Chapter 187 You can buy it, but you have to pay more!
“Hello, I would like to register as a specialist in thoracic surgery. Do you still have a number?”
A middle-aged patient stood in front of the window at the registration office of the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu. asked anxiously.
“No, the registration for the Thoracic Surgery Department is over.”
After saying that, the staff in the window looked up at the patient and said:
"Do you want to see a lung disease or do you just want to do a CT scan of a pulmonary nodule? If you just want a CT scan of a pulmonary nodule, we now have a dedicated pulmonary nodule clinic with a number."
“Ah?! Yes, yes! I just want to make a device that can identify whether pulmonary nodules are benign or not. It's a malignant type of CT. Please help me get one."
"Okay, the registration fee for the pulmonary nodule clinic is 14 yuan."
"Okay, okay."
The middle-aged patient hurriedly paid the fee and soon came to the pulmonary nodule clinic with the registration form.
After finding the doctor and prescribing the CT examination order, he finally arrived at the nurse's station at the door of the CT room.
He still needs to register here and wait for the number to be called.
"Hello nurse, this is my checklist. I want to make an appointment for a CT examination."
"Yes."
The nurse took the checklist and scanned it:
"Wei Daming, it has been arranged. You are number 620. The CT time is about 9 pm. You are doing a 'development CT'. You need to inject the developer one hour in advance. Remember to inject it at 8 pm."
“Nine o’clock in the evening?”
The middle-aged patient was a little confused and extremely surprised:
"Ms. Nurse, is it only 10 a.m. and the queue has already reached 9 p.m.? Are there so many people in front of me?"
"Are you mistaken?"
The nurse sighed slightly and shook her head:
"I'm not mistaken, there are already more than 600 people queuing in front of you. If you come later, you will have to make an appointment for tomorrow's examination!"
“Of course , if you think 9pm is too late, I can cancel it for you, you see..."
After the words fell, the middle-aged patient hurriedly waved his hand:
"No, no, no, no Cancel, don’t cancel! ”
"You don't know that I came here from out of town just to do this nodule imaging examination!"
"It's 9 o'clock in the evening. At worst, I'll stay one night and go back tomorrow!" "
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Everyone guessed that the day when the "Nodule Imaging CT" was officially opened, there would be a huge outbreak of patients, but even though Rao had made bold predictions, no one still I can imagine so many patients flying in from all over the country!
Even if the two CT machines have been operating at high intensity for 16 hours, and even if the number of patients examined every day reaches 700-800, it is still far from enough to satisfy all patients.
But think about it, there are tens of millions of patients with pulmonary nodules in the country, and there are countless patients in major hospitals who are struggling with whether to undergo surgery. It is not surprising that there is such a hot scene.
Hundreds of people queue up for CT scans at the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu, and the hot news that supply exceeds demand has also reached the ears of major hospitals.
Previously, they had no objection to the delivery time of Elephant Medical, but now they see that the number of examinations at Chengdu Third People’s Hospital is so booming that they can queue up at 11 a.m. until 10 p.m., all The hospital can't sit still.
You must know that the cost of each "nodule imaging CT" is about 900 yuan. According to the Third People's Hospital, it can handle 700 people a day, so the cost of the examination alone is as high as 630,000 yuan a day!
In less than a month, the cost of a CT machine will be fully repaid!
Thinking of this, the purchasing departments of major hospitals took action one after another, and Mao Zhiqiang's phone kept ringing.
"Mr. Mao, when will the two units we ordered from Huaxi arrive? We are all waiting for urgent use!"
"Don't worry, Director Zhang. They have been shipped and are on their way. ! Didn’t we agree to ship the ‘Nano Nodule Developer’ as soon as it is launched? We will deliver it on time!”
“Hey! Aren't you angry yet? I'm really a little angry when I say this! If you don't say that the 'developer' will be shipped after it's on the market, how can Chengcheng Third People's Hospital start receiving patients now? "
"Haha, Director Zhang, it's not a double standard. Isn't it because the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu is a clinical trial center cooperated with Qingshan Pharmaceutical? All the CTs for the trial are at the Third People's Hospital!"
"Next time you can cooperate with Qingshan Pharmaceutical in clinical trials, we will definitely deliver the goods on time!"
"Hey! Okay, okay, Mr. Mao, you can remember to do it as soon as possible after the goods arrive! Our hospital is really anxious to arrange for technicians to install it for us!”
“Don’t worry, I’m sure!”
“Okay, I’ll leave this to you. If you are the first batch to install it for us, and we have further orders, we will definitely provide you with Elephant Medical ! ”
“Okay, okay.”
On the other end of the phone, Mao Zhiqiang's face was crooked with a smile, feeling pain and happiness.
Of course, the happiest person about the launch of Tsingshan Pharmaceutical’s “nano-class developer” is President Zhou of the Third People’s Hospital.
In the office, the newly promoted director of thoracic surgery Ouyang walked in with excitement.
"Yuan Zhou, all the data for the past seven days have been calculated!"
"In just seven days, two nodule imaging CT machines in our imaging department completed a total of 4,500 patients. Through 'pulmonary nodule imaging' examination, 20% of 908 patients have been diagnosed with malignant nodules. ”
“In addition to a large part of them that only require minimally invasive surgical resection, there are also nearly 50 more difficult thoracotomy surgeries for pulmonary nodules.”
“After our communication, the vast majority of patients were I am willing to perform the surgery in our inpatient department,
In this way, The number of surgeries performed by our department this year can definitely reach a higher level. Although it is difficult to directly rise to the top 30 departments in the country, the top 50 should be stable!”
“Good, good!”
After the words fell, Dean Zhou's face was filled with joy.
After a moment, he stood up excitedly and said with emotion:
"Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang, you have done me a big favor again this time!"
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Elephant Medical doctor Mao Zhiqiang was pained and happy because the "Nano Nodule Developer" was launched. Dean Zhou was also excited, but the development brought about by the developer has just begun.
Just as domestic media were rushing to report on the successful launch of "Nano Nodule Developer", almost at the same time, many foreign media also noticed that Qingshan Pharmaceutical had launched a new agent.
Especially South Korea and Japan, which are closest to China, reprinted and reported the news almost immediately.
Seoul, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu.
This is the most famous wealthy area in Seoul. Countless upper-class tycoons, businessmen and film and television stars have bought and lived here.
In an exquisite villa, a young and beautiful woman looked in a hurry.
“Ying Ai, please help me pack my luggage quickly. My visa hasn’t expired yet and I’m going to China soon!”
"What's wrong? Sister Enya? Didn't you receive a commercial acting endorsement from China? Strictly speaking, I am your agent. If you accept a commercial acting role, you must tell me and get my consent." "No. , No!”
The young and beautiful woman shook her head.
Her name is Lee Eun-ah, a popular actress in South Korea, and the 'Young-ae' she is talking about is her assistant and manager.
"Ying Ai, I am not going to China to participate in a commercial performance endorsement, I am going to have a CT examination!"
"CT examination? Sister Enya, don't we also have CT examinations in Korea?"
"No, China's CT examination is completely different from our Korean one!"
"Young Ai, you know , I was diagnosed with multiple lung nodules three years ago, and my mother died of lung cancer!”
“I have been to the best hospitals in Korea over the years, but no doctor dares to be 100% sure whether my nodules are benign or malignant!”
“I am really fed up with this kind of worry. A life of fear, I am afraid that one day it will suddenly deteriorate and die of lung cancer just like my mother!”
"So, look at this news. It says that a pharmaceutical company in China has developed a drug that can identify benign and malignant pulmonary nodules, and the accuracy is very high. Isn't this what I have always wanted?"
“If it is a malignant nodule, I will immediately remove it; if it is benign, then I will really Don’t worry!”
“Hey, stop talking and book a flight for me now. I’m going directly to the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu!”
Dang Qingshan! After the pharmaceutical company's "Nano Nodule Developer" was officially launched and its accuracy was astonishing, examples like Li Enya's are not rare.
Almost at the same time, in the same atmospheric villa, a private doctor was saying almost the same thing.
"Mr. Cui, the situation on your lungs is a bit complicated. With the current domestic medical level, no doctor can guarantee you what the shadow on your lungs is!"
"Just recently, a Chinese pharmaceutical company went public. A 'CT contrast agent' that can identify pulmonary nodules and accurately determine whether the pulmonary nodules are benign or malignant! ”
“I suggest you go to Huaxia to get a ‘CT scan’ in person. They have the best equipment in the world to identify pulmonary nodules and can more accurately judge your condition! ”
Dear Mr. Cui was slightly startled:
“Where is the best equipment?”
"Yes, China has the best pulmonary nodule identification equipment in the world!"
Mr. Cui took a deep breath:
"Okay, in that case, I will go to China to take a picture myself CT.”
“It’s just...when will we have the same equipment in Korea?”
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The unique functionality and 100% accuracy demonstrated by the "Nano Nodule Developer" first attracted the attention of South Korea's wealthy class, especially those who had previously been diagnosed with pulmonary nodules, and regarded it as a treasure.
For a time, many wealthy Koreans came to China in groups just to take a nodule imaging CT!
Originally, this matter was only circulated among wealthy people, but gradually.
With the "Nano Nodule Developer" on the market for half a month, as West China, Union Medical College and other hospitals have also launched "Nodule Development CT" business, more news reports have spread to the Korean Internet. More and more Korean netizens have also noticed this news.
The capable middle class began to follow the wealthy people and come to China for inspections, but more ordinary people could only start to appeal online.
"The life of the rich is life, isn't our life life? We also need 'nodule developer' and we also need 'development CT'!"
"Yes, I really envy the Chinese people They already have more than a dozen hospitals that can perform pulmonary nodule examinations, but what about us? So far, there are still no plans! What are our hospitals doing? ”
" Hey! China has Qingshan Pharmaceutical, what do we have? Samsung Biotech? "'Samsung Biotech'? You are saying that it only cooperates with foreign pharmaceutical companies to introduce drugs. Self-developed waste ‘Samsung Bio’?”
“But this time it is also their ‘professional scope’, but why haven’t they cooperated with Qingshan Pharmaceutical to introduce equipment this time?”
"Yes! @SamsungBio! We need a 'nodule imaging CT machine' and we need to introduce a 'nodule developer'!"
Samsung Biology is part of the Samsung Group and has just been established for 15 years.
Due to the high threshold, low returns and high risks of biopharmaceuticals, Samsung Biologics has not invested a lot of money in drug research and development in recent years. Instead, it has mainly cooperated with foreign pharmaceutical companies and introduced foreign drugs for domestic sales in South Korea.
Under the call of the Internet, Samsung Biologics has indeed raised the idea of cooperating with Elephant Medical and Qingshan Pharmaceutical.
Samsung Biologics had previously planned to introduce Qingshan Pharmaceutical’s “Qiangjingguben Oral Liquid”, but this time it wanted to introduce a “nodule imaging CT machine”. Samsung immediately contacted Elephant Medical .
In the office of Qingshan Pharmaceutical, Mao Zhiqiang’s face was full of excitement, and he couldn’t hide the excitement in his eyes!
He looked at Zhang Yang and said excitedly:
"Boss, do you know whose call I just received? It was the call from the Korean giant Samsung Biologics!"
"They want to bring in our' "Nodule imaging CT machine' and our supporting 'nodule developer', I didn't expect that we would take the first step to go overseas so easily!"
"Tell me, should we sell it?" To Samsung Bio? ”
Zhang Yang was used to this kind of overseas orders, and smiled:
“If there is business coming to your door, how can you not sell it?”
“But you have to pay more!”
"Get the price? Haha, okay!"
Mao Zhiqiang laughed heartily!
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Zhang Yang did not take the order of Elephant Medical CT machine completely. After it was all handed over to Mao Zhiqiang, gradually, the "nodule nano-developer" matter came to an end, and his work The focus has also shifted to the newly established eighth project team, lung cancer drug research and development.
After more than three months, the eighth project team has been set up and has even collected some lung cancer data under the leadership of Wei Tian.
Zhang Yang has been delayed by the "developer" issue during this period. At this time, he is re-checking the work progress of the eighth project team in the past two months.
While he was checking carefully, Wei Tian, who was currently in charge of the eighth project, suddenly knocked on the office door.
Immediately afterwards, he walked in with a slightly solemn expression.
The first words he spoke made Zhang Yang tremble.
“Boss, the eighth project team has compiled the data of all patients who came for ‘pulmonary nodule imaging CT’ examination in the past month according to our requirements.”
“There is one piece of data. Very strangely, all cases diagnosed as malignant Of the patients in the festival, that is, patients with early-stage lung cancer, 68% reported that they had been infected with pneumonia viruses in the past three years! "
"And of these 68%, 89% had pathological changes after surgery. It’s ‘Lung Adenocarcinoma’!”
"I think again, does this data tell us that pneumonia virus is the key factor in causing 'lung adenocarcinoma'?!"
(End of Chapter)