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Chapter 802: Cheating into a laboratory

 Chen Qi is confident in the several cases of rare diseases he has discovered.

  Did you know that the Mayo Clinic took the initiative to come to Vietnam and China to ask for cooperation? This proves that the academic value of these cases is very, very high.

 Since you have a gold mine, others must pay something if they want to share it.

What Mayo paid was a complete implant medical center (albeit with second-hand equipment) and 15 million U.S. dollars, plus "friendship". This is already full of sincerity.

So what should Sysmex be asking for?

 Chen Qi's eyes began to move wildly again. Suddenly when he saw the word "gene" on the test report, an idea came to his mind.

“Mr. Takada, your company has been very happy to cooperate with our hospital over the years, and you have given us discounts for several tests we have done. I will always keep your friendship with Sysmex in mind.”

East Asians like to talk in circles.

Takada Yuuto was not a fool. He knew that the meat show was coming, so he sat up straight.

“Chen Sang, we have always cherished our personal friendship with Yue Zhong Hospital and you, and believe that we will be the best partners.”

 Chen Qi gritted his teeth, regardless of whether he would be beaten to death, the lion opened his mouth and said:

"Mr. Takada, you have also seen that our hospital is doing more and more genetic testing business, and more and more rare cases are being discovered, not only intersex and chimera, but also genetic traceability cases, Klinefelter Syndrome cases and more.

These cases have extremely high research value, but countries around the world are studying related cases. Everyone is a competitor. It depends on who can find the cause of the disease first and publish a paper. Whoever can be the first to find the cause and publish a paper will be the final winner. For the time being, we are more The hospital is way ahead.

In addition, you see, the white three-story building outside the window is our trial operation of the Implantology Medical Center. My goal is to build the largest and world-class Implantation Medical Center in China, which requires the support of genetic testing technology. And the business won't be bad.

So my idea is that our Yue Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and our company Sysmex will jointly set up a genetic testing center in our country, and then our genetic databases can be shared. What do you think? "

Takada Yuto was a little stupid, and he was a little shocked at Chen Qi's arrogance.

You must know that genetic testing laboratories are still an emerging international cutting-edge technology, and the equipment is sky-high.

 A complete genetic testing center, with all instruments and equipment, as well as computers, high-end laboratories, researcher labor costs, etc., would not be affordable without 200 to 300 million US dollars.

Good guy, even if there is a cooperation between China and Japan, according to the policy, Sysmex can only account for 49%, and at least that will require an investment of almost 100 million US dollars.

Yuto Takada looked at this simple dean's office, which didn't even have air conditioning or a computer. How could such a "poor" hospital jointly invest 100 million US dollars?

 So Yuuto Takada was a little unimpressed with Chen Qi’s proposal:

“Dean Chen, you are joking. The investment cost of a genetic testing center is very huge. Not to mention your Yue Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, even our Sysmex company cannot afford it.”

Seeing that the fish didn’t take the bait, Chen Qi could only continue to fool around:

"Mr. Takada, don't worry about this. Our Yuezhong Hospital is not greedy. We can even accept second-hand equipment, just like our biomedical center. All the equipment used is provided by Mayo for free. Although it is a bit old, but Totally enough.”

Takada Yuuto thought that if it is possible to provide second-hand goods, then this cooperation seems to be feasible.

 Machinery and equipment are just like mobile phones and cars in later generations, and half of them will be lost once they are launched.

If the equipment has been used for several years, in fact, it is not much more expensive at flea markets like San Francisco in the United States. At most, you can get it at about 30% off the price of a new machine.

 Chen Qi took out another case from his desk.

“Mr. Takada, you see, this is a patient we just received. We found that the baby’s cry was exactly like a kitten’s meow, and the child had a special face, similar to a patient with chromosome 21 abnormality.

 Now we estimate that it is a special and rare chromosomal disease that requires the help of genetic testing. If it is finally confirmed to be another rare disease, the academic value will be immeasurable. "

 Even in 2023, only more than 200 cases of Meowing Syndrome have been discovered in the world. It is definitely a rare disease among rare diseases.

 For pharmaceutical companies, more than 200 cases of rare diseases have no research or commercial value at all.

But for the medical community, there are only more than 200 cases of rare diseases in the world in history. It is no less than the Mount Everest of medicine. How many doctors and professors want to climb this peak and stand at the top of medicine and look down on their peers.

Sure enough, Yuuto Takada softened his attitude as soon as he heard that another case of rare disease had been discovered at Yue Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

I thought to myself, dear, are rare diseases so easy to detect? How many cases of rare diseases have been discovered in this Vietnamese traditional Chinese medicine hospital in recent years? How many papers have you published?

This kind of top-notch paper will be read and verified by doctors all over the world. It is very valuable in terms of advertising effect.

 As a large genetic testing company, all of Sysmex's equipment is backed up, and some have more than one or two.

Takada Yuuto calculated in his mind to see if he could piece together the equipment needed for a complete genetic laboratory at the minimum cost.

 Sampling analyzers, electrophoresis detectors, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR equipment, plasmid separators, gene sequencers, mass spectrometers, microdilution analyzers, biosystem chips, enzyme-linked immunosorbent analyzers, etc.

 In addition, there are other related equipment: such as water bath temperature controller, micro-weighing formula computer, etc.

 Even if all second-hand goods are used, the total cost will not be less than 30 million US dollars.

 30 million U.S. dollars is not a huge amount for Sysmex and the consortium behind it. Compared with the huge market in China and the huge academic value of the Vietnam Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, this business can be done.

Takada Yuuto made up his mind:

"Okay, Chen Sang, your proposal is quite feasible, but if we can only hold 49% of the shares, then we can only contribute half of the capital at most. Can you Yue Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital get the remaining half of the money? ?”

Chen Qi really can’t get the 15 million U.S. dollars right now. The money donated by wealthy people in Hong Kong has been spent to some extent, and the money from the Mayo research team cannot be misappropriated.

 If you don’t have money, it’s a tradition of people in a certain country to act like a fool if you don’t have money.

"Mr. Takada, that's not how the accounts are calculated. Think about it, if the two of us cooperate, then all our rare cases can be put into this testing center. This is an intangible resource. In addition, we can also provide venues, personnel, etc." wait.

The most important thing is that Mr. Takada cooperates with us because of the advertising effect. When we publish the paper, we can give special thanks to Sysmex, and even make you the third author, and the fourth author is not unreasonable. . "

When Takada Yuto heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, thinking that if you said that, I would not be sleepy anymore.

General commercial organizations spend real money on some scientific research institutions, and the final paper will only have an acknowledgment link, and most of the time they will not get the data or patents they want.

 It is equivalent to being taken advantage of.

So the average small company doesn't dare to engage in any sponsorship at all. If it can't survive itself, how can it have money for others to spend?

 But having the right of authorship is different. It means that the company has changed from a sponsor to a collaborator, and it can share the results.

(Chen Qi: Sharing results, I think too much. We are not in engineering or computer science or other disciplines where patents can make money. It is difficult to apply for patents in medical research. You can get a name, but it is not profitable.)

"Okay, since Chen Sang said so, how can we cooperate?" "In this way, you Sysmex will provide all the equipment and personnel training, and we will jointly set up a genetic testing center with cases and venues from the Vietnam Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Then we can share results and interconnect databases, what do you think?"

Hysmex will definitely suffer from this plan, and Yuezhong Hospital is a blank wolf.

But from the perspective of "famousness", Sysmex has taken a ride on the success of Yuezhong Hospital. The only uncertainty is whether Yuezhong Hospital can continue to be miraculous.

 Business is risky. Yuto Takada thought for a long time and finally gave the answer the next day:

  Can cooperate.

The two parties signed an agreement quickly. There is still a case of cat meowing syndrome in front of us, so it became the first project of cooperation between the two parties.

Japan stated that it will deliver a complete set of experimental equipment to the Vietnam Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital as quickly as possible.

 After all, there is no need to wait for second-hand goods. Yuuto Takada can make a phone call in Japan and they can be packed and shipped to China immediately.

 Chen Qi also has an urgent need, because the new building of the Vietnam-China Hospital is preparing to open after the Spring Festival, and now is the last moment for the equipment to be brought in.

Now that the equipment is ready at once, one can brag when opening the business, and the other is to save time and money from having to rearrange the decoration team.

Vietnam Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine received a complete reproductive medical center from Mayo, and now it also received a complete genetic testing center from Japan. This rumor quickly spread to major hospitals across the country, and finally to scientific research institutions.

Now that's good, how many deans and directors have broken glasses?

While other hospitals or scientific research institutions are still worrying about how to buy a machine, Yuezhong Hospital is actually rich enough to get two complete sets of high-end equipment in one go.

Just like during the war, other troops were still using Hanyang-made weapons, but you were already showing off your power with an American-made M16 assault rifle. How can you tolerate this?

 So pinkeye appeared one after another.

After all, Yuezhong Hospital is just a local hospital with insufficient foundation and low level. Suddenly rich, there are too many people who are unconvinced.

 Just like a child holding a golden doll in his arms, who wouldn’t want to grab it?

The new outpatient building, twin buildings (inpatient department) and emergency room building of Yuezhong Hospital have been fully completed, and the decoration work has been successfully completed.

  Various medical equipment that Chen Qi spent more than 30 million US dollars on before have also entered the market, because many of the equipment require special personnel to install and debug.

 So the People's Hospital has been extremely busy these days, with foreign engineers and Chinese engineers coming in and out, just like the Canton Fair.

 Chen Qi and all the leaders of the hospital team are all focused on the new building, and the work is complicated.

 Fortunately, the Xinyue Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine building is newly built next to the old hospital. It is easier to move because everyone can go to work in the most advanced and fashionable building of this era. The medical staff are all excited.

 In addition, the sense of ownership is relatively strong these days, and everyone regards the hospital as their home.

So even without the urging of leaders, many doctors voluntarily participated in the relocation project, and moved the equipment and materials in the department to the new hospital bit by bit when they had nothing to do.

Like ants moving, there is no rush when moving all at once. The entire Yuezhong Hospital is in order.

 Chen Qi also experienced a new hospital relocation in his previous life, and the scene was spectacular.

At that time when he was studying for his Ph.D., the Provincial Hospital moved from the old city to the new city. The poor families still had three pounds of iron. As an old tertiary hospital, it almost dispatched all the big trucks in the city.

 Some equipment cannot vibrate violently. Many old doctors personally pulled the tricycle driver, carefully and slowly walking to the new hospital for more than ten kilometers.

 Chen Qi was in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery at the time, and he remembers it most clearly.

At that time, there was the only imported ecmo machine in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery. This machine was highly prized by all practitioners. It was needed to save lives at critical moments, but it was also very delicate.

The director of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and several deputy directors personally borrowed a tricycle, and then several old directors, plus Chen Qi and other junior doctors, walked a full 12 kilometers to the new hospital.

Moreover, in order to avoid traffic accidents on the road, we only took action in the middle of the night when there was no one on the street.

Not even taking it to the new hospital, several directors personally carried it to the department, stored it, and locked the door before breathing a sigh of relief. A group of people fell to the ground exhausted and couldn't get up.

It is conceivable that a few old intellectuals with white hair pulled a tricycle and walked for more than 3 hours in the middle of the night when there were the least people. This kind of dedication inspired Chen Qi and influenced his medical ethics.

Although it’s not much, if it were more, you wouldn’t want to run abroad whenever you encounter difficulties.

 The most exaggerated thing is the transfer of patients in the intensive care unit.

 Almost all patients admitted to the ICU have their lives hanging on a thread, and it is impossible to even go downstairs for examination, so bedside CT, bedside color Doppler ultrasound, etc. are often performed.

 Good guy, now I have to run to a new hospital more than ten kilometers away in one breath, and the doctors in the whole hospital are going crazy.

 Not only the doctors went crazy, but the traffic police in the city also went crazy.

 At that time, the most advanced ambulances from all hospitals in the province were concentrated, and the vehicles were all equipped with the most advanced mobile equipment. Each vehicle was equipped with an expert, a resident doctor, and a head nurse.

 Then the traffic police closed all roads at all intersections, prohibiting all pedestrians and vehicles from passing.

Dozens of ambulances also enjoyed the treatment of state guests and rushed all the way to the new hospital. A large number of hospitals were waiting at the entrance of the new hospital to greet them, and all the elevators stopped on the first floor.

Even though everything was safe, several intensive care patients still had accidents on the road.

At that time, the patient in Chen Qi's car suffered from cardiac arrest and apnea. Chen Qi and another expert rushed all the way to the new hospital. Fortunately, the patient did not die.

If this person dies, Chen Qi and the experts will probably have nothing to eat and walk away.

While Chen Qi and the others were still busy in the new building, a phone call broke the tranquility.

 (End of this chapter)