章節 211: A Chance Encounter

At Elysium Biotech Institute

Dr. Ivan Hartmann leaned over the fluorescent-lit workbench in his laboratory, surrounded by a chaotic array of test tubes, pipettes, and data screens pulsating with complex algorithms. 

The sterile smell of antiseptic hung in the air, mingling with the faint hum of machinery in the background. He adjusted his glasses, his sharp blue eyes narrowing as he studied the profile of Liam Rock Lancaster. His case had become a focal point of his research on glioblastoma multiforme.

The pressure to find a breakthrough weighed heavily on Ivan's shoulders. He had dedicated years to studying this aggressive form of brain cancer, and the clock was ticking.