Buying replicel stock thread

[young]

Not very helpful if I'm honest

I'm researching this but anyone who's prepared to answer the specific questions, I'd appreciate it.

I see now that end of March is the results of the current trials.

Looks promising.

In a nut shell, from what I understand, they extract healthy sheath cup cells (?) from the rear of your head, cultivate them into the millions, and inject them into the top of your head.

If it works, those cells will go in and reactivate all the dead cells, and your hair follicles will spring to life, and grow hair again.

It promises to be a no pain, and very easy procedure, which regrows your natural hair once again.

Of course, it will be expensive, but the best possible solution where you only your own cells, and your own hair without having surgery. It's non-invasive.

I would expect much change for £10.000, but I would hand that over with a smile on my face, knowing that I would have to worry about going bald.

You can imagine this is going to be huge business if it works, and hence their shares will skyrocket.

[chrisis]

My big question is, if they were able to grow hairs on the feet of mice that don't usually grow hair, how will that work cosmetically on a human head? Unless the treatment is administered in a very precise way, couldn't we see people with dodgy hairlines? I'm sure they've considered all of this but can't see any info on it.

[NotBelievingIt]

Also, does anyone know why the stock spiked at upper $20-$30 between 2004 and 2006 before plunging towards $1 for a few years?

Obviously we had the late 2000s stock market crash, but that wasn't until the end of 2007.

Biotech growth stocks go through that on even the slightest news - start of trials, pump and dump by 3rd parties etc. Initial news that weak investors over-reacted too....when a stock has such low volume, it doesn't take much to move it dramatically. I wouldn't be surprised to see the stock jump 100% on the news in March/April if it is indeed positive and they are moving forward with their next trials. How long it remains there will depend on how many people were playing the game and waiting for this kind of swing and then sell.

Also, be aware it never actually hit $30, there was a 1 for 30 reverse split in 2008.

So take whatever price the stock was at prior to October 2008 and divide it by 30 to get its actual price.

[young]

My big question is, if they were able to grow hairs on the feet of mice that don't usually grow hair, how will that work cosmetically on a human head? Unless the treatment is administered in a very precise way, couldn't we see people with dodgy hairlines? I'm sure they've considered all of this but can't see any info on it.

From what I get, it will not produce new hair. It will simply fully activate your follicles.

[NotBelievingIt]

My big question is, if they were able to grow hairs on the feet of mice that don't usually grow hair, how will that work cosmetically on a human head? Unless the treatment is administered in a very precise way, couldn't we see people with dodgy hairlines? I'm sure they've considered all of this but can't see any info on it.

I'm sure what will happen is a large quantities would be injected over the crown area, where there is no need for a hair line. Cowlicks might need special attention if people care to preserve it.

I have two guesses for hair lines:
1) Agreement with Tracy that a transplant would be necessary at the hair line areas. The injections would be limited to areas where hair volume and not position are more important.

2) Injections get progressively smaller as it moves towards the hair line and the full treatment will take multiple visits during growth periods to make a determination whether to move forward near the hairline to prevent what you're talking about.


The mouse injections/pictures don't say a) how much was injected b) how many injections

From what I get, it will not produce new hair. It will simply fully activate your follicles.

I thought I read they believe it will create new because the DSC creates a pocket where the "magic" can happen. Its likely more about protecting the current. I think once a follicile has "died" thats it, it would have to be stimulated to grow, but once that happens the new DSC would prevent the DHT strangulation.

[Maradona]

I'm sure what will happen is a large quantities would be injected over the crown area, where there is no need for a hair line. Cowlicks might need special attention if people care to preserve it.

I have two guesses for hair lines:
1) Agreement with Tracy that a transplant would be necessary at the hair line areas. The injections would be limited to areas where hair volume and not position are more important.

2) Injections get progressively smaller as it moves towards the hair line and the full treatment will take multiple visits during growth periods to make a determination whether to move forward near the hairline to prevent what you're talking about.


The mouse injections/pictures don't say a) how much was injected b) how many injections

I thought I read they believe it will create new because the DSC creates a pocket where the "magic" can happen. Its likely more about protecting the current. I think once a follicile has "died" thats it, it would have to be stimulated to grow, but once that happens the new DSC would prevent the DHT strangulation.

Yeah you might need a surgeon for the hairline or else you would be a negative norwood.

I could live with the struggle of being a negative norwood though.

[NotBelievingIt]

Yeah you might need a surgeon for the hairline or else you would be a negative norwood.

I could live with the struggle of being a negative norwood though.

LOL

I dunno, hairs growing out of center of my forehead wouldn't be terribly attractive.

How do you tell your buds and gf "I gotta shave my forehead" hahah

[chrisis]

Very interesting guys. This leads me to wonder whether many people will get a hair transplant to form a hairline, and then fill in the back with injections if and where necessary. Maybe HT surgeons will offer both. Sounds like it would save a lot of hassle. Once the hairline is rooted by HT, more HTs will be a thing of the past, just injections. That is real progress and reassuring for many of us considering their first HT.

Of course, if they can somehow ensure that only hair follicles are activated, rather than generating new ones, then this therapy would replace HTs entirely. They may also find a way to target the treatment so it forms a precise hairline anyway. Maybe they will be able to establish where the hairline used to be, and simply "trace" it. I don't know enough about dermatology though

[lpenergy]

Replicel has its 2nd highest volume trading day ever

First time poster to this board, and I normally try not let myself get "caught up" in treatments and I just try to live my life for the most part. I just found out about Replicel about a month ago, and I can honestly say that I am excited.

Anyways, Replicel traded 29,200 shares this past friday on no news. To put this in perspective, there was only 1 day in its stock trading history where it traded more shares, and this was on Sept 9, 2011 with 45,200 shares traded (per yahoo finance). Normally, it only has trading volume of about 3,800 shares. It could be nothing or it could be something. Additionally, the shares were purchased in blocks throughout the day, which is what a smart buyer would want to do in order to avoid driving the stock up immediately with a large purchase.

In stock market trading, prior to key events taking place such as earnings announcements, price and volume action tends to move ahead of the announcement, meaning that either news leaked somehow, or very savy investors correctly anticipated the results. Occasionally, news can leak, or perhaps some Georgian is now sporting a full head of hair and contacts his cousin living in U.S., and if this were the case, it may show up in share accumulation prior to study results release.

The CEO mentioned that the study participants were "overdosed", given millions and tens of millions of dermal sheath cup cells in order to prove safety. So, in my mind (Non-medical mind), if this technology would work at all, it would work on this study.

It is worth keeping an eye on the volume, and one can never be certain that investors with better knowledge are purchasing shares, but I usually go with the assumption that larger buyers tend to have better knowledge. It could also be that as we get closer to the release date of the study results, trading activity could be picking up as well.

Disclosure: I picked up 1,000 shares on Friday

[Maradona]

First time poster to this board, and I normally try not let myself get "caught up" in treatments and I just try to live my life for the most part. I just found out about Replicel about a month ago, and I can honestly say that I am excited.

Anyways, Replicel traded 29,200 shares this past friday on no news. To put this in perspective, there was only 1 day in its stock trading history where it traded more shares, and this was on Sept 9, 2011 with 45,200 shares traded (per yahoo finance). Normally, it only has trading volume of about 3,800 shares. It could be nothing or it could be something. Additionally, the shares were purchased in blocks throughout the day, which is what a smart buyer would want to do in order to avoid driving the stock up immediately with a large purchase.

In stock market trading, prior to key events taking place such as earnings announcements, price and volume action tends to move ahead of the announcement, meaning that either news leaked somehow, or very savy investors correctly anticipated the results. Occasionally, news can leak, or perhaps some Georgian is now sporting a full head of hair and contacts his cousin living in U.S., and if this were the case, it may show up in share accumulation prior to study results release.

The CEO mentioned that the study participants were "overdosed", given millions and tens of millions of dermal sheath cup cells in order to prove safety. So, in my mind (Non-medical mind), if this technology would work at all, it would work on this study.

It is worth keeping an eye on the volume, and one can never be certain that investors with better knowledge are purchasing shares, but I usually go with the assumption that larger buyers tend to have better knowledge. It could also be that as we get closer to the release date of the study results, trading activity could be picking up as well.

Disclosure: I picked up 1,000 shares on Friday

Don't get too excited bro. They only injected the cells in a specific area of the scalp like 2cm^2 area, so they don't have a full head of hair yet.

Imo, it will yield results in april, impressive ones depending where it was injected. This will attract investors and hopefully the company can go on and cure a NW7 because from my "Research" as a "hair loss expert" it will be good at making follicles more resistant to DHT and strengthen already minituarized follicles but to cure norwood 6 and 7s seems very unlikely.

[BoSox]

Did anybody notice the stock today? It dropped about 7%, should this be a concern? :/

[chrisis]

On volume of 1,500? That's like $3000 worth of trading?

if that scares you then you shouldn't be involved.

[2020]

On volume of 1,500? That's like $3000 worth of trading?

if that scares you then you shouldn't be involved.

^ exactly. Low volume = High volatility.

[NotBelievingIt]

Did anybody notice the stock today? It dropped about 7%, should this be a concern? :/

Did you notice the rest of the stock market?

Risk mode is "off" - so any risky assets (equities in general) are being sold.

Since its low volume, any selling pressure will make a big difference in price since the bid / ask spread is so high.

Likely some skittish newb home investor dumped the shares because honestly, 1500 shares is pocket change for anyone serious about holding the company for its future prospects and thus wouldn't think twice watching ~$3000 drop 7% in value.

[BoSox]

Sorry.. guess I have a lot to learn.