RE:What next. Casual thread...I may be wrong , but my gut feeling is that we won't hear of 1402 anymore.
I've never been answered directly either, for some strategic reasons I guess, but the general feeling from the different answers is that 4050 and others cousins molecules have something that makes them more valuable than 1402. So I expect that some other molecule will take the relay of 1402 for CIA, but only a couple of years from now. Once/if the lowest (and largest) hanging fruits have been reaped from the 4050 tree, and ProMetic is cash free to pursue more controversial venture all by itself.
Because anemia have proven to be a difficult thing to sell around, in the aftermath of the incumbent EPO mis-behavior, and ProMetic didn't want to fight that face wind when other so easier options where almost falling on our plate all by themselves.
That will obviously change if/when the first billions from 4050 ends up materializing...
IMHO
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