Chapter 455: Ban
Although it is an expensive gene sequencing fee of 10,000 US dollars, less than a week after the end of the gene umbrella press conference, there are as many as 1 million registered users on the official website of the gene umbrella worldwide, of which about 150,000 are willing to place orders. Most of these people are wealthy people, and some of them are looking for relatives.
In any case, the personal gene sequencing service launched by the gene umbrella is very popular. With $1.5 billion in revenue in one week, it caused a huge sensation.
Gene biology concept stocks instantly became popular and were wildly sought after by investors.
Gene Umbrella is not a publicly traded company, but many listed biotech companies have seen their shares soar, especially those engaged in gene sequencing. In fact, investors are already blindly pursued, there are gene umbrella companies, and other gene sequencing companies are completely beaten.
Moreover, the gene umbrella company controls the production of chip gene sequencers, which is equivalent to controlling the entire market, unless there are other companies that can produce products that can compete with chip gene sequencers in a very short period of time. However, this is too small!
Chip gene sequencer involves the most cutting-edge technology, even if other companies know how to use chips for gene sequencing, but the technology and process level are not up to the mark, and the things produced are of poor quality, low efficiency, expensive, and uncompetitive! Such things have no effect except wasting money.
Obviously, there is already a chip gene sequencer from Gene Umbrella Company on the market, and who would be willing to buy a product that is more than N times worse.
These gene sequencing companies can only buy instruments from the genetic umbrella to survive and thrive. Of course, if it weren't for the existence of the anti-monopoly law, Henry would have to consider whether to sell it to them! The manufacturing cost of a chip gene sequencer is $200,000, but Henry feels that he has to sell it for $2 million. You see, the efficiency of a chip gene sequencer is 2,000 times that of an optical gene sequencer, and 1 is 2,000 units, is it too cheap for them?
Of course, almost ten times the price of the product is a little frustrating, but ...... Isn't that exactly the huge return that a monopoly deserves?
Anyway, Henry doesn't care, they like to buy it or not, poor silk research institutions or companies can't afford it, so they leave as soon as possible, this industry has no money to play, and it saves a waste of time.
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Time passed little by little, more and more people placed orders, and the gene umbrella company was almost busy, and some users' orders were scheduled for three months before they could give DNA analysis reports.
Here, the gene umbrella company sings a triumphant song, and other companies only have envy, jealousy and hatred.
It's just that, after a month, problems began to arise.
Because the DNA analysis report contains the probability of having a certain disease, when the user sees this, he finds that he has a high probability of having a certain cancer, so he worries all day long, his life is full of gray, and his life becomes negative!
This phenomenon is not one or two, but many.
Soon, the U.S. government intervened, and in response to this situation, immediately stopped the personal gene sequencing service of the gene umbrella!
"Mr. Williams, that's the way it is!" said a young female secretary, standing respectfully to the side.
Henry frowned and snuffed out the cigarette in his hand. "Inform Professor Thomson that I will solve this matter as soon as possible, but the work of gene sequencing cannot be stopped. In the past, hospitals did not collect the blood of many patients, select a part of it, perform genetic sequencing, and then store it in a DNA database. ”
"Okay!" the female secretary said, turning to leave.
Henry picked up the phone and began to contact U.S. government contacts.
The day after the personal sequencing service was suspended, a suicide occurred in New York, USA. The deceased, a user of a personal gene sequencing service, left a suicide note before committing suicide, which roughly stated that since he learned that he had the probability of developing cancer, he had been restless all day, unable to sleep at night, and his spirit was almost broken. So, I couldn't bear the torture, and finally decided to die.
This case caused a huge storm, and the United States was in an uproar!
For a time, the voices of condemnation of the gene umbrella came and went.
All kinds of "cows, horses, snakes, and gods" have come out to accuse the gene umbrella, the media is also fanning the flames, and the companies that are red about the monopoly of the gene umbrella have also begun to step on it, making the gene umbrella seem to be the target of the public!
Henry answered the phone while enjoying a very delicious dinner with his wife. However, when he heard the news, his expression changed, and the table knife in his hand suddenly hung in the air. "How can the psychological endurance be so bad?!! Henry was not stunned, then was silent for a while, and said, "Okay, I know about this matter, and the soldiers will cover the water." First of all, arrange for the gene umbrella company to publicly apologize and compensate the victim's family a sum of money!" After speaking, he hung up the phone.
"What's the matter?" asked Karina, puzzled, and both Helen and Princess Ulysses looked at him with concern.
"A little thing, because a person read the DNA analysis report given to him by the gene umbrella company, the result of this person's psychological tolerance was poor, and he committed suicide. No, the Gene Umbrella Company is lying down and being blamed by everyone!" Henry shrugged his shoulders and shook his head and sighed, "Before, the U.S. government stopped the gene umbrella personal gene sequencing service, and I originally wanted to use my strong connections to persuade the U.S. Congress. But now that this thing is happening, I don't think it's a show. ”
"However, it doesn't matter, I believe that science and technology cannot be blocked all the time, as long as a balance is found, the personal gene sequencing service will be restarted!"
Karina and the others were relieved to hear Henry say this.
The next day, the weather was fine, and after breakfast, everyone rode together in Henry's Luna Rolls-Royce to work at the Williams Center. The car has also become a beautiful sight in the Williams Center, and everyone knows that it is Henry Williams's car, which houses the most powerful and wealthy man in the world. And the most talked-about thing is that Henry Williams not only often sends his wife to work, but also picks them up from work, showing his affection so much, it is like abusing a single dog.
When Henry came to the headquarters of Gene Umbrella, he learned that the U.S. government had officially issued a ban on Gene Umbrella's personal gene sequencing services at 9 o'clock this morning.
When Henry heard this, he immediately called an emergency meeting.
Most of the participants had heavy faces. But Henry was much calmer, leaned back in his seat, and smiled lightly: "Isn't it a ban, let's just find a way to lift the ban, do you have any good suggestions?"
(To be continued.) )