From an earlier article by Scott Matusow:

"A person who has had the kind of success as Mann is not the type of person who quits at anything. Mann is an extremely intelligent man, and I believe that he will eventually work Mannkind into a very successful company.

A Curious Case in Need of Resolution

On one hand, the numbers for Mannkind and the progression of its drug candidates look horrendous. On the other hand, the past success of Alfred Mann is hard to ignore along with the massive short interest in Mannkind. I truly wonder what a short squeeze would look like with Mannkind stock.

A curious case indeed."

http://seekingalpha.com/article/330132-the-curious-case-of-mannkind-corporation