Leo definitely has the leverage. This is what he said in an email to Drano last month.
"Has anything come out of the ECCMID for CTIX?
Of course. Many companies are very interested with what we are doing and it was an opportunity to update them. We need to start a phase 3 to take it further."
This is why CTIX will have the upper-hand in negotiations for a B partnership with big pharma: