SCP-6107 — SCP-6107 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6107 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6107

Expected annual

$5.2M

One-time setup

$3.0M

Annual recurring

$5.0M

Personnel

Up-front capital is moderate (several million) for lab/clinic fit-out and specialized equipment, while annual operating costs are driven primarily by staff wages, public education/outreach, rapid-response capability, and a contingency reserve.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M

Facilities $800K

[#1] Small skin-research lab fit-out: renovation/lease, cabinetry, benches, HVAC tweaks, imaging room, secure access, and office space.

Clinical Facility Mod $500K

[#6] Small clinic/ward modification, beds and surgical suite upgrades for anomalous cases.

Equipment $450K

[#3, #4] Diagnostic and imaging hardware (confocal/Raman, dermatoscopes, cameras) plus BSL-2 initial equipment (biosafety cabinets, autoclave, waste handling).

Rapid Response Equipment $300K

[#13] Protective gear, immobilization equipment, vehicles and initial training kit for response team.

Epidemiological Registry Initial $250K

[#10] Initial build-out of secure registry, reporting portal and staff onboarding.

Prosthetics One Time Devices $250K

[#18] Initial budget for custom prostheses/protective devices (~stock for multiple patients).

Medical Training Development $150K

[#9] One-time development of CME modules, workshops, simulation content and online course creation.

Biobank Storage $80K

[#5] Ultra-low freezers, inventory system and initial courier setup for consented tissue storage.

Bioinformatics Initial $80K

[#15] Secure servers, licensed analysis software and initial setup for sequencing/imaging analysis.

It Initial $75K

[#20] Initial EHR integration, encryption, backups and security hardware/software.

Crisis Comm Retainer $30K

[#12] One-time retainer for external crisis communications agencies.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.0M/yr

Staff Wages $1.2M/yr

[#2] Salaries for core clinical research team (PI, postdocs/clinical investigators, lab technicians, clinical coordinator, admin support).

Contingency And Escalation $826K/yr

[#21] 20% contingency on projected annual operating budget to cover unpredictable rare/high-cost events (recommended 15-30%).

Public Education Campaign $500K/yr

[#8] Multi-year public outreach: web, social, PSAs, printed materials and evaluation metrics.

Rapid Response Staff $350K/yr

[#13] Salaries, training, overtime and readiness for a small hazardous response/security team.

Research And Monitoring $300K/yr

[#2] Clinical study operations: participant recruitment, stipends, IRB management and study ops.

Long Term Outlier Care $200K/yr

[#7] Reserve for high-cost lifetime care for exceptional individuals (surgical series, nursing, custom devices).

Crisis Communications Fund $200K/yr

[#12] Rapid-response media team, hotlines and short-term shelters/temporary facilities in case of visible cases/public panic.

Outsourced Imaging $150K/yr

[#3] Recurring contracts / access fees for MRI/advanced imaging time when purchasing hardware is impractical.

Specialized Patient Care $150K/yr

[#6] Ongoing patient care costs for chronic/special cases (assumes a small number of managed chronic cases).

Project Management $150K/yr

[#22] Program manager, quarterly audits, advisory board meetings and oversight travel.

Supplies And Consumables $125K/yr

[#4] BSL-2 consumables, reagents, histology supplies, calibration and certification.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#11] Legal, ethical and regulatory compliance costs (IRB/legal counsel, data protection, contracts).

Animal Models $100K/yr

[#14] Costs for transgenic models, animal housing, ethical review and specialized reagents.

Prosthetics Therapy $100K/yr

[#18] Ongoing PT/rehab costs for patients with adaptive devices (assumes a small baseline caseload).

Epidemiological Registry Maintenance $80K/yr

[#10] Staff to curate/analyze data, hosting, secure access and reporting operations.

Insurance And Indemnity $80K/yr

[#16] Clinical trial insurance, worker comp and malpractice coverage adjustments.

Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr

[#1] Ongoing building/HVAC/clean-room maintenance and certifications for the research clinic/lab.

Logistics And Transport $60K/yr

[#17] Secure specimen transport, refrigerated couriers, ambulance/airlift contingencies and travel for outreach.

Medical Training Delivery $60K/yr

[#9] Ongoing delivery and updates of CME modules, workshops and simulation sessions.

Bioinformatics Maintenance $60K/yr

[#15] Ongoing data storage, software licenses and bioinformatician support.

Sociological Research $50K/yr

[#19] Public surveys, focus groups and stigma-reduction evaluation.

It Maintenance $30K/yr

[#20] Ongoing EHR/security maintenance, audits and backups.

Biobank Maintenance $25K/yr

[#5] Energy, maintenance and inventory management for specimen storage.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.0M/yr

68.0% probability / year

Routine year with planned research, outreach, and small-case clinical operations; no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr

25.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline

Localized surge of anomalous dermal cases requiring emergency response, increased imaging and short-term elevated care.

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🚨 Major Incident $6.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

High-profile outlier requiring repeated surgeries, long-term specialized care and legal/ethical case management.

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🚨 Political Exposure $8.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Widespread public/political attention forcing national-scale education, legal defense, and expanded containment/response.

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👥 Personnel 8 total

Role	Count	Notes
Principal Investigator	1	[#2] Senior PI leading clinical research program.
Research Scientist / Postdoc	2	[#2] Clinical investigators / postdoctoral researchers supporting studies.
Lab Technician	3	[#2] Laboratory technicians for wet-bench and specimen handling.
Clinical Coordinator	1	[#2] Manages human-subject logistics, IRB coordination and recruitment.
Administrative Staff	1	[#2] Program admin support for scheduling, billing and outreach coordination.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing midrange estimates, but many items have wide ranges and several assumptions were made about baseline caseloads, outsourcing vs purchase decisions, and contingency percentage.

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