RE:RVX vs. ESPR leadership matters...Back in 2007 I flew from Mpls to Calgary to attend the annual AGM to meet the management and get a idea of who was running RVX and getting acquainted. I also pulled off a breakfast meeting Roger Newton at the Hyatt, who had just joined the board and was considered a real coup for RVX.
My objective, as a non science person was to get his feel of the future ...his response.."we'll learn a lot about what the science can do as we proceed to the IND and subsequent trials. Several months later he left the board and there was NO DISCUSSION subsequent to that about why. Next thing I heard he was back with Esperion, a company he had previously sold to,Pfizer....Pfizer sold again for much less then they paid...and now they are back in spades.
Did Roger Newton pick,the brains of Dr Johannason....learn our secret sauce and use it for Esperion? Sure would like to know why he joined our board, left shortly, and is where he is now. Although we use a pill and they don't why are they so well regarded in comparison to RVX?
Although they haven't had the setbacks RVX has had...either they are way overvalued or we are way undervalued. Love to,get some answers.....maybe someone can ask during the Q@A at the AGM.