City of Hope they've been making personalized products for many years, I've met some patients who've benefitted from their efforts years ago. They do a great deal of research there and have provided the genesis for some of the biggest drugs on the market. I've never been through any of the labs there, but was transported between building there underground once and we passed through some of the lab areas. I believe they have a rather massive research area that's located underground, in addition to several buildings that aren't involved with patient treatment.
Gary
Bullish
