Tekcapital Share Discussion Threads

[cheshire man] 27/1/2015 18:36

Thanks Ferrisc, must be my pc playing up,,,,,,,,,yes a very positive interview :-)

[ferrisc] 27/1/2015 18:12

Interview here -

"several multiples" Nice.

[cheshire man] 27/1/2015 16:29

Can't seem to post the link to the interview with Cliff Gross

[ferrisc] 27/1/2015 09:35

Technology acquisition
Tue, 27th Jan 2015 07:01

RNS Number : 1841D

Tekcapital plc

27 January 2015



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27 January 2015



Tekcapital Plc



("Tekcapital", "the Company" or "the Group")



Technology acquisition





- Tekcapital acquires exclusive license to University of Arkansas developed technology -



- Patent pending coating for baked products to impart the attributes of fried foods -





Tekcapital plc (AIM: TEK), an international provider of technology and intellectual property services, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive worldwide license from the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture for a new, patent pending coating for baked products that imparts the attributes of fried foods. The invention is an improved composition and process to bring liquid oil into a powdered or wet batter coating for food products. This reduces the fat content in the finished product by approximately 60%, thus enabling baked products to successfully substitute for higher fat content fried foods.



This process can be incorporated into existing coating lines without modification and uses all commercially available products. Initial tests have shown that coated products, when baked, have the taste, texture and appearance of fried products. These results were recently published in the Journal of Food Science (Enzyme-Modified Starch as an Oil Delivery System for Bake-Only Chicken Nuggets, Sarah Purcell, Ya-Jane Wang* and Han-Seok Seo, Journal of Food Science, Volume 79, Issue 5, pages C802-C809, May 2014).



The Directors believe that this technology represents an important IP opportunity with the potential for mass market adoption via out-licensing.



Industry potential



According to the World Health Organization "Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Overweight and obesity are leading risks for global deaths. Around 3.4 million adults die each year as a result of being overweight or obese. In addition, 44% of the diabetes burden, 23% of the ischaemic heart disease burden and between 7% and 41% of certain cancer burdens are attributable to overweight and obesity. More than 1.4 billion adults, 20 and older, were overweight. Of these overweight adults, over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women were obese. Overall, more than 10% of the world's adult population is obese. The fundamental cause of obesity and overweight is an energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended. Globally, there has been: an increased intake of energy-dense foods that are high in fat; and an increase in physical inactivity due to the increasingly sedentary nature of many forms of work, changing modes of transportation, and increasing urbanization."



The Directors believe that the new technology has the potential to enable consumers who enjoy fried foods to benefit from a food that has the taste, texture and appearance of fried food, but has a much lower fat concentration, thereby facilitating a healthier diet which is believed to protect against obesity and obesity related diseases.



Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Clifford M. Gross, Executive Chairman of Tekcapital plc, said:



"We are excited to have agreed to acquire this exclusive license from the University of Arkansas and look forward to commercializing this technology with leading, forward thinking food companies that can benefit from improving the nutritional content of their product offerings."



Dr. Wang, the co-inventor of the technology, added:



"We developed this new food coating to provide a healthier alternative to fried foods that retains the taste and appeal of these popular products. Initial studies have found that there is no significant difference in the taste of the baked food using the coating and fried food, which clearly has a much higher fat content. We are very excited about the potential for this new coating to improve health."



Tekcapital will issue 65,732 ordinary shares to the University of Arkansas for the acquisition of the exclusive license.

[battlebus2] 21/1/2015 12:46

100K sale, hopefully an end to the selling soon.

[pj 1] 20/1/2015 21:36

Thanks BB

Looks like Im wway out, as per usual lol

[battlebus2] 20/1/2015 20:10

Hard to say pj, they posted a loss of around 500k for six months but with increasing client numbers this will rapidly fall, if i remember right they mention 22k monthly retainer but that was from two clients one paid 16 and the other 6.

Read this old note..



They won't post a profit this time round but should be at breakeven by the interims.

From a technology supply perspective, the Directors estimate that the market for IP acquisitions is approximately £4.5 billion per year based on an average patent purchase price of approximately £223,500 and an estimated 20,000 technology transfers being completed world-wide in 2012. From a market demand perspective, it has been estimated by Kathleen Diener and Frank Piller in their open innovation accelerators (OIA) 2013 Survey that the market for corporate open innovation services is currently £2.25 billion and projected to double to £4.59 billion by 2015. While these are estimates, the corporate focus on strengthening IP for innovation and defensive purposes has been on the rise, as evidenced by Nortel’s sale of 6,000 patents to a consortium including Apple, Blackberry and Microsoft for £2.8 billion in 2011, Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility for £7.8 billion in 2012 largely for its patent portfolio and Qualcomm’s recent acquisition of 2,400 US and international patents from HP in January 2014.

[battlebus2] 20/1/2015 18:30

eeza you seem to be of a negative nature, i don't rely on brokers notes but they are a useful gauge at times.

[eeza] 20/1/2015 18:02

Broker's notes about as useful as using confetti for diarrhoea.

[battlebus2] 20/1/2015 17:54

Northland capital reiterates their buy and 30p target this morning.

[cheshire man] 20/1/2015 09:41

Good news for holders this morning I see, bringing some buyer's in :-)

[battlebus2] 20/1/2015 07:33

Excellent news this morning with more client wins but more importantly is the Wowio news..
Tekcapital is also pleased to announce that it has recently formed a relationship with Wowio, Inc. a digital media company with a patented process for inserting ads into eBooks, a mobile eBook distribution platform and a proprietary mobile ad network. Tekcapital has been appointed to identify potential opportunities to enhance Wowio's IP portfolio. Tekcapital is pleased to report that it has identified several technologies that may enhance Wowio's IP position and the companies hope to consummate a transaction this fiscal year.

[dt1010] 18/1/2015 19:23

I bought on Friday too ;)

this convinced me to put £9k in

[battlebus2] 16/1/2015 15:32

AH!! I take it you've joined the party C.M.

[cheshire man] 16/1/2015 15:09

Yes my thoughts too bb:-)

[battlebus2] 16/1/2015 14:35

Nice to finish the week blue, once this gets some attention after more client or contract wins we could see a rapid rerate. imv as ever dyor etc...

[battlebus2] 15/1/2015 11:50

Thanks guys, yes looks very promising janeann. Should move ahead if we can clear the seller.

[snickerdog] 15/1/2015 11:30

Plus their previous RNS states Fortune 100 Auto Manufacturer plus a Fortune 100 beverage ManufacturerLooking at the lists this will be either Ford or General Motors for the Autos and either Coke and Pepsi for the other.Some pretty big scalps with big R&D budgets and appetites for technology

[porsche911sse] 15/1/2015 09:25

Some stale bulls around, but this news is significant - "a multi-national Finnish technology company"....Errrr that'll be Nokia then!! :-)

Read across to IP Group with a mkt Cap of £1b, patience fellow shareholders....this will fly!!

[janeann] 15/1/2015 09:22

Yes I added a few too. Thanks for making me aware battlebus. At one point there appeared to be no spread at all. Looks quite a promising.

[battlebus2] 15/1/2015 09:14

Surprised to pick a few more of these at 20p this morning...

[battlebus2] 15/1/2015 07:57

Great news this morning.

[cottoner] 14/1/2015 18:33

Must listen to interview of Malcolm Groat CFO of TEK by Zak Mir.

Just published yesterday.



One quote from interview - "some good news in the next few weeks"