Replies to post #441012 on NorthWest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)

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There would have to be a way to charge for each disposables kit of necessary reagents, process additives, tubes, cartridges,... so that each run had a fee and it would all be under contract of course. There could be a pricing model created, but there is so much to consider here and it is so far off I don't think it is worth much time at this stage. There can even be hidden IP in the software, but there would be much to evaluate concerning responsibilities and liabilities,... Look at what happened to Theranos for a few reasons, such as corrupt leadership and immature technology. This technology would take a while to be confident it is easily reproducible and then comes the complications of pricing models and IP protection. This type of arrangement may have its place but the timing I think is quite a ways off.

GLTA

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The variance among hospitals between normal ranges of pretty standard labs can be quite large, some labs can be downright questionable. I Am not sure how you would accomplish QC, QA and Validation of your product with so may different locations and practices. Hospitals aren’t equipped to store and monitor temperates to guarantee stability over time for manufactured doses. Patients would have no way to be certain the product they receive is even still fully active…that seems like a recipe for a marketing disaster. The manufacture is a big part of the cost/revenue justification. Why would you give those dollars away?

Espionage and reverse engineering are very real concerns. Losing control of your technology is asking someone to steal it from you..

I don’t doubt at all that they explored the concept. I don’t see it going any farther though. If cost savings is the goal, that would accomplish the opposite.

My old physician did a procedure that I have fairly regularly in his office and billed insurance $2400 plus anesthesiologist which was about $800. My new guy does it in the hospital outpatient procedure facility. This bill was $10,000 from the hospital, $1200 for the procedurist, $1400 for the out of network anesthesiologist, and $1100 for a required out of network radiologist read (the doc said ignore everything in that report, they don’t know how to properly read this disease, so we paid for quite literally no reason with no choice in the matter) $11k more because of the way hospitals bill.

And our industry is regularly demonized by not only the patients we cure, but also the physicians we turn into better healers…Americans can be clueless.