NorthWest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)

[skitahoe]

While a buyout in the future would be very desirable, I believe more than one company could be interested, and nothing would be better than a bidding war to decide who gets the company.

If a number of companies suspect that others are interested, it can put them off if they're not willing to get into a bidding war. I don't know if the company already has confidentiality agreements in place with one or more companies. If so, those companies will actually be able to get into the data as soon as it's unblinded, rather than waiting for TLD to be announced. If they wish, they could create their own K-M plots before they're presented for peer review, and they should be accurate because they're able to get to all the data. I suspect this could lead to a partnership rather quickly, before any buyout, as a potential buyer will want at least some preliminary data from DCVax-Direct, and partnership money can accelerate that process. Without that, it's doubtful that a potential buyer will be willing to pay what the company believes it's worth.

Gary