Recently, there has been overwhelming news on overseas social media, all talking about the out-of-court settlement reached between Sanqing and Broad Institute on patent fees.
The people of Eagle Kingdom have all seen the news, and their impression of Sanqing is not that bad. Instead, they are discussing possible responses to Sanqing on the Internet.
Some more objective netizens gave their own rational speculations.
"It seems that Sanqing Group will inevitably collude with Yingguo Pharmaceuticals and become a high-priced reaper with a sickle in hand."
"Face this situation, pharmaceutical companies have only one way, 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 company's wallet suffers any loss, they will transfer the harm to the patient, achieving a world where only patients are injured."
"I originally thought that Sanqing Group's low-priced genetic drugs would become the catfish in the can of sardines, driving down the high prices of the entire pharmaceutical market. Obviously I was wrong."
"This time, the administrator personally cut the network cables."
"I can only say that Sanqing has tried his best."
"All thalassemia patients, please express your condolences and prepare a 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, the price of thalassemia gene drugs will double no matter what.
From the current US$500,000 to more than 1 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, like other pharmaceutical companies, significantly increase the price of genetic drugs, thereby passing on all losses to patients and obtaining sufficient profits from them.
At this moment, all the thalassemia patients in Eagle Country were wailing.
Bart is a typical thalassemia patient. He is over thirty years old, and his condition is getting worse day by day.
He waited in line for a long time at the hospital in Eagle Country, waiting for a bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell transplant, but because the blood type is relatively rare, he has never been able to wait for a matching bone marrow.
Seeing that if the disease continued to progress, organ failure would begin, and he finally waited for the advent of genetic drugs that could completely cure him.
He originally thought the price would be unaffordable, but he had a regular job before, and after his insurance covered most of the cost and all his savings, he was finally able to afford the medical expenses.
He had submitted a blood sample, paid the fee and was anxiously awaiting his final dose of medication.
After seeing the latest reports, his heart suddenly felt cold.
I never expected to encounter such a thing, that a thalassemia gene drug 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 he can continue to treat him.
But he was completely out of money. If he had to pay more, he would have to sell the house and live in a tent in the park.
In the past few days, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, restless and frowning.
The appointed time was coming soon, and he really couldn't afford a penny.
Suddenly, a familiar call rang.
He looked at the buzzing cell phone as if looking at a poisonous snake with its bloody mouth.
But there is no other way. We are already halfway there, so we can't give up our lives.
Bart picked up the phone and said in a shaky voice: "Hello, I'm Bart. What do you want?"
A sweet voice sounded in his ears, and the words he spoke made his whole body tremble as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Hello, Mr. Bart, I am the customer service staff of Sanqing Group. I am very happy to tell you that the price of the genetic medicine you ordered has been reduced this week, with a 50% discount on the original price. We will immediately transfer the extra money. It will be returned to you, please keep an eye on the payment account, and if you have any questions, you can call the hotline at any time."
"What?"
After Bart heard this, he suddenly became distraught and distraught.
Is there such a ridiculous thing happening in the majestic land of Eagle Country?
The pharmaceutical company would actually give him a discount or 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 checked it, and I was stunned.
There was actually an additional refund of US$75,000.
The same scene happened to other thalassemia patients.
All patients who are about to receive or have received genetic drug treatment have received refunds.
This incident quickly spread among fellow patients.
Everyone was shocked.
As a result, more patients became eager to try it and immediately went to the hospital to apply for Sanqing's genetic medicine for treatment.
However, the doctor told them with great regret.
"Unfortunately, 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 queuing up for an appointment now. How long will it take for it to be my turn?"
The doctor glanced at the computer and showed a professional smile: "There are already more than a thousand people queuing up. It will be your turn in three years."
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Eagle Country, Broad Institute.
Zheng Feng walked into the office with a smile and brisk steps.
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 be a considerable sum of money in the account waiting for his review.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and feel comfortable.
I eagerly turned on my computer and logged into my company's online banking account.
However, he looked through it carefully for a long time.
There was no record of a single payment exceeding one million US dollars.
He squinted his eyes and checked the remitter one by one.
Finally found the remittance from Sanqing.
Looking at the amount, it was US$125,000.
He was instantly confused. What was going on? Is this the patent fee paid by Sanqing?
This is too little, ridiculously little!
Immediately call your subordinate to inquire.
The subordinate's voice was frustrated and he said helplessly: "Boss, I asked the people at Sanqing. They said this is the patent fee for all genetic drugs listed in Eagle Country."
"There are specific sales records here. Each patient pays US$250,000. Since the drug has just been launched, clinical costs and labor costs are very high, so there is only a pitiful 1% profit, which is US$2,500, calculated based on a 25% ratio. , the patent fee is $625.”
When he said this, he was almost crying: "It has been on the market for less than two months and has treated about 200 patients in total. Multiplying $625 by 200, the price is almost $125,000, which is exactly the amount on the account. "
"Sanqing also said that the cost of genetic medicines is too high. They made no money at all in the first 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. We will definitely Can make a fortune."
"This..." Zheng Feng's eyesight went dark, and a mouthful of old blood almost spurted out.
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