Pharma has a potential buyer but the price is to high. Likewise Vision Care has some interested but at the right price. Surgical may have to go it alone as a WP company for a long long time.
CooperVision is interested in buying the Vision Care Division. But B+L would have to be sold at the right price. If the price comes down it is a done deal.
So when do you think Ista and CooperVision will buy B+L? B+L would be wise to sell as soon as possible. Without any new products coming out this year B+L would only lose value if they wait.
If a new product does come out it would take at least a year for a buyer to look at how the sales of the new product impact the market before they would take an interest in the new products market potential. The only thing that matters in today's market is actual sales not some empty promise of false new technologies impacting sales.