Absolutely not.
If a prospective partner is aware of material information that is not known to the general investment community, it would be classed as "Selective Disclosure".
Potential partner(s) are subjected to NDA's which would also prohibit the purchase of shares in advance of material information becoming public.
It would be illegal.
That is also why I do not believe it is possible for any insiders to buy on the open market at this time; most likely insiders have been on blackout for a long time.
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