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Chapter 432 The battle line is extended again, and victory or defeat is decided in an instant!
IRDiRC, the International Rare Disease Research Consortium, is a non-profit rare disease research organization dually certified by the World Health Organization and the United Nations, with its headquarters in Paris.

Why is it a non-profit organization?
The answer is very realistic. That is, profit-making organizations or pharmaceutical companies will not invest money to develop corresponding drugs and equipment before seeing sufficiently large profits.

Take ALS as an example. There are no more than 60 patients worldwide.

Assuming that 100 billion yuan is invested and a therapeutic drug is successfully developed, the 100 billion yuan cost will need to be shared by 60 people, which means 1.66 yuan per person.

At first glance, the price seems acceptable.

But pharmaceutical companies have to make profits, and the profits in this industry must be at least 10 times, even 100 times is within the range recognized by the industry.

Assuming the profit is to be 50 times, that means the expenditure per person is 83 yuan.

Can an ordinary family afford 83 yuan?

Obviously not!

Some people may wonder why pharmaceutical companies need to make 50 times or even 100 times the profit. With such a high initial price, can't they just sell more at a lower profit margin?
The reason is very simple, that is, the investment cost of 100 billion may be lost, because the research and development of drugs and medical devices has the possibility of failure. Once the research and development fails, tens of billions of funds will be lost.

In addition, the world-recognized patent period is 20 years. Once the patent period exceeds 20 years, other manufacturers can imitate the product.

Due to various restrictions, pharmaceutical companies give people a feeling of making huge profits and being nouveau riche. In fact, they can only do so. If they don't make more money, their cash flow will be cut off at any time.

As a non-profit organization, IRDiRC, the International Rare Disease Research Consortium, does not need to worry about cash flow or subsequent profits. It only needs to focus on conquering rare diseases. However, non-profit organizations also have disadvantages, which is that research and development funds are often insufficient.

To put it bluntly, pharmaceutical companies have sufficient cash flow, but if they do not see enough market profits, they will not invest in research and development. The IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Consortium is the opposite. Their cash flow is often disconnected, but they do not care about the market profits of drug research and development and focus on conquering rare diseases.

At this time, at the ALS Research Room at the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Consortium headquarters, project leader Professor Eckert was showing the latest results to inspectors from the IMF.

He took out a report and introduced it with a hint of excitement:

"After hundreds of slice experiments, we finally found a protein called TDP-43 in the brains of ALS patients that forms abnormal clumps, leading to cell death and neuronal damage. This is the most significant discovery we have made so far."

The representatives of the IMF were two men and one woman. The woman in the middle took the report and casually looked through a few pages.

Then, she looked at Eckert with her azure eyes and got straight to the point: "First of all, we want to congratulate him on the new progress in ALS. But as an outsider, I want to know how long it will take to truly conquer ALS."

The IMF International Fund is the "sponsor" of the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Consortium, sponsoring approximately US$170 billion each year to tackle rare diseases, and has been sponsoring for 14 consecutive years.

The reason why they sponsor the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Consortium is not out of kindness, but because they are playing a big game.

Specifically, when the IRDiRC International Consortium for the Study of Rare Diseases develops therapeutic drugs, they must authorize the production of pharmaceutical companies designated by the IMF before they can be marketed.

These designated pharmaceutical companies will dilute the efficacy of the drugs and eventually sell them to patients at low prices, achieving the goal of small profits but quick turnover.

But is this the end?
Far from it!

When drugs for rare diseases are launched on the market, the media will lavishly praise the IMF international fund and capital, beautifying their popularity.

Once social vigilance is lowered, they will infiltrate into all walks of life, eventually monopolizing the market and making huge profits.

Professor Eckert took out another document and handed it to the three people from the IMF International Fund, saying, "In two years, within two years, we will definitely be able to develop a drug that inhibits the TDP-2 protein."

"咚咚-"

At this moment, there was a knock on the office door frame.

As the door was not closed, a young white woman was standing at the door. She was wearing a white coat, and the loose clothes could not hide her proud figure, especially her hips and thighs, which showed the fullness that can only be achieved through years of fitness.

"Professor." She called out and looked at the IMF trio, as if to say that there were outsiders present and it was inconvenient to say anything.

"Just tell me what you want to say." Professor Eckert didn't care.

However, the matter was of great importance and concerned research and development funds, so the female assistant did not speak directly. Instead, she came to Professor Eckert's ear and whispered, "The medical community in Longguo announced that they have conquered ALS using a brain-computer interface, and it is expected to treat all neurological diseases."

next second.

Professor Eckert's pupils shrank slightly.

Brain-computer interface?

Is it possible to treat all neuropathies?

What kind of international joke is this?
Doesn't Longguo rely entirely on international imports for its high-end medical equipment and devices? When did it move towards high-end development?
Professor Eckert's abnormality was keenly noticed by the three IMF International Fund members. The female examiner in the middle asked, "What happened?"

"Nothing...nothing." Eckert never liked to lie, but this time he had to lie because it involved tens of billions of research and development funds.

"Really not?"

The female reviewer refused to give in. She said that since she was appointed by the IMF, she must be special.

"Okay." Seeing that he couldn't hide, Eckert simply retreated and said, "My wife found out about my relationship with Bella."

As he finished speaking, he placed his hand on the female assistant's hip.

Bella instinctively resisted and subconsciously wanted to distance herself, but Eckert warned her with his eyes and increased the strength of his hands, which was obviously a threat.

It is worth it no matter how you look at it, to temporarily sacrifice one's reputation in order to preserve billions of R&D funds.

"We really love each other." As Eckert spoke, he pulled Bella closer to him, so that they were almost touching each other.

Faced with this complicated relationship, the three people from the IMF looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

After all, whether you are messy or not has nothing to do with them. What they care about is when the TDP-43 protein inhibitor will be successfully developed.

Eckert's mind was racing at this moment, and he quickly said, "Please rest assured, my personal affairs will not affect the development of the drug. We, the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Consortium, are also confident that we can give you a satisfactory answer within two years."

"hope so."

The female reviewer did not think much about it. After confirming the research and development progress, they signed the word "approval" on the document for the new round of funding donations and stamped it with the review stamp.

"call--"

Eckert breathed a sigh of relief after the three IMF members left.

In order to prevent the three people from the IMF from making a surprise attack, he even walked out of the seminar room to watch them leave, then returned to the seminar room and locked the door.

"Brain-computer interface, whose brain-computer interface is it?" Eckert questioned his assistant Bella when he locked the door.

Bella: "It's not clear yet, but according to reliable information, the implant surgery was done at Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai. Now the news has spread all over the city."

"Ruijin Hospital?"

Eckert thought about it carefully.

Three seconds later, he finally remembered, and said with a more serious expression: "It's Ruijin Hospital. This is the top hospital in Longguobao's top four. If it's official news from Ruijin, then this matter is basically confirmed."

IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Consortium not only accepts donations from the IMF International Fund, but also from other organizations. Ruijin Hospital donates 4.7 million US dollars every year to support research related to rare diseases.

"It's not an official announcement, it's a revelation from friends." Bella suddenly spoke again.

"A tip from the circle of friends?"

Eckert couldn't help but want to hit someone.

It’s not an official announcement, it’s just a rumor leaked on WeChat Moments, how credible can it be?
"Although it was revealed through a circle of friends, according to the news on the Longguo Internet, it is no less than an official announcement, because it was from Dr. Qian Qiuliang's circle of friends, and many neurologists from other hospitals in Longguo are rushing to Shanghai overnight, including Union Hospital, West China Hospital, and Xiangtan Hospital..."

"..."

Eckert was silent.

You can believe it, but there is no official announcement.

You may not believe it, but neurologists from the famous hospitals in Longguo are rushing to Shanghai. Obviously something big has happened.

Do you believe this or not?

Eckert didn't dare to gamble.

After being silent for about 20 seconds, he took a deep breath and said, "We can't keep this secret. The IMF review team may come back. Just tell them that I'm out. No matter what, our ALS project must go on."

"understood."

Bella nodded.

If the ALS project is withdrawn, they will have nothing to gain, so now they have to play the role of a smoother person.

After giving the instructions, Eckert opened the lock and hurriedly found a place to hide.

……

Just as Eckert expected, less than fifteen minutes after the IMF International Fund Review Team left, the superior called.

"what?"

"I see."

"it is good!"

"I understand."

After the call was hung up, the female examiner sitting in the back seat hurriedly said, "Return to the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Consortium headquarters. Eckert is a cunning guy. He is cheating money!"

"what?"

"what?"

The two male examiners were stunned.

Eckert cheated money?
He is one of the best scientific researchers in the field of neurology in the world, but he has fallen to the point of defrauding research and development funds?

"I don't know what happened, but the higher-ups have developed a special invasive brain-computer interface that can cure late-stage ALS. The inhibitor of TDP-43 protein is completely useless!"

"hiss!"

"hiss!"

As the female examiner explained, the other two companions couldn't help but gasp.

They were not surprised that Eckert had embezzled research and development funds, but that Longguo had actually overtaken others in the field of medicine!

You know, the areas where Longguo lags behind are not just semiconductors, but also high-precision and medical fields.

Longguo can only import high-end life science instruments such as nuclear magnetic resonance imaging systems, high-content cell analysis imaging systems, laser scanning imaging systems, biomolecular interaction instruments, laser confocal microscopes, inverted fluorescence microscopes, and high-throughput protein stability analyzers.

If you don't know what these devices are, you can put it more bluntly: the hospital is "high-end", and the equipment that costs tens of millions is basically all imported.

However, the emergence of brain-computer interfaces has broken the cognition of the IMF international fund trio. The technological foundation of Long Country seems to have exploded in recent times.

Without giving it much thought, they hurriedly followed instructions from their superiors and rushed back to the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Consortium headquarters to ask for an explanation.

however.

Wait until they enter the headquarters again.

Ector had disappeared long ago, leaving Bella clueless.

Half an hour later, the three IMF personnel returned empty-handed.

And at the same time.

the other side.

Across the ocean, Washington, USA.

Inside Parliament Hill, Renato Marotta looked at the Dragon Country Internet in disbelief; the content inside made him uneasy.

"Brain-computer interface can cure ALS and may also help to cure depression, epilepsy, and Alzheimer's disease..."

"Fake!"

Renato Marotta couldn't help but slam the table.

What does Longguo want to do?
How many years has it been planned?

First, Longxing Group conquered the complete information communication and semiconductor industry chain, and then Jiangyu Technology developed military drones, changing the world's war landscape. Now you tell me that Longguo has another trump card in the field of medicine?

How does this work?
How is this still playing?
I thought Long Guo had a pair of three in his hand, but it turned out to be a royal bomb!
"This is the worst news today. We cannot lose the medical position again." Renato Marotta did not hesitate for a moment and directly called Clayton, the patriarch of the Rothschild family.

Not a moment.

The call was answered.

"what's up?"

Clayton is obviously unaware of this, and he is currently discussing with other Jewish family patriarchs how to fight back.

"problem occurs."

Renato Marotta's first words made Clayton stunned for half a second, and his heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong.

"Say, what's the matter?"

"There has been a major breakthrough in Longguo's medical field. I heard that they have developed a brain-computer interface that can cure ALS, and may also cure depression, Alzheimer's disease, and epilepsy..."

"you sure?"

"Trust my intelligence department."

"..."

silence.

Silence is their Cambridge.

It is no exaggeration to say that Clayton almost felt dizzy.

He could still tolerate it if semiconductor chips and information communications were far ahead, but he really couldn't stand it when the medical field was so far ahead. Their plans were completely disrupted.

Why is the Rothschild family so low-key?
Because of a plan!
The previous Rothschild patriarch and 12 powerful elders jointly voted on a 50-year development plan.

The plan is very simple: they want to gain control of the world's economy, media, technology, medical care, and food within 50 years.

The Rothschild family has a firm control over the world economy and media. The Federal Reserve, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Hollywood film companies, and well-known TV stations such as ABC are all in their hands.

As for the remaining areas of technology, medical care, and food, the forces cultivated by the Rothschild family, such as the IMF International Fund, are also making every effort to infiltrate.

Now, a Cheng Yaojin suddenly appears at a critical period of the financial war, which makes Clayton really feel "tired".

They had been planning for more than 30 years, but in less than three years, the economy, media, technology, and medical care were all hit hard.

"Who did it?"

Clayton clenched his fists.

The other Jewish family heads were stunned. It was the first time they saw Clayton like this, looking as if he wanted to eat someone.

"I don't know yet. I only know that the implant surgery was done at Ruijin Hospital."

Just as Renato Marotta finished answering, there was a knock on his office door, and then his secretary walked in with an urgent document and said:

"Chairman, there is new information about the brain-computer interface. Our informants found out that Chen Xing appeared in Ruijin Hospital in the past two days."

"Chen Xing???"

Not only Renato Marotta, but even Clayton on the other end of the phone was shocked. Why was this man everywhere?

Semiconductor closed loop, they endured it.

They endured the 5G high-speed network.

Military drones, they put up with it.

They still endured using Dragon Country’s currency to bind technology and challenge the international trade status of the U.S. dollar.

But they are not Ninja Turtles, and they really can't hold it back this time. Every time there is a technological breakthrough in Longxing Group, this man is there. Now Renato Marotta and Clayton have a terrible guess, that is, could the brain-computer interface also belong to Longxing Group?

"Are you sure?"

Renato Marotta demanded.

"It has been confirmed repeatedly that the recipient seems to have a close relationship with Chen Xing." When the secretary's report fell, Renato Marotta could no longer hold back and complained in his heart: "Chen Xing is really a natural plague god. Wherever he goes, trouble happens. Damn him!"

Although he complained in his heart, he remained calm and said calmly: "I know, you can go out first."

"Okay." The secretary nodded, put down the documents, and left the office.

"What should we do now?" Renato Marotta lowered his voice, unable to hide the panic in his eyes, and continued: "If the medical field is lost again, we will have few trump cards left and will not pose a threat to Dragon Country."

Putting aside other factors, there are actually only a few most essential and influential areas in this world, namely economy, technology, military, medical care and food.

Needless to say, the economy is important. Only in countries with good economies can people experience life rather than just survive.

There is only one word difference between life and survival, but there is a world of difference between them. For example, in poor small countries in Africa, they can only survive.

Science and technology, military and medical care are extensions of the economic foundation. If a country wants to leap forward to become a superpower, it cannot do without advanced technology, mature medical care, and strong military force.

As for food, it is the foundation of human survival. Without food, all the economic, scientific, military and other fields will be in vain.

but!

In the above areas, Dragon Country has the ability to fight.

Economy, now the Dragon Country currency is unstoppable, using the GIANT PANDA bank settlement system to establish independent trade settlement with other countries and get rid of the control of the US dollar.

Technology, Longxing Group's chips, Jiangyue's drones, Nvidia's graphics cards, and the rise of Internet companies all indicate that Longguo Technology is overtaking on the curve!

In terms of military, Dongfeng Express, Long-20, Fat-20, Beidou satellite, Reaper drone, and the highly anticipated 055 destroyer which is still under development can strike hard at any time.

Food. Since ancient times, Longguo has been a major agricultural country. Its grain reserves are not ranked first in the world, but are among the top three. However, it is worth mentioning that Longguo is the only country that has caused losses to the four major grain traders. Food security has always been a national red line.

Now that the medical field is in turmoil again, Renato Marotta and Clayton feel helpless and don't know how to show goodwill.

Listening to Renato Marotta's question about what to do, Clayton looked dazed and answered irrelevantly, "How long have they been planning this? It took them only three years to destroy my plan that took me decades."

Do you think that the Rothschild family has faded out of the public eye and will really disappear and no longer care about the world's affairs?

Do not!
They simply learned their lesson and collectively moved behind the scenes.

But what Clayton and the Rothschild family had not expected was that the fields of technology, media, military, economy, medicine, and food, which they had laid out for decades, would be hit hard and completely destroyed.

"what happened?"

"What decades of planning?"

"Something big happened?"

The other clan leaders were confused. They had no idea what Clayton was talking about. Wasn't this a financial meeting to start the defense battle next week? Why was he talking about something irrelevant?

However, what they didn’t know was that after 17 years, the vacant seat for the game with the United States was taken again by someone, a chess player from the East!

Hearing the discussions around him, Clayton also reacted and responded to Renato Marotta: "Wait for my call back."

Without waiting for Renato Marotta to reply, he hung up the phone.

"Dududu-"

Listening to the busy tone coming from the receiver, Renato Marotta knew very well that he had to do something. If a breakthrough was made in the medical field, a large number of wealthy people would likely move to Dragon Country. At that time, the country that would be hit the hardest would be the United States, because the United States is an immigration country, or to be more precise, a talent immigration country, which attracts top talents in various fields.

As soon as Clayton hung up the phone, the clan leader asked, "What happened?"

Clayton did not hide anything, because with the power of the families behind these patriarchs, it would definitely be found out in less than half an hour.

"Longguo announced an invasive brain device. Its specific function is unclear, but it is known to be able to cure ALS."

"hiss!"

The Jewish patriarchs gasped.

"Brain-invasive device?"

"Virtual Reality?"

"Could this be the smart device that Chen Xing mentioned at the 5G Network International Discussion Conference? Could it be able to control robots?"

"This is crazy!"

"Machines can cure diseases. Could it be that Dragon Country is already researching nanorobots to cure existing diseases?"

this moment.

No one can remain calm.

The concept of nanorobots has always been a controversial topic in the medical community and is hailed as a feasible means of treating cancer.

What are nanorobots?
As the name suggests, nano-scale robots, similar to bacteriophages, can specifically eliminate harmful cells, such as cancer cells.

Now that invasive brain-computer interfaces are available, who can guarantee that Dragon Country does not have nanorobots?
“Moreover,” Clayton interrupted the other clan leaders and said solemnly, “Chen Xing appeared in the hospital where the brain-computer interface was implanted. Longxing Group is likely to be the technology provider.”

When the words fell, all the Jewish family heads present were shocked.

"Chen Xing???"

"It's this kid again!!!"

"Why is he haunting me???"

"This damn guy, why hasn't Satan sent him to hell yet!!!"

(End of this chapter)