Maybe even a private company like Alios will blindside IDIX speculators and deflate the balloon.
RFS Pharma is a fine example of a private company specializing in nucleoside chemistry which could potentially sell or license out a development stage asset (this article is over a year old).
"In addition, the company has identified very promising, early stage compounds for hepatitis C (some with picomolar activity in vitro), and also discovered a novel nucleoside technology along with analogs that are effective against noroviruses"
Now would be the opportune time for RFS to step up and do a deal.