RE:Mikra Admits Costs Are HigherThey admitted nothing of the sort.
final sentence in their statement
"As soon as we complete more clinical trials and find a way to scale-up production safely without compromising the integrity of the product, we hope to be able to bring down the price so that more people can benefit from it."
They only stated that price is higher than expected for buyers, and that they hope to bring purchase price down in future, so that more people can afford to buy.