The results were selected for a poster presentation at the AATS conference. Would that happen if they were bad? I find that hard to believe. I'm with you that the strategy here is a head scratcher, though.
No, it's not obvious we're not getting a payment from a partner.
It's possible however, that a partner wants to split a trial cost with us, which is estimated at $20m, and that's why they needed to quickly raise this money.