Chapter 805 - Tricked into a Laboratory
Chen Qi is confident in the few rare diseases he has discovered.
I didn't see that the Mayo Clinic took the initiative to come to Vietnam to ask for cooperation, which proves that the academic value of these cases is very, very high.
Since you have a gold mine, you must have to pay something if others want to share.
Mayo paid for a complete plant medical center (although it is second-hand equipment) and 15 million US dollars, plus "friendship", which is already full of sincerity.
So what should we do with Sysmex Corporation?
Chen Qi's eyes began to roll again, and suddenly he saw the word "gene" on the test report, and a flash of inspiration occurred in his mind.
"Mr. Takada, over the years, your company's cooperation with our hospital has been very pleasant, and we have helped us with discounts for several tests, and I have kept in mind the friendship of Sysmex Company."
East Asians talk like this and like to go around in circles.
Yuto Takada is not a fool, he knew that the meat drama was coming, so he sat up straight.
"Tran Sang, we have always cherished our friendship with Vietnam-China Hospital and you personally, and believe that we will be the best partners."
Chen Qi gritted his teeth, and didn't care whether he would be killed or not, the lion opened his mouth and said:
"Mr. Takada, as you have seen, there are more and more genetic testing services in our hospital, and more and more rare cases have been discovered, not only intersex and Chimera, but also genetic tracing cases, Klinefelter syndrome cases, and so on.
These cases are highly valuable for research, but countries around the world are studying related cases, and everyone is a competitor, so it depends on who can find the cause first and publish a paper, who is the final winner.
In addition, you see, the white three-story building outside the window is our trial operation of the plant medical center, my goal is to build the largest and world-class plant medical center in China, which requires the support of genetic testing technology, and the business will not be bad.
So my idea, we and we will jointly set up a genetic testing center in our country, and then we can share the genetic database, what do you think? ”
Takada Youren was a little stupid, and he was a little shocked by Chen Qi's arrogance in his heart.
You must know that the genetic testing laboratory is still an emerging cutting-edge technology in the world, and the equipment is sky-high.
A complete genetic testing center, with all the instruments and equipment, as well as computer computers, the construction of high-level laboratories, and the labor costs of researchers, etc., cannot be paid at all without 2 or 300 million US dollars.
Good guys, even if China says that the cooperation between the two countries, according to the policy, Sysmex can only account for 49%, and at least it needs to contribute almost 100 million US dollars.
Yuto Takada looked at this humble dean's office, which didn't even have air conditioning and computers, how could such a "poor" hospital co-invest $100 million?
So Yuto Takada was a little unimpressed by Chen Qi's proposal:
"Dean Chen, you are joking, the investment cost of a genetic testing center is very huge, not to mention your Vietnamese Hospital, even our Sysmex can hardly bear it."
Seeing that the fish didn't take the bait, Chen Qi could only continue to flicker:
"Mr. Takada, don't worry about this, our Vietaka Hospital is not greedy, and even we can accept second-hand equipment, just like our Shengzhi Medical Center, all the equipment used is provided by Mayo for free, although it is old, but it is completely sufficient."
Takada thought that if it was okay to provide second-hand goods, then this cooperation seemed to be really possible.
The machinery and equipment are the same as the mobile phones and cars of later generations, and half of them are lost when they land.
If it has been used for several years, in fact, a thrift market like San Francisco, in fact, is not much more expensive, at most it can be won at about three folds of the new machine.
Chen Qi took out another case from his desk.
"Mr. Takada, you see, this is a patient we just received, and we found that this little baby cries exactly like a kitten, and this child has a special face, similar to a patient with chromosome 21 abnormalities.
Now we estimate that it is also a special, rare chromosomal disease, especially with the help of genetic testing, if it is finally confirmed that it is a rare disease, then this academic value is immeasurable. ”
Even in 2023, only more than 200 cases of cat crying syndrome have been found in the world, and 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 rare cases in the history of the world, which is no less than the medical Everest, and how many doctors and professors want to climb this peak and stand at the peak of medicine to despise their peers.
Sure enough, as soon as Yuto Takada heard that another rare case had been found at the Etsuchu Hospital, his attitude immediately softened.
Thinking to myself, good guys, is rare disease so easy to detect? How many cases of rare diseases have been found in the Vietnamese Hospital in recent years? How many papers have you published?
This kind of top-level paper will be read and verified by doctors all over the world, which is too valuable in terms of advertising effect.
As a large-scale genetic testing company, Sysmex has a backup of all equipment, and some of them have more than one or two.
Yuto Takada calculated in his heart to see if he could piece together the equipment needed for a complete genetic laboratory at the lowest cost.
Sampling analyzer, electrophoresis detector, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR equipment, plasmid separator, gene sequencer, mass spectrometer, microdilution analyzer, biological system chip, enzyme-linked immunosorbent analyzer, etc.
There are also other related devices: such as a water bath temperature controller, a micro-weighing recipe computer, and so on.
Even if all the second-hand goods are used, it will not be less than 30 million US dollars.
30 million US dollars is not a huge amount for Sysmex and the consortium behind it, compared to the huge market in China and the huge academic value of Vietnam-China Hospital, this business can be done.
Yuto Takada made up his mind:
"Okay, Chen Sang, your proposal is still relatively operable, but if we can only account for 49% of the shares, then we can only contribute half of the capital at most, and can you get the remaining half of the money from the Vietnamese Hospital?"
15 million US dollars, Chen Qi really can't get it now, the money donated by the wealthy people in Xiangjiang has been used, and the money of the Mayo research group cannot be misappropriated.
No money, the tradition of a certain country, if you don't have money, you will be leper.
"Mr. Takada, that's not how the account is calculated, what do you think, if we cooperate, then all of our rare cases can be put in this testing center, this is an intangible resource, and we can also provide venues, personnel, etc.
The most important thing is that Mr. Takada cooperated with us, and it was not only the advertising effect that we were interested in, but also the fact that we could give special credit to Hissen Mekang in the published papers, and even make you the third and fourth authors. ”
When Yuto Takada heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he thought to himself that if you say that, then I won't be sleepy.
Generally, commercial institutions take out real money to some scientific research institutions, and finally form a paper at most with an acknowledgment link, and even most of the time they can't get the data or patents they want.
It is equivalent to being wronged.
Therefore, ordinary small companies don't dare to engage in any sponsorship at all, they can't survive anymore, how can they have the money to spend on others?
But with the right of authorship, it is different, which means that the company has changed from a sponsor to a collaborator, which can share the results.
(Chen Qi: Sharing the results, thinking too much, we are not engineering or computer science and other disciplines have patents to make money, medical research is difficult to apply for patents, can be named, but there is no benefit.) )
"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 in the case and venue of the Vietnamese and Chinese Hospital, and then we can share the results and exchange databases, what do you think?"
This plan will definitely suffer from Sysemeckang, and the Viet Cong Hospital is a white wolf with empty gloves.
However, from the perspective of "fame", Sysmec Company has taken a ride on the Vietnamese and Chinese hospitals, and the only uncertainty is whether the Vietnamese and Chinese hospitals can continue to be magical.
Business is risky, Yuto Takada thought for a long time, and finally gave the answer the next day:
Yes, you can cooperate.
The two sides soon signed an agreement, and there was not a case of meow syndrome in front of them, which became the first project of the cooperation between the two parties.
The side said that it would send a full set of experimental equipment to the Vietnamese Central Hospital as soon as possible.
After all, second-hand goods, no need to wait for the goods, Takada Yuren made a phone call to the country, and it could be packed and sent to China immediately.
Chen Qi also has an urgent need, as the new building of the Viet Cong Hospital is ready to open after the Chinese New Year, and now is the last moment for equipment to enter the site.
Now the equipment is ready at one time, one is to brag when it opens, and the other is to save the need to rearrange the decoration team, which is time-consuming and costly.
The rumor that the Viet Cong Hospital had obtained a complete biochemical medical center from Mayo, and now a complete genetic testing center from the city, quickly spread to major hospitals across the country, and finally to scientific research institutions.
Well, how many deans and directors have broken the glass.
When other hospitals or scientific research institutions were still worried about how to buy a machine, the Viet-Chinese Hospital was so rich that it got two complete sets of high-end equipment in one go.
Just like when the war was fighting, other troops were still using Hanyang-made, and you were already showing off your might with a M16 assault rifle made by the United States, can you bear it?
So pink eye appeared.
After all, the Vietnamese Central Hospital is only a local hospital, with insufficient background and low level, and there are too many people who are suddenly rich and unconvinced.
It's like a child holding a golden doll in his arms, who doesn't want to grab it?
The new outpatient building, twin buildings (inpatient department) and emergency building of Viet Chung Hospital have been fully completed, and the renovation work has been successfully completed.
Chen Qi spent more than $30 million to buy various medical equipment also entered the market, because many of the equipment needs to be installed and debugged by special personnel.
So these days, the People's Hospital has been extremely busy, 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 were all focused on the new building, and the work was complicated.
Fortunately, the new building of the New Vietnam Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital was newly built next to the old hospital, so it was easier to move because everyone could go to work in the most advanced and fashionable building of this era, and the medical staff were excited.
In addition, the spirit of ownership is still relatively strong in these years, and everyone regards the hospital as their home.
Therefore, even without the urging of the leaders, many doctors consciously participated in the relocation project, and moved the equipment and materials in the department to the new hospital little by little when they were fine.
Just like ants moving, there will be no rush when moving at one time, and the whole hospital is in order.
Chen Qi also experienced a relocation of a new hospital in his previous life, and that scene was vigorous.
At that time, when he was studying for a doctorate, the provincial hospital was relocated from the old city to the new city, and the poor still had three catties of iron.
Some of the equipment could not vibrate violently, and many old doctors personally pulled the tricycle to pull the cart, carefully all the way, and slowly walked to the new hospital, more than ten kilometers by walking.
Chen Qi was in the hepatobiliary surgery department at the time, and he remembered it best.
At that time, the only imported ECMO machine in hepatobiliary surgery, this machine was very precious to all practitioners, and it was used to save lives at critical moments, but it was very delicate.
It was the director of the hepatobiliary surgery department and several deputy directors who personally borrowed a tricycle, and then several old directors and Chen Qi and other little doctors walked a full 12 kilometers to be sent to the new hospital.
And in order to be afraid of traffic accidents on the road, he also chose to act when there was no one on the street in the middle of the night.
Not counting the delivery to the new hospital, several directors personally carried it to the department, stored it, and locked the door to breathe a sigh of relief, and a group of people were tired and couldn't get up.
It is conceivable that a few gray-haired old intellectuals pulled a tricycle and walked for more than three hours in the middle of the night when there were the least people, and this dedication has since inspired Chen Qi and influenced his medical ethics.
It's not much, but if it does, you won't want to go abroad as soon as you encounter difficulties.
The most exaggerated is the transport of patients in the intensive care unit.
Almost all the patients who enter the ICU are hanging by a thread, and it is impossible to even go downstairs for examination, so they often do bedside CT, bedside color ultrasound, and so on.
Good guys, now they have to run to the new hospital more than ten kilometers away in one go, and the doctors in the whole hospital are crazy.
Not only the doctors are crazy, but the traffic police in the whole city are also crazy.
At that time, the most advanced ambulances from all hospitals in the province were concentrated, all equipped with the most advanced mobile equipment, and each car was equipped with a specialist, a resident doctor, and a head nurse.
Then after all intersections, the traffic police closed all the roads, prohibiting all pedestrians and vehicles.
Dozens of ambulances also enjoyed the treatment of a return of state guests, all the way to the new hospital, and a large number of hospitals were greeting at the entrance of the new hospital, and all the elevators stopped on the first floor.
In this way, there were still several intensive care patients who had accidents on the way.
At that time, the patient in Chen Qi's car had a pause in heartbeat and apnea, and Chen Qi and another specialist really pressed all the way to the new hospital, but fortunately the patient did not die.
If this is dead, Chen Qi and the experts will probably be unable to eat and walk away.
Just when Chen Qi and the others were still busy in the new building, a phone call broke the silence.
(End of chapter)