Again, I never said to give the EDEN units to anyone, I suggested that they could be leased with NWBO maintaining full control and having each machine operating in a network under NWBO's control.
I'm sure that you're right about being able to rip off either the machine, or the vaccine for that matter, but anyone doing it would be violating patents. I would suspect that not that many glass companies are able to make the disposable cassettes, and a major company doing so knowing they're infringing on patents is doubtful, but not impossible, especially if they're in China or other countries where stealing technology is common.
I believe that NWBO would be smarter to work, as IMGN did with Elahere, and license DCVax-L to one of the major Chinese pharmas.
I don't believe that City of Hope has manually made DCVax-L intentionally, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if they'd have the capability to do so in their cleanrooms and have probably created something quite similar over the years. I know patients who are alive today because COH created personalized products for them decades ago. At COH patients generally return at least once a year for check-ups even after decades, I've happened to speak to a few who've had hematological cancers decades ago and still come to see my Dr. who's head of the department. You hear some very interesting stories when chatting with such people.
You could be right about eventually selling FlaskWork, but I'd rather see them become a wholly owned subsidiary of NWBO, and if NWBO wished, they could spin them off, in the way Roche spun of Genentech, while retaining majority control, permitting them to reacquire them as they so choose, which Roche did as well.
To me, the key to the EDEN unit is the precision pumps which operate in the same manner as IV pumps. What you've said about stealing technology may be true, but I've spent a fair amount of time in Drs. offices and and it seems to me that all the IV units I've seen seem to be from the same company. I don't know if these units are sold, or leased, and perhaps other companies make them, but I've not seen them. My point is if they're making them and selling or leasing them at a fair price, people will use the tried and proven units. If the EDEN unit is accepted in the same way I wouldn't be that concerned about it being duplicated, at least as long as patents are still in place.
Gary
