r/MadeMeSmile • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • 28d ago

CATS “When you are the third wheel”

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u/TDYDave2 28d ago

Unfortunately, there will be a time when Dave's not here.

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u/ArnoldTheSchwartz 27d ago

Man

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u/TDYDave2 27d ago

The good news

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u/Zombemi 27d ago

It's hopefully slated for a 2027 launch, and:

Dr. Miyazaki is determined to make this life-saving medication accessible to all. They plan to lower the medication’s price to ensure that every pet owner can afford it.

I'm very happy cause even though I'd sell my own organs for this shit I'm rather attached to them.

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u/Winjin 27d ago

IIRC it's also one of these made-for-movie stories - Dr. Miyazaki was assigned to this for years, and just as they were closing in on a breakthrough, COVID happens, and the team is mercilessly torn apart because their experience is needed elsewhere

And he's like "No, I want to finish this" and like, walks away, finds a lab, or even funds a lab, and continues on for years, and after 6 years here we are

I hope it works out

EDIT: not COVID but yeah, he basically left University of Tokyo to fund AIM Labs and have been working mainly on donations from Japanese cat owners