NorthWest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)

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Fireman,

Allow me to address the second paragraph...impressive! I imagine the mental and physical challenges of the job would be the attraction. A rare combination and that you do much of it outside is pretty cool (no pun intended)!

As for the first paragraph, I agree with your concerns about debt and lack of revenues, a deadly combination for many firms. But DCVax, as a separate vaccine and potentially in combination, has game-changing potential. So, the negotiations are done best when both sides work toward a mutually beneficial agreement, rather than viewing negotiations as a zero sum game. This is a potential medical breakthrough and the approach should be consistent with any firm's values statement. FWIW...

Here is Merck's...

Everything we do, in and out of the laboratory, is based on our deep appreciation for life. That’s the reason we come together across the business with one purpose – to use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world.

Here is Roche's...

Working for Roche means more than just having a job. To us, it means a daily obligation to maintain our personal integrity, think boldly and be passionately committed to improving medicine. Our three Roche values are central to how we want to behave as individuals, and collectively as an organization.