With folks like Pfizer continuing to slash and burn RD it's anyone's guess if there are willing partners
There is another way to look at this: With PFE and others drastically cutting R&D and staff, there must be a tremendous pool of ambitious, well-connected managerial candidates hitting the streets. The time has come for change here (actually, it's been time for years), but mgmt will suppress any awareness of their incompetence, just as certain experts continue to do. There are many layers to this tragic story, and there is bound to be more on the horizon, if the past is any indication.