>> Just what is it about the production of squalamine that you believe makes it so very hard to produce enough drug? << I am only a messenger here; I am not an organic chemist who can speak to these matters firsthand. The ex-employee says that the Squalamine production process is unusually cumbersome and there are issues pertaining to yield and purity. >>How much time has passed since the guy gave you that opinion? << The conversation took place last summer.