Zheng Feng looked at the numbers on his account, his eyelids couldn't help twitching, and he felt extremely depressed.
1% profit, I believe you!
Why isn’t the selling price $500,000?
Why did the price drop? Or an outrageous 50% off?
Even if there is a discount, you will give me 600 yuan in royalties for a drug worth 250,000 yuan?
You won’t give me a thousand yuan?
This must be done on purpose to disgust people.
What's wrong with Wei Kang?
We are all businessmen. Is this interesting?
Why would you rather lower the price than pay the patent fee?
He really can't understand the other party's behavior. Is he still a human being if he doesn't make money?
Originally, he thought that Sanqing would follow the industry rules and directly sell the product at double the price, so that everyone could make money and achieve a win-win situation.
Isn't this delicious?
Why the opponent didn't play his cards according to the rules!
He thought that the two parties had a tacit understanding, but it turned out to be just his illusion.
He rubbed the center of his brows, suddenly feeling tired and unlovable.
Sanqing's ability to do this must have been reviewed by lawyers. From a legal perspective, there is indeed no problem.
Yes, patent fees do have to be paid.
However, the initial investment in medical research and development is very high, often hundreds of millions of dollars, and this can all be spread among the costs.
As for the price being too low? Sorry, the law does not require pharmaceutical companies to sell at high prices.
80% of insurance companies are still cheering for the saved medical expenses.
After all this calculation, under the circumstances of low selling price and high cost, the profit margin can actually reach 1%. Anyone who sees it will give a thumbs up and praise Sanqing for its good management.
Moreover, the price of this genetic drug in China is also the same, and it is sold at the same low price. It cannot be said that it is price discrimination and deliberately sold at a low price in the Eagle Country.
As for the donations from the world's richest people, they are for the Sanqing Charitable Foundation.
You should know that Sanqing is not only a thalassemia gene drug, but also drugs for treating cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and various diseases.
The rich are kind-hearted and cannot bear to see the poor die of illness. They donate to the Three Clean Ups and provide free medicine to the poor. No one can find fault with this.
After thinking about it, Zheng Feng found that there was nothing he could do against the other party.
As long as the opponent repeatedly jumps across the legal boundary and tries his best to cheat, he will be invincible.
He was at a loss for what to do and was so depressed that he vomited blood.
No, we must find a way to make Sanqing surrender and spit out huge profits.
Zheng Feng stood up suddenly, with an inexplicable fighting spirit rising in his heart.
I hope that teacher, that scheming old fox, can come up with new ideas.
With this in mind, he hurried towards his mentor Durand's office.
****
Sanqing officially announced the launch of thalassemia gene drugs in China.
At the same time, we also contacted the University of California team, the owner of China's CRISPR technology patent, to discuss patent licensing fees.
The other party seems to adhere to the idea of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" and has a very friendly attitude towards Sanqing.
A reasonable patent licensing fee agreement was quickly reached.
After this genetic drug is launched in China, Europe and other countries, payments will be made based on sales milestones.
Sales milestone payment refers to a one-time payment that one party needs to pay to the other party in an agreed amount when the net sales of the year reached a certain amount agreed by both parties. It is a commonly used payment method in the pharmaceutical industry.
The two parties agreed that after cumulative sales reached US$100 million, Sanqing would pay a patent fee.
Calculated, the annual patent fees paid are about ten million US dollars, which is much more friendly than the sky-high asking prices of the Broad Institute.
Of course, this is also because the University of California team is optimistic about Sanqing’s strength in clinical applications and wants to take a long-term approach.
Compared to the aggressiveness of the Broad Institute, as long as they lower their attitude, Sanqing will obviously be more willing to deal with them.
The University of California team also continues to encourage Sanqing to continue to use CRISPR technology to develop other single genetic diseases, expressing its willingness to maintain long-term cooperation and provide technical support.
At the same time, we also solemnly declare that we will never give up the patent battle for this technology in Eagle Country.
This is also because they have licensed patents to some biomedical companies and will face financial losses if they do not continue to sue.
In short, the negotiations between the two parties were harmonious and smooth. Compared with the tense situation with Zheng Feng's team, it was a world of difference.
Afterwards, Wei Kang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, as expected, there must be competition for everything.
This is true for medicines, and so is technology.
If one party is in a monopoly position, the other party will be at the mercy of others.
It's hard to say whether the UC team would still be so affable if they were the sole owners of CRISPR technology.
It is estimated that by then it will be the same as the Broad Institute.
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"So this is the way you came up with, to deal with the robbers by lying down and acting like a rogue?"
Jian Jianyun blinked, picked up a piece of freshly blanched mutton from the hot pot on the table, and ate it.
"Well, I'm at my wits end. This method kills a thousand enemies and damages eight hundred. It's equivalent to giving up the market of Eagle Country. It's a waste of martial arts."
"But fortunately, I have domestic support. The Food and Drug Administration has accelerated the approval for me. Thalassemia drugs have been launched in China. Europa Ema has also given the green light and recognized China's clinical trial data. These two largest markets can capture it." If so, I’m not vain at all.”
Wei Kang was enjoying his meal and said: "But it's hard to buy a thousand pounds to make me happy. I just want to fight for it. Even if I don't make any money at all, I still want to make the other party unhappy. Anyway, Sanqing doesn't rely on this medicine to survive."
Jian Jianyun gave a thumbs up and praised: "Well done! You are worthy of being my President Wei."
Wei Kang had a proud look on his face, but he was still quite modest: "It's a small trick, not worth mentioning. But I feel that the other party will continue to make moves in the future, and they will definitely not make it easy for me."
"You're not afraid anyway. Then the soldiers will come and cover up the water and earth, and we'll use them as we see them."
"My boss, Mr. Wei, is a proud man of heaven. All the soldiers and generals will have no choice but to run away in front of you."
Jian Lian Yun glanced at him, with a proud look on his face, and his eyes narrowed with a smile, like a crescent moon.
Wei Kang felt warm in his heart, stretched out his hand, gently held the catkin on the opposite side, let go after a few seconds, and started eating.
Since the last time Jian Jian Yun stayed here in Weikang, Jian Jian Yun would come over every week to have dinner and rest together.
As time passed, the two seemed to have broken through the two lines of Ren and Du. Their relationship developed extremely quickly, and they soon became in harmony with each other.
Although they don't live together, they get along as if they were lovers.
However, this matter was not made public, and no one except Sun Chengren and Wei Kang told it.
Maybe just the security guard at the gate of Sanqing headquarters can see some clues.
After finishing the meal, he put the dishes and chopsticks in the dishwasher, Jian Jian Yun washed his hands and came to the living room.
Seeing Wei Kang half-lying on the sofa with a relaxed expression, she walked over gently, leaned against Wei Kang naturally, and watched TV together.
Under the pale yellow light, the two sat hugging each other, and the atmosphere in the whole room was extremely warm.
Unfortunately, not long after, a rapid ringing of the phone broke the calm.
Wei Kang took out his cell phone and looked at it. It was a call from Yingguo, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
The call was immediately connected and a familiar urgent voice was heard.
It turned out to be Yang Haoran, the boss of Yingguo Branch.
"Mr. Wei, I have just received a formal lawsuit from the Broad Institute."
"The other party has torn up the last out-of-court settlement and is preparing to go through the legal process."
"But the lawyer told me that we should be able to talk again. This time we are really going to bleed."
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