So he pushed it to find a buyer. Biogen Idec's bosses resisted at first, but in the face of lawsuits, boardroom manoeuvring and acrimonious attacks they relented-or so it seemed.

因此他积极运作寻找买家，起先公司的老板们抵制了一阵，但是在法律诉讼，董事会心猿意马，以及他人的冷嘲热讽面前，它们退缩了-至少表面上让步了。