Talon, I sure hope you are right. IMO, if two firms w/conflicting interests want work something out then, they will. If they are fundamentally at odds (culturally and scientifically) then it is a standoff. In this case there does not look to be a lot of middle ground, if A2-73 restores cognition then that is all she wrote. No one wants or needs the BAN story/brain swelling/dubious math.
The science seems exclusive, but that's just me. not sure how much real investment/commitment they have in BAN.