I have similar stories (although not quite as sexy!) about pharmas.....the phaseIII is very tough and long and its easy to get discouraged while you wait the 3 years or so to get results...then you need to get FDA approval to market in the States and thats even tougher sometimes.
We seem to have a tighter timeline with a semi-definite endpoint. Much easier to live with. Thx for that Fairchij.