Comments on: Swine Flu Investment Ideas http://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/ Financial Evolution: Education, Adaptation, Achievement Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darwinhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-1160 Darwin Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:51:40 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-1160 Dean, Thanks for that additional information, it's been a while since I visited the topic. Probably due for a new post. On your question regarding your last post, I share the "Comment Luv" which is a plugin that allows commenters to have their latest blog posts showing below their comments. It's a neat way to encourage commenting and collaboration across multiple blogs. Dean,
Thanks for that additional information, it’s been a while since I visited the topic. Probably due for a new post.

On your question regarding your last post, I share the “Comment Luv” which is a plugin that allows commenters to have their latest blog posts showing below their comments. It’s a neat way to encourage commenting and collaboration across multiple blogs.

]]> By: Deanhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-1158 Dean Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:57:44 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-1158 Nice site Darwin. Here are a few more swine flu companies you or your readers may want to check up on. Biota Holdings BTA.AX receives royalties from GSK for the sale of Relenza, which is quickly gaining lost ground on Tamiflu. GSK announces Q2 results on July 22nd. I have a large position in Biota, but as it could earn its EV in the next 1.5 years there is still plenty of upside. GSK - on top of Relenza sales it sells a lot of flu vaccines, so it gets two bites of the cherry. CSL.AX pumps out flu vaccines faster than anyone. All three companies have the added benefit of diversifying you out of USD. No position is GSK or CSL, but CSL is on my watchlist. cheer Dean PS Just below the submit button I notice the title of my most recent post. How's that work? <abbr><em>Dean's last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FusionInvesting/~3/t9Yx6QpuvJI/" rel="nofollow">The Odds are Stacked for Positive Gains</a></abbr></em> Nice site Darwin.
Here are a few more swine flu companies you or your readers may want to check up on.
Biota Holdings BTA.AX receives royalties from GSK for the sale of Relenza, which is quickly gaining lost ground on Tamiflu. GSK announces Q2 results on July 22nd. I have a large position in Biota, but as it could earn its EV in the next 1.5 years there is still plenty of upside.
GSK – on top of Relenza sales it sells a lot of flu vaccines, so it gets two bites of the cherry.
CSL.AX pumps out flu vaccines faster than anyone.

All three companies have the added benefit of diversifying you out of USD.

No position is GSK or CSL, but CSL is on my watchlist.
cheer
Dean
PS Just below the submit button I notice the title of my most recent post. How’s that work?

Dean’s last blog post..The Odds are Stacked for Positive Gains

]]> By: relaxed137http://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-871 relaxed137 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:12:57 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-871 ASFX.pk sells the thermofocus at walgreens and babies-r-us. It's a no-touch thermometer and orders are going through the roof. Buy one for yourself so you can take temperatures with out getting the swine flu! The put out a swine flu PR on thursday and are up almost 600% http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Safety-Product-Company-Sees-prnews-15504232.html?.v=1 This thermometer (Thermofocus) was used heavily in ASIA during SARS ASFX.pk sells the thermofocus at walgreens and babies-r-us. It’s a no-touch thermometer and orders are going through the roof. Buy one for yourself so you can take temperatures with out getting the swine flu! The put out a swine flu PR on thursday and are up almost 600%

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Safety-Product-Company-Sees-prnews-15504232.html?.v=1

This thermometer (Thermofocus) was used heavily in ASIA during SARS

]]> By: Stock Forumhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-699 Stock Forum Mon, 18 May 2009 21:22:07 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-699 I will be linking to your site great article. I will be linking to your site great article.

]]> By: Alice Mayhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-697 Alice May Mon, 18 May 2009 20:55:46 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-697 I question whether there is an investment opportunity with companies that have made a commitment in business continuity technologies and facilities. These companies could be relatively immune to a pandemic and better positioned to eat the lunch of less well protected and prepared competitors. I question whether there is an investment opportunity with companies that have made a commitment in business continuity technologies and facilities. These companies could be relatively immune to a pandemic and better positioned to eat the lunch of less well protected and prepared competitors.

]]> By: Carnival Of Twenty Something Finances: Tornado Edition | How I Save Money.nethttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-619 Carnival Of Twenty Something Finances: Tornado Edition | How I Save Money.net Mon, 04 May 2009 12:55:33 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-619 [...] Darwin presents Swine Flu Investment Ideas posted at Darwin’s Finance, saying, “This article highlights a whole array of investment strategies and companies for the bizarre new “swine flu trade” while cautioning investors to separate the fundamentals from the hype. *Note: I always link back to these when published. Tx!” [...] [...] Darwin presents Swine Flu Investment Ideas posted at Darwin’s Finance, saying, “This article highlights a whole array of investment strategies and companies for the bizarre new “swine flu trade” while cautioning investors to separate the fundamentals from the hype. *Note: I always link back to these when published. Tx!” [...]

]]> By: Weekly Links, “Swine Flu” Edition | Darwin's Financehttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-603 Weekly Links, “Swine Flu” Edition | Darwin's Finance Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:19:51 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-603 [...] Swine Flu Investment Ideas [...] [...] Swine Flu Investment Ideas [...]

]]> By: Jr Accountanthttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-602 Jr Accountant Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:18:55 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-602 I wish my cojones were that large. I'd prefer to sit this one out... will be interesting to say the least. <abbr><em>Jr Accountant's last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/OVWr/~3/-U1QIe8_eSs/please-sir-i-can-has-more-bonus-citi.html" rel="nofollow">Please Sir I Can Has More Bonus? - Citi Grows a Pair, Still Sucks</a></abbr></em> I wish my cojones were that large. I’d prefer to sit this one out… will be interesting to say the least.

Jr Accountant’s last blog post..Please Sir I Can Has More Bonus? – Citi Grows a Pair, Still Sucks

]]> By: Darwinhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-598 Darwin Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:12:33 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-598 That's cool that you're interested in this stuff; it's an interest of mine as well given the years I spent in biotech manufacturing working on programs for some pretty virulent and contagious pathogens. Flu's a bit tricky; it mutates so rapidly that the CDC comes up with a new vaccine every year based on what's going on in the southern hemisphere months in advance. There are certain viruses that are relatively easy to protect against (heck, the smallpox vaccine was developed before modern medicine by scraping cowpox off postules on udders and injecting it - observant scientists had noticed the milkmaids weren't getting smallpox in the same numbers that other people were and so on), but flu mutates so rapidly that a vaccine needs to be tailor-made just for the strain(s) that are most prevalent at the time and even then, it's usually only say, effective 75% of the time due to the multiple strains and mutations occurring. It probably wouldn't be a stretch to develop and commercialize a vaccine for the current strain, but the question is whether it would still be effective in 2 months after multiple mutations. It would also divert efforts and manufacturing capacity away from the conventional strains we're going to see next year, which actually do kill tens of thousands each year (well, the sequalae of flu like pneumonia, not flu itself). When a flu jumps species and starts mixing dna with other strains, it can get real ugly. At this point, we just don't know what's going to happen. Anyone making predictions at this point has no credibility in the scientific community. That’s cool that you’re interested in this stuff; it’s an interest of mine as well given the years I spent in biotech manufacturing working on programs for some pretty virulent and contagious pathogens. Flu’s a bit tricky; it mutates so rapidly that the CDC comes up with a new vaccine every year based on what’s going on in the southern hemisphere months in advance. There are certain viruses that are relatively easy to protect against (heck, the smallpox vaccine was developed before modern medicine by scraping cowpox off postules on udders and injecting it – observant scientists had noticed the milkmaids weren’t getting smallpox in the same numbers that other people were and so on), but flu mutates so rapidly that a vaccine needs to be tailor-made just for the strain(s) that are most prevalent at the time and even then, it’s usually only say, effective 75% of the time due to the multiple strains and mutations occurring. It probably wouldn’t be a stretch to develop and commercialize a vaccine for the current strain, but the question is whether it would still be effective in 2 months after multiple mutations. It would also divert efforts and manufacturing capacity away from the conventional strains we’re going to see next year, which actually do kill tens of thousands each year (well, the sequalae of flu like pneumonia, not flu itself). When a flu jumps species and starts mixing dna with other strains, it can get real ugly. At this point, we just don’t know what’s going to happen.

Anyone making predictions at this point has no credibility in the scientific community.

]]> By: matthew turnerhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/swine-flu-investment-ideas/#comment-596 matthew turner Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:19:21 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=450#comment-596 what are scientist actually trying to do... i'm only 15 and im interested. i was thinking maybe if they could disguise and anti-body that the virus will accept... then one with the virus it could destroy the nucleus... just an idea. what are scientist actually trying to do… i’m only 15 and im interested. i was thinking maybe if they could disguise and anti-body that the virus will accept… then one with the virus it could destroy the nucleus… just an idea.

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