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[scorman1]

you are aware that donepezil approved in 2003 worked on sigma1....so not exactly a novel concept as you imply

[Gator328]

I know a guy whose uncle made a fortune because he invested in a satellite network at a time when television was predominately consumed through underground cables. It took a while but eventually people recognized that satellite tv provided benefits over cable (300 channels vs 30) for roughly the same price.

He later parlayed the profits from that unconventional investment into owning an NHL franchise. I thought it was the coolest thing ever when my friend got a signed Wayne Gretzky hockey stick for his 13th birthday. Fortune favors the bold...

If Sigma-1 turns out to be the next big thing in CNS disease research, Dr. Missling's decision to pursue it full tilt should reward patient shareholders willing to take the risk alongside him.