• SCB@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Emergent tech always starts out very expensive.

      Consider that the phone you probably posted this on is significantly more powerful than the first computers, which were several orders of magnitude larger and more expensive.

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        11 months ago

        Yeah, great points. Economies of scale have not kicked in, and I’m sure there are plenty of inefficiencies with the technologies they’re currently using.

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          11 months ago

          It would be neat to know precisely what parts are expensive. Broad generalizations about how prices on goods go up and down aren’t quite as interesting. 😅

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            11 months ago

            CliniMACS plus/prodigy, LOVO, G-Rrex and other expensive instruments.

            Grade B suites with grade A BSC’s and all the trained personnel to work on it.

            Shit costs a lot of money.

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      11 months ago

      Manufacturing costs alone are insane. I work in biopharma, specifically manufacturing.

      Most of these drugs you see on headlines are made from the blood of the patient. You can’t mass produce that.