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His garden is a combination of his English roots and Southern California influences: Hardy boxwood ‘Green Beauty’ hedges, Pittosporum tobira ‘Wheeler’s Dwarf’ shrubs and Japanese holly planted en masse are softened by flowering blue hibiscus, grape vines, honeysuckle and jasmine.

And he added a backdrop of Pittosporum tobira, which was ubiquitous on the streets of Madrid.

On the anti-inflammatory front, Allergan has high hopes for the other drug it acquired from Tobira, a blocker of receptors for molecules called chemokines, which are instrumental in mediating persistent inflammation.

When Allergan announced the $1.7 billion deal for Tobira, for example, that company's shares jumped from under $5 to over $30.

Yaffe, who had singled out Tobira to investors prior to its acquisition, said the Durect drug "looks incredibly promising as it relates to inflammation and fibrosis."