"The success rate of developing a new medicine is one in 5,000, and the process usually takes at least ten years," explains Hong. "Domestic investors are used to a fast return on their investment. Very few are willing to make investments of this ilk, where it seems that you'll never see the light at the end of the tunnel."
「新藥開發的成功率只有 5000 分之一，需要的時間往往又長達 10 年以上，」被稱為「台灣微脂體之父」的洪基隆回憶，「習慣快速獲利的國內投資人，很少願意做這種看似沒有盡頭的投資。」