Responding to the offer, Thera unrolled the full backstory —including that this is in fact Future Pak’s third attempt at a buyout. The CDMO first offered $100 million for a buyout in August ...

The exact Thera eruption date remains unconfirmed, but the team has narrowed it down to just a handful of possibilities: 1611 B.C., 1562-1555 B.C. and 1538 B.C. "One of these is Thera," Pearson said.