JB...to your points: *The "automated production process" (namely; the proprietary microreactor tech, custom-developed for QMC by A2F) you speak of is currently 'patent-pending'...meaning that the patent application has been filed & the USPTO is in the process of vetting the claims...as-is normal. *As far as funding is concerned, QMc has backers: http://www.qmcdots.com/press/press22.php *I don't know where you're getting your 'global-freeze' info from but it appears to be erroneous...as far as I can tell, no such restriction exists...it is most certainly trading in the US & Canada (both are part of the global community), and it appears as though it is acknowledged as being tradable by ft.com, in your own neighborhood across-the-pond: http://markets.ft.com/research/Markets/Tearsheets/Summary?s=QTMM:QBB I'm not trying to sell you anything here...just putting facts on the table...you be your own judge on where you put your money...makes no difference to me one way or another...GL whatever you do.