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Post by hillsave on Jan 13, 2017 20:12:52 GMT -5
Somebody said nothing groundbreaking. What would you call bigger sales force working for Mannkind, international markets, label change in Sept., new product development, TV adv. coming, sponsorship of a reality TV show about diabetes where new adv will be used, new digital marketing, and I know that I forgot something. Oh sale of their Calif. property. About $120,000,000 of new funding. Wow. Really good stuff in my opinion! Matt had to be working really hard to get all this in such a short time. Thank you Matt! This is the best news in a long time in my estimation. Agree with almost all of the above, although the 120 million is not "new funding." In any event, I was especially encouraged by the news about the reality TV show...a smart way to deliver a targeted message. MY GUESS IS THIS IS THE TV REALITY SHOW THAT MNKD WILL BE SPONSORING. t.co/CHB4yni8HV?ssr=true
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Post by careful2invest on Jan 13, 2017 20:20:52 GMT -5
Agree with almost all of the above, although the 120 million is not "new funding." In any event, I was especially encouraged by the news about the reality TV show...a smart way to deliver a targeted message. MY GUESS IS THIS IS THE TV REALITY SHOW THAT MNKD WILL BE SPONSORING. t.co/CHB4yni8HV?ssr=trueDated March of 2014.
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 13, 2017 20:25:21 GMT -5
Agree with almost all of the above, although the 120 million is not "new funding." In any event, I was especially encouraged by the news about the reality TV show...a smart way to deliver a targeted message. MY GUESS IS THIS IS THE TV REALITY SHOW THAT MNKD WILL BE SPONSORING. t.co/CHB4yni8HV?ssr=true I watched this the other day. It's high class. They have trainers with grit. All the makings of a great show:-) Where does Dash fit in to this or does he?
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Post by kc on Jan 13, 2017 21:23:12 GMT -5
Agree with almost all of the above, although the 120 million is not "new funding." In any event, I was especially encouraged by the news about the reality TV show...a smart way to deliver a targeted message. MY GUESS IS THIS IS THE TV REALITY SHOW THAT MNKD WILL BE SPONSORING. t.co/CHB4yni8HV?ssr=true I just watch the YouTube clip very interesting love to see the show perhaps I should participate in it too! 😀
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Post by kc on Jan 13, 2017 21:23:54 GMT -5
Dash must be going to take the medicine from the chef for 35 days
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Post by nylefty on Jan 13, 2017 22:03:15 GMT -5
I just watch the YouTube clip very interesting love to see the show perhaps I should participate in it too! 😀 From the Charles Mattocks website: REVERSEDFiRST AIRED: Coming Soon
SEasONS/EPISODES: Coming Soon
GENRE: Reality/Entertainment
Stars: 8 people from all over the world and change the way they eat, drink, think, exercise and live with diabeteswww.charlesmattocks.com/copy-of-tv
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Post by promann on Jan 13, 2017 22:35:49 GMT -5
Exciting. I wonder how Afrezza will fit in to the show reversed? I don't think it will be in advertisements but I could be wrong.. Of coarse Maybe this isn't the reality show but it sure looks like it might be. Matt said tv advertising locally first in April so I don't think advertising fits the reality show. Maybe people on the show with diabetes will be using Afrezza that's my guess. Like I said very exciting to wait and see what happens..
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Post by cyn on Jan 14, 2017 10:43:42 GMT -5
A few things from the presentation that caught my attention... the $10.2M insulin purchase (Dec 2016) and $30M settlement payment from Sanofi (Jan 2017), complete release of all debt obligations ($71M) and security interests from Sanofi, $17M proceeds from sale of Valencia, CA property, $50M product spend reduction thru 2018 due to new agreement with Amphastar, and pipeline advancement initiatives. Combine these financial/strategic developments with the "transformation" of Mannkind to a "fully integrated" Biopharma (R&D, clinical, manufacturing, marketing and "own" sales force) imo helps to better position Mannkind as a potential merger/acquisition target.
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