I cannot believe that RP would be letting things go without...

I cannot believe that RP would be letting things go without anything to say, unless he is intentionally holding his cards close to his chest and wants to hit the market with multiple announcements over a short period, in order to hit the market square between the eyes...

...this might be partly wishful thinking, however, we really do have a strong pipeline and so there is the potential for different opportunities to be realised. Remember that RP and his deputy JP, have experience in the HCV arena, JP in terms of the science and RP in terms of the dealmaking - interesting though, that JP's title is Executive Vice President - Corporate Development & Strategy.

If RP has his sights set on a future sellout, I'd expect the plan would be to get all his ducks in a row and try to ignite the SP with a series of announcements, in order to set the company up with a suitable market cap first.

Does the market slow down before Christmas? Is January a better time to roll out announcements?