This response brings us all closer to a common level of...

This response brings us all closer to a common level of knowledge about Allen Hoffmann's answers to many questions we had!
a) Zeiss is a huge company and the regulatory process is more complex than many who never worked in a technical, scientific or medical field can imagine.
It requires a lot of coordination with CE / FDA bureaucrats which you just can't nail down to a certain certification release date!
If you had ever to do with Centrelink or the Taxation Office you know what I am talking about!
Zeiss can pass on only their best estimates, which might shift a couple of months repeatedly. OIL just had to adjust continuously!
b) A recruitment progress to replace current employees can be effective! There are a lot of high qualified brains out there, perhaps more qualified for the current stage of progress!
c)All patents are in OIL's name and business is running uninterrupted and sliding or is already more in the production phase.
I guess there will be an agreement before a General Meeting called for 10.Mai 2018 as the current board has a clear picture now of the shareholdings from the opposing parties.
Now worries we get there!
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