Chapter 432 The Battle Line Is Extended Again, and Victory or Defeat Is Decided in an Instant!

IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Alliance is a non-profit rare disease research organization 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 enough profits.

Take ALS as an example, there are no more than 600,000 patients worldwide.

Assuming that 10 billion yuan is invested and the treatment drug is successfully developed, then the 10 billion yuan cost needs to be shared by 600,000 people, that is, 16,600 yuan per person.

At first glance, the price is acceptable.

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

Assuming that the profit is 50 times, that is 830,000 yuan per person.

Can an ordinary family pay 830,000?

Obviously not!

Some people may wonder why pharmaceutical companies have to make a profit of 50 times or even 100 times. With such a high initial price, can't they make a small profit but a large turnover?

The reason is very simple, that is, the investment cost of 10 billion may be lost, because the research and development of drugs and medical devices may fail. Once the research and development fails, tens of billions of funds will be lost.

In addition, the patent period recognized by the world is 20 years. After the 20-year patent period, other manufacturers can imitate.

Under various restrictions, pharmaceutical companies will give people a feeling of making a lot of money and being nouveau riche. In fact, they can only do so. If they don’t make more money, the cash flow will be cut off at any time.

As a non-profit organization, IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Alliance does not need to care about cash flow or subsequent income. It only needs to focus on conquering rare diseases. However, non-profit organizations also have shortcomings, that is, 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. IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Alliance is the opposite. Their cash flow is often cut off, but they do not care about the market profits of research and development drugs, and focus on conquering rare diseases.

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

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

"After hundreds of slice-taking experiments, we finally found a protein called TDP-43 in the brains of ALS patients. It will form 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 International Fund 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 blue eyes and got straight to the point: "First of all, we want to congratulate ALS for new progress, 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 Alliance. It sponsors about 17 billion US dollars each year to conquer rare diseases, and has sponsored for 14 consecutive years.

The reason why they sponsored the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Alliance was not out of kindness, but a big game.

Specifically, the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Alliance developed a therapeutic drug, and it must be authorized to be produced by the pharmaceutical companies designated by the IMF International Fund before it can be put on the market.

These designated pharmaceutical companies will dilute the efficacy of the drug and eventually sell it to patients at a low price to achieve the goal of small profits but quick turnover.

But that's the end?

Far from it!

When rare disease drugs are put on the market, the media will praise the IMF International Fund and capital and beautify their popularity.

When the social defense is lowered, they will infiltrate all walks of life and eventually monopolize and make huge profits.

Professor Eckert took out another document and handed it to the three people from the IMF International Fund, saying: "In 2 years, within 2 years, we will definitely be able to develop a drug that inhibits the TDP-43 protein."

"Dongdong--"

At this time, the office door frame was knocked.

Since 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 were plump because of years of fitness.

"Professor." She shouted, looking at the IMF trio, as if to say that there were outsiders present and it was inconvenient to talk.

"Just say it if you have anything to say." Professor Eckert didn't care.

However, the matter was of great importance and related to R&D funds. The female assistant did not say it directly, but came to Professor Eckert's ear and whispered: "The medical community in Longguo announced that they used brain-computer interfaces to overcome ALS and are expected to treat all neurological diseases."

The next second.

Professor Eckert's pupils shrank slightly.

Brain-computer interface?

Hope to treat all neurological diseases?

What kind of international joke is this?

Doesn't Longguo's high-end medical equipment and instruments rely entirely on international imports? When did it move towards high-end?

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 R&D funds.

"Really?"

The female examiner was relentless. Since she was assigned by the IMF, she must have something special.

"Okay." Seeing that he couldn't escape, Eckert simply retreated and said, "My wife discovered my relationship with Bella."

As he finished speaking, he put his hand on the female assistant's hips.

Bella subconsciously wanted to distance herself from her instinctive resistance, but Eckert warned her with his eyes, and his hand strength was increasing, which was obviously a threat.

It was worth it to temporarily sacrifice some humiliation and keep the 10 billion research and development funds.

"We are truly in love." When Eckert spoke, he pulled Bella to his side, and the two were almost close together.

Faced with this complicated relationship, the three people from the IMF looked at each other, and they didn't know 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 brain was very fast at this time, and he quickly said: "Please rest assured, my personal affairs will not affect the development of drugs. We, the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Alliance, are also confident that we can give you a satisfactory answer within two years."

"I hope so."

The female examiner did not think much about it. After confirming the progress of research and development, they also signed the word "approved" on the document of the new round of fund donations and stamped it with the review seal.

"Hu——"

After the three IMF International Funds left, Eckert breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to prevent the three IMF International Funds from making a comeback, he also walked out of the seminar room to watch the three leave, then returned to the seminar room and locked the door.

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

Bella: "It's not clear yet, but according to reliable information, the implantation surgery was done in Ruijin Hospital in Magic City, and now it has spread all over the city."

"Ruijin Hospital?"

Eckert thought carefully.

After three seconds, he finally remembered, and his expression became more solemn. "It's Ruijin Hospital. This is the top hospital in Longguo. If it is official news from Ruijin, then this matter is basically confirmed."

IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Alliance not only accepts donations from the IMF International Fund, but also accepts donations from other organizations. Ruijin Hospital donates 470 million US dollars every year to support research related to rare diseases.

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

"Revelation from WeChat Moments?"

Eckert couldn't help but want to hit someone.

It's not an official announcement, it's just a revelation from WeChat Moments. How credible can it be?

"Although it's a revelation from WeChat Moments, according to the news on the Longguo Internet, it's no less than an official announcement, because it's from Dr. Qian Qiuliang's WeChat Moments, and many neurologists from other hospitals in Longguo are rushing to the Magic City overnight, including Union Hospital, West China Hospital, Xiangtan Hospital..."

"..."

Eckert was silent.

You say you believe it, there is no official announcement.

You say you don't believe it, but all the neurologists from the famous hospitals in Longguo are rushing to the Magic City. Obviously, something big has happened.

Do you believe it or not?

Eckert didn't dare to bet.

After being silent for about 20 seconds, he took a deep breath and said, "This matter cannot be concealed. The IMF International Fund Review Team may come back. You can say that I'm out. No matter what, our ALS project must go on."

"I understand."

Bella nodded.

If the ALS project is withdrawn, they will have nothing to gain, so now they have to smooth things over.

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

...

Just as Eckert expected, the IMF International Fund Review Team left less than fifteen minutes ago, and the call from his superior came.

"What?"

"I know."

"Okay!"

"I understand."

After the call ended, the female examiner sitting in the back seat hurriedly said: "Return to the IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Alliance headquarters. Eckert, this cunning guy, is cheating money!"

"Ah?"

"What?"

The two male examiners were stunned.

Eckert cheated money?

He is one of the best researchers in the field of neurology in the world, but he has fallen to the point of cheating R&D funds?

"I don't know what happened, but the boss is on top. Longguo has 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 take a breath.

They were not surprised that Eckert cheated R&D funds, but that Longguo actually overtook in the field of medicine!

You know, Longguo is not only lagging behind in semiconductors, but also in the field of high precision. The medical field is also left behind.

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, that is, the "high-end" hospitals, and the equipment that costs tens of millions of yuan is basically all imported.

However, the emergence of brain-computer interface has broken the understanding of the IMF International Fund trio. Longguo's scientific and technological background seems to have exploded in a concentrated manner in the near future.

They didn't think much and hurriedly followed the instructions from above and rushed back to the headquarters of IRDiRC International Rare Disease Research Alliance to get an explanation.

However.

Wait until they enter the headquarters again.

Eckert had long since disappeared, leaving Bella alone with questions.

Half an hour passed.

Three people from the IMF International Fund returned without success.

And at the same time.

the other side.

Across the ocean, Washington, USA.

In the Parliament Hill, Renato Marotta looked at the Dragon Kingdom Internet in disbelief. The content inside made him uneasy.

"Brain-computer interface can cure ALS and is also expected to overcome depression, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease..."

"Farke!"

Renato Marotta couldn't help but slap the table.

What does Long Guo want to do?

How many years has it been laid out?

In the past, Longxing Group conquered the complete industrial chain of information communications and semiconductors. Later, Frontier Technology developed military drones and changed the world's war pattern. Now you tell me, Long Country still has a king bomb in the medical field?

How does this work?

How to play this?

I thought Long Guo had a pair of threes, but I didn’t expect it was Wang Zha!

"This is the worst news today. The medical position cannot be lost again." Renato Marotta did not hesitate for a moment and directly called Clayton, the patriarch of the Rothschild family.

After a while.

The call was answered.

"What's up?"

Clayton obviously doesn't know yet, and he is still studying with other Jewish family patriarchs how to fight back.

"problem occurs."

Renato Marotta's first words made Clayton stunned for half a second, his heart also pounded, and he felt something bad.

"Say, what's the matter?"

"There has been a major breakthrough in the medical field of Longguo. I heard that a brain-computer interface has been developed that can cure ALS. It is also expected to cure depression, Alzheimer's disease, and epilepsy..."

"you sure?"

"Trust my intelligence."

"..."

silence.

Silence is their bridge.

It is no exaggeration to say that Clayton's eyesight almost went dark.

If semiconductor chips and information communications were far ahead, he could tolerate it, but in the medical field, he really couldn't stand it anymore, and their plans were completely disrupted.

Why do the Rothschilds keep a low profile?

It's because of a plan!

The previous Rothschild patriarch and 12 powerful elders jointly voted on a 50-year development plan.

The content of the plan is very simple, that is, they will complete 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.

The remaining technology, medical care, and food, the forces cultivated by the Rothschild family, such as the IMF International Fund, are also fully infiltrated.

Now that Cheng Yaojin came out halfway, it was still during a critical period of the financial war, which made Clayton really feel "tired".

They have been planning for more than 30 years. In less than three years, the economy, media, technology, and medical care have all been severely impacted.

"Who did it?"

Clayton clenched his fists.

The other Jewish family patriarchs were stunned. This was the first time they had seen Clayton look like this, as if he wanted to eat someone.

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

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

"Speaker, there is new news about the brain-computer interface. Our investigators found that Chen Xing has appeared in Ruijin Hospital in the past two days."

"Chen Xing???"

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

Semiconductor closed loop, they endured it.

5G high-speed network, they endured it.

Military drones, they tolerated them.

They still tolerate using Longguo currency to bind technology and challenge the international trade status of the US dollar.

But they are not Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They really can’t hold back this time. Every time there is a technological breakthrough in the Dragon Kingdom, this man is always there. Now Renato Marotta and Clayton have come up with a terrible guess. , that is, will the brain-computer interface also belong to Longxing Group?

"are you sure?"

Renato Marotta questioned.

"After repeated confirmation, the implanter seems to have a close relationship with Chen Xing." The moment the secretary's report fell, Renato Marotta could no longer hold back and complained in his heart: "Chen Xingqian is really a born plague god. , wherever you go, something happens, damn guy!”

Although he was complaining in his heart, he still remained calm and pretended to be calm: "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, and could no longer hide the panic in his eyes, and continued: "If the medical field is lost again, we will have very few trump cards left, and we will not be able to defeat the Dragon Kingdom. No longer a threat."

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

Needless to say, the economy is of course important. In countries with good economies, the people can experience life, not survival.

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

Technology, military and medical care are extensions based on the economy. If a country wants to leap into a superpower, it cannot do without high-precision technology, mature medical care, and strong military power.

As for the last food, it is the foundation of human survival. Without food, the economy, technology, military and other fields are useless.

However!

In the above fields, Longguo has the strength to fight.

Economy, now Longguo 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, territory's drones, Nvidia's graphics cards, and the rise of Internet companies all indicate that Longguo technology is overtaking on the curve!

Military, Dongfeng Express, Long-20, Fat-20, Beidou satellite, Reaper drone, and the 055 destroyer which is still under development and attracts much attention, can strike hard at any time.

Food, since ancient times, Longguo has been a major agricultural country. Its grain reserves are not the first in the world, but it is also in the top three. But it is worth mentioning that Longguo is the only country that makes the four major grain traders suffer losses. 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 asking what to do, Clayton looked sluggish and answered irrelevantly: "How long have they been planning? Three years have broken my decades of planning."

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

No!

They just learned a lesson and collectively moved behind the scenes.

But what Clayton and the Rothschild family didn't expect was that the technology, media, military, economy, medical care, and food fields they had laid out for decades would blossom and be hit hard.

"What happened?"

"What decades of layout?"

"Something big happened?"

The other clan leaders were confused. They didn't know what Clayton was talking about. Wasn't it a financial meeting to start the defense battle next week? Why was he talking about something else?

However, what they didn't know was that after 17 years, someone sat down again in the empty seat for the game with the United States. It was a chess player from the East!

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

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

"Beep, beep, beep--"

Listening to the busy tone coming from the receiver, Renato Marotta knew very well that he had to do something. If the medical field was broken through, a large number of rich people would likely move to Longguo. At that time, the biggest impact would be on the United States, because the United States is an immigrant country, or more precisely, a talent immigration country, as long as the top talents in various fields.

Clayton on the other side had just hung up the phone when a patriarch immediately asked, "What happened?"

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

"Longguo has announced an invasive brain device. The specific function is unclear, but the known function is that it can cure ALS."

"Hiss!"

The Jewish patriarchs took a breath.

"Brain invasive device?"

"Virtual reality?"

"Is this the smart device that Chen Xing mentioned in the "5G Network International Negotiation Conference"? Can it control robots?"

"This is crazy!"

"Machine means to cure diseases, could Longguo already be researching nanorobots to overcome existing diseases?"

At this moment

No one can remain calm.

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

What are nanorobots?

As the name suggests, nano-level robots, similar to bacteriophages, can specifically remove harmful cells, such as cancer cells.

Now that invasive brain machines are available, who can guarantee that Longguo does not have nanorobots?

"Moreover." Clayton interrupted the other patriarchs 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 voice fell, all the Jewish family patriarchs present were shocked.

"Chen Xing???"

"This kid again!!!"

"Why is he haunting???"

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