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Chapter 262 Absurdly Low Patent Fees

Recently, overseas social media has been full of news, all about the out-of-court settlement between Sanqing and the Broad Institute on patent fees.

The people of Eagle Country have seen the news, and their impression of Sanqing is not that bad. Instead, they have discussed Sanqing's possible response on the Internet.

Some more objective netizens gave their own rational speculations.

"It seems that Sanqing Group will inevitably join forces with Yingguo Pharmaceutical Enterprises and become a high-priced harvester with a sickle in hand."

"Pharmaceutical companies have only one way to face this situation, and that is to raise prices."

"Every one of us knows what they will do. This is already an unspoken rule in the pharmaceutical industry. Every time the pharmaceutical companies suffer any loss in their wallets, they will transfer the damage to the patients and achieve a world where only patients are injured."

"I originally thought that Sanqing Group's low-priced genetic medicine would become a catfish in a can of sardines, driving down the high price of the entire pharmaceutical market. Obviously, I was wrong."

"This wave is where the administrator personally cut the network cable."

"It can only be said that Sanqing has tried his best."

"Every thalassemia sufferer, please mourn and prepare your tent. It will make your life more comfortable when you are wandering."

Overseas netizens have reached a consensus that in the face of such a result, no matter what, the price of thalassemia gene medicine will double.

From the current US$50 to more than 100 million.

As for the specific number, it depends on how big Sanqing's appetite is.

In order to avoid the loss of high patent fees, Sanqing will inevitably increase the price of gene drugs like other pharmaceutical companies, so as to pass all the losses on to patients and obtain sufficient profits from it.

At this moment, all the thalassemia patients in Eagle Country were all wailing.

Bart is a typical thalassemia patient. He is in his 30s and his condition is getting worse day by day.

He queued for a long time at the hospital in Eagle Country, waiting for bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, but because of the rare blood type, he couldn't wait for a matching bone marrow.

Seeing that the disease would start to fail if the disease continued to develop, he finally waited for the advent of genetic medicine that could completely cure it.

Originally, he thought that the price would be too high for people to bear, but he had a serious job before, and after the insurance covered most of the expenses, he used up all his savings and was finally able to afford the medical expenses.

He has submitted blood samples, paid the bill and is anxiously awaiting final medical treatment.

After seeing the latest report, his heart suddenly cooled down.

Never expected to encounter such a thing, the thalassemia gene medicine would have to pay such a high patent fee.

He can already think of the next development.

Sanqing will definitely ask for a huge sum of money before continuing to treat him.

But he has no money at all, and if he wants to pay more, he can only sell the house and set up a tent in the park to live in.

In the past few days, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, fidgeting and frowning.

The agreed time is coming soon, and he really can't afford a penny.

Suddenly, a familiar call rang.

He looked at the buzzing mobile phone, as if looking at a poisonous snake with its mouth wide open.

But there is no other way, we are halfway there, so we must not give up our own lives.

Bart picked up the phone and said in a trembling voice, "Hello, I'm Bart. What's the matter with you?"

A sweet voice rang in his ears, but the words he said made his whole body tremble as if struck by lightning.

"Hello, Mr. Bart, I'm the customer service staff of Sanqing Group. I'm very happy to tell you that the price of the gene drug you ordered has been reduced this week. It's [-]% off the original price. We will immediately return the extra money to you." It will be returned to you, please keep an eye on the payment account, if you have any questions, you can call the hotline at any time."

"what?"

After Bart finished listening, he suddenly became distraught and distracted.

On the land of the mighty Eagle Country, there is such an absurd thing?

The pharmaceutical company would give him a discount or a refund?
He had never seen such a thing in his life, no, he had never even heard of it!
He sat on the sofa in a daze for a long time before he came back to his senses.

I opened my online banking account, and when I checked it, I was stunned.

It turned out to be an extra $7.5 refund.

The same scene also happened to other thalassemia patients.

All patients who are about to or have received gene drug treatment have received a refund.

This matter quickly spread in the circle of patients.

Everyone was shocked.

As a result, more patients were eager to try, and immediately ran to the hospital to apply for Sanqing's gene medicine for treatment.

However, the doctor told them with great regret.

"Unfortunately, the Sanqing Group recently informed us that the manufacturing process of this drug is very complicated, the production capacity is extremely limited, and there are not many places. You can only wait in line."

The patient asked eagerly: "I'm making an appointment now, how long will it take to get my turn?"

The doctor glanced at the computer and showed a professional smile: "There are already more than 1000 people queuing up, and it will be your turn in three years' time."

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Eagle Country, Broad Institute.

Zheng Feng walked briskly into the office with a smile on his face.

It has been two weeks since the out-of-court settlement, and today is the deadline for Sanqing to pay patent fees.

At this moment, there must have been a considerable amount of money in the account waiting for his review.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, feeling relieved.

I can't wait to turn on the computer and log in to the company's online banking account.

However, he looked carefully for a long time.

There was also no record of any entry of more than one million US dollars.

He narrowed his eyes and checked the remitter one by one.

Finally found the remittance from Sanqing.

A look at the amount, $12.

He was stunned for a moment. What's going on? Is this the patent fee paid by Sanqing?
That's too little, too little!
Immediately call the subordinate who is handling the matter to inquire.

The subordinate voice was frustrated, and he said helplessly: "Boss, I asked the people at Sanqing. They said that this is the patent fee for all the genetic drugs marketed in Yingguo."

"There are specific sales records here. Each patient pays 25 US dollars. Since the drug has just been launched, the clinical cost and labor cost are very high, so there is only a poor 1% profit, which is 2500 US dollars. Calculated according to the ratio of 25% , the patent fee is $625."

When he said this, he was about to cry: "In less than two months since it was launched, a total of about 200 patients have been treated. Multiplying US$625 by 200 is almost US$12, which is exactly the amount on the account. "

"Sanqing also said that the cost of genetic drugs is too high, and they did not make money at all in the past few years. Only after all the costs are recovered, will there be higher profits. Let us not be impatient and wait patiently for a few years. Can make a fortune."

"This..." Zheng Feng's eyes darkened, and a mouthful of old blood almost spewed out.

　Chapter 260 is blocked, and I can't release it for a while. I'm still struggling to apply for unblocking, so I'll open it first and release it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)