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Chapter 203 The Delayed Gene Sequencer
On the other end of the phone was Zhao Xiaojie, Director of the Purchasing Department. He was a veteran of Sanqing.

Zhao Xiaojie's voice was a little panicked at first, but he soon calmed down.

"Mr. Wei, the thing is like this. Our gene sequencers are generally purchased from the industry leader Immana, and we have ordered three batches in total. The first two batches are mainly for the biological laboratory and the shared laboratory of Longtu. , Arrived very smoothly, so the third batch signed another order with them.

"The third batch is mainly for the scientific research team and postdoctoral fellows of the State Key Laboratory, and it was originally to be installed in the new headquarters."

"The first two batches arrived on time, but the third batch has not arrived, and it has now exceeded the delivery date agreed in the contract."

"I have been urging the manufacturer to ship on time since three months ago. The manufacturer promised well that there would be no delay. As a result, every time the delivery time was approaching, they would make excuses."

"The first time it said the factory was on fire and it needed time to repair it, the second time it was said that the workers were on strike, it was ridiculous, the third time it was said that the shipping was too difficult to book and it was going to be changed to land transportation, and after a while it was said that the train was not available , to re-queue for the warehouse, and so on."

"It has been delayed for almost a month now, and I have not received any shipping information. Now I have to contact them once a day, but the reason given to me is always waiting in line for the shipping schedule."

"I don't feel right now, maybe something is wrong, it's definitely not normal business practice."

Wei Kang snorted coldly and said, "Of course it's not normal. But, haven't you made any preparations?"

Zhao Xiaojie said hastily: "I have been contacting other manufacturers since the first delay. I searched for both Thermo Fisher Scientific and Roche, but they all said that if the order is placed now, the fastest delivery date will be half a year later."

"Mr. Wei, you also know that in terms of gene sequencing, Illumina is the industry leader with a high market share, and our machines are all from its company, and the supporting reagents are also from the same company. If it is suddenly replaced by another manufacturer, There might be problems."

"As long as they have been working together well before, there have been no problems. Machine maintenance and reagent purchase have been very smooth. They also attach great importance to customers and often send people to maintain them."

"Mr. Wei, it's my fault this time. I didn't foresee this situation. Prepare a countermeasure."

After Wei Kang heard this, he suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. He naturally saw that this manufacturer was playing tricks on purpose, and none of the other alternative manufacturers were willing to replace it.

Usually these manufacturers, in order to grab orders, do everything they can, and are very happy to express their sincerity.

You must know that the order scheduling in the hands of each manufacturer is very flexible. It is a normal unspoken industry rule to move the order order for big customers. Send people off routinely.

Of course, this is due to Zhao Xiaojie's lack of awareness of urgency and his poorly prepared alternatives, but the hints revealed by these western manufacturers seem to be obvious.

Is this a joint effort against Sanqing?
Wei Kang tapped his fingers on the balcony railing, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Gene sequencing is to determine the base sequence of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) through sequencing equipment, so as to interpret the genetic code of DNA and provide guidance for life science research, clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Gene sequencers are essential equipment for genetic testing, and are currently mainly used in the fields of clinical testing and scientific research services.

This industry is different from the pharmaceutical industry. There are many heroes in the pharmaceutical industry, and the top ten giants in the industry are not far behind each other.

However, the gene sequencing industry has formed an oligopolistic pattern. The company's main business is the production and sales of gene sequencers and reagents, accounting for more than 90% of the global market share. The second and third in the industry are Thermo Fisher Scientific and Roche respectively. , sharing the remaining market share together.

The largest product line of Illumina is the Qualcomm sequencer, which is also the instrument ordered by Sanqing this time.

High-throughput sequencer is one of the biggest revolutionary technologies in life science in recent years. Its appearance and development have greatly accelerated the process of the entire biological science research, and also changed the application field and the thinking of clinical research and diagnosis.

Since the advent of the first-generation sequencing technology, there have been four generations of gene sequencing technology on the market.However, the next-generation sequencing technology, which was born in 2005, still occupies the mainstream in the global market, and Illumina relies on its monopoly advantage to build high technical barriers.

For a long time, almost all domestic gene sequencers have been imported from other companies, and Sanqing has always ordered the latest instruments, and it can only choose the products of Immena.

As the core tool of life science and technology, gene sequencer has absolute barriers to entry. In a sense, it is not only the top technology in the field of life science, but also the mother of this industry. Its value is no less than that of chip manufacturing and space engineering. technology.

The research and development of gene sequencers has extremely high requirements on the quality of relevant personnel. R&D personnel must be familiar with many complex subjects such as biology, physics, chips, and precision machinery.At the same time, its manufacturing process is quite complicated, and it is not possible to achieve a breakthrough overnight and to easily imitate it.

The gene sequencer is a typical hard and soft platform-type hard technology, and it is a decoder for human, animal and plant life data.

It not only has a wide range of application scenarios in new drug development, gene research, and clinical treatment, but also plays a key supporting role in the research and application of animal and plant genomics in the agricultural field.

It can be said that it is the "lithography machine" of life sciences.

In a broad sense, lithography machines and gene sequencers have a similar pattern in the sequence of the technology tree.

One is based on silicon and the other is based on carbon, which are the two key keys to solve the proposition of "where did it come from and where is it going" for human civilization so far.

The former is a sophisticated device for externally transforming the physical world; the latter is a core tool for internally unlocking life sciences.

Just like ASML's monopoly in the field of lithography machines, Illumina is also a well-deserved overlord in the gene sequencer industry.

Such a technology as important as a national weapon is in the hands of a company. One can imagine what kind of impact it will have on downstream manufacturers when it secretly manipulates orders.

Wei Kang couldn't help thinking of the legendary Bangguo Erxing Group whose factory buildings always caught fire, and looked at the many lame excuses made by Immena, and a sneer appeared on his face.

He said flatly: "The current situation is obvious, we are being targeted."

"This is a long-planned conspiracy to withdraw confession, and it is also a conspiracy carried out by the entire gene sequencing industry."

"Sanqing has offended many people. Perhaps the price limit order has angered other pharmaceutical companies, and perhaps the progress of genetic medicine has made the West uneasy."

"In short, after careful selection, they chose the gene sequencer as the target, because this is a monopoly industry, so we have no other choice, but in the end we can only choose to submit."

"Whether they wanted to delay our R&D progress, disgust or threaten us, they achieved their goals."

"I have a hunch that this is just the first step, and there will be countless conspiracies and ultimate moves waiting for us."

"Since Western countries are unwilling to sell us goods, we must make plans early and respond as soon as possible."

"Old Zhao, do we have any other options?"

(End of this chapter)