Chapter 192 Zhang Yang’s dilemma!
Zhang Yang encountered two problems.
The first one is that since he was in college, his major has been "biological agents", and his main research direction since then has been "drug research and development".
Although I know a little bit about virus analysis, it is still a bit reluctant to complete the highly professional "T14 pneumonia virus" analysis alone.
Fortunately, there are system rewards. Evans' "T14 Pneumonia Virus" data is used as a reference. With Zhang Yang's talent and one or two months of professional knowledge, he should be able to barely get started.
The second problem is more troublesome.
As we all know, Chinese officials have very strict management of the Institute of Viral Biology.
The Institute of Viral Biology is divided into four levels from P1 to P4. The larger the number, the higher the safety factor and the more types of viruses that can be studied.
The highest-level P4 laboratory is a place where the most dangerous pathogens on the earth are studied. High-risk viruses such as Ebola, SARS, smallpox, and plague must and can only be researched and analyzed in P4 laboratories.
Although the pneumonia virus does not have to be in the highest level P4 laboratory, it still needs to be at least in a P3 laboratory!
But Qingshan Pharmaceutical did not.
No virus lab!
So, in order to analyze whether the currently circulating "pneumonia virus" carries the "T14-specific protein", Zhang Yang must first find a P3 virus laboratory to cooperate and borrow the laboratory for virus analysis.
Just like this, the secrets of "pneumonia virus" and "T14 specific protein" may be exposed!
He is not afraid that scientific researchers have discovered the role of "T14-specific protein", but he is afraid that this matter will spread on the Internet!
You know,
Once the public learns that infection with the pneumonia virus will greatly increase the risk of "lung adenocarcinoma", how much panic will it bring to the entire society? !
Men, women and children, who dares to be 100% sure that they will not be infected with the pneumonia virus? !
What will those who have been infected with the pneumonia virus before, or are currently suffering from the pneumonia virus, think?
How much psychological pressure will they bear? !
Therefore, this is not a virus problem at all, but a social group problem!
You must be careful when making public announcements!
Of course, the best way is for Qingshan Pharmaceutical to set up a P3 laboratory by itself, with Zhang Yang personally controlling all links, making it almost impossible for the news to leak!
But!
This approach is obviously too late!
Even if Qingshan Pharmaceutical has strong financial resources, and even if the city and province fully support it, it will take at least half a year to establish a P3 laboratory. Zhang Yang can't wait!
"Hey, we must find out as soon as possible whether there is a 'T14-specific protein' in the circulating 'pneumonia virus'!"
"If so, how does it exist?" Pneumonia virus'? Only by clarifying the specific virus structure can the next step be to eliminate the special characteristics of T14 Protein' can truly alleviate the crisis of lung adenocarcinoma! "
"Otherwise, if the pneumonia virus carrying the 'T14 specific protein' continues to evolve like this, then the East Asian race will not always be enveloped in it' Lung adenocarcinoma's threat? ”
“That’s not possible!”
After weighing the situation, Zhang Yang finally decided to do both.
On the one hand, Tsingshan Pharmaceutical immediately began to build its own "virus laboratory" and began to cultivate talents specialized in virus analysis.
On the other hand,
Although there is a risk of leaking the "T14-specific protein", we can only choose a P3 biological laboratory that is relatively trustworthy and has good private relations for conducting the test. cooperate!
Avoid information leakage to the greatest extent!
"This matter has to be left to Ren Xiaomin, Brother Ren."
Making up his mind, Zhang Yang immediately called Ren Xiaomin and agreed to meet in the office at one o'clock in the afternoon.
It was not yet one o'clock in the afternoon, and at 12:50, Ren Xiaomin came to Zhang Yang's office with a smile on his face.
"Zhang Yang, you said you were so anxious on the phone, did you encounter something?"
"Let me guess, there must be a new drug that has been developed, right? ?”
"Haha, I've heard all about it. You have discovered another ablative coagulant that can solidify early-stage lung cancer lesions, right? Now those early-stage lung cancer patients are blessed. This is another minimally invasive treatment method!"
Looking at Ren Xiaomin's bright smile and listening to his excited tone, Zhang Yang couldn't help but squeeze out a wry smile.
How does Brother Ren know that he actually doesn't care about the "lung cancer curing ablation agent"? He is now so overwhelmed by another more important thing that he can almost breathe!
"Brother Ren, please sit down first."
Zhang Yang smiled bitterly and asked Ren Xiaomin to sit down. After he sat down on the sofa, he slowly said:
"Brother Ren, I'm not here to see you today because of the newly developed 'lung cancer curing ablation agent'. There are two other things I want to discuss with you."
"The first thing, I I would like to trouble you to help me contact a P3 virus biological laboratory. I need to A virus is analyzed and studied.”
“The second thing is that we, Qingshan Pharmaceutical, also need to build a P4 biological laboratory of our own!”
After saying this, Ren Xiaomin held the tea cup. His hands couldn't help but slow down a bit in the air.
After a few seconds, he put down the tea cup, with a slight look of surprise on his face.
"Zhang Yang, what's wrong? Why do we suddenly need to use the P3 laboratory to analyze the virus?"
"Did we encounter problems in the research and development of new drugs and need to conduct separate and more in-depth research on a certain virus?"< br>
"Even so, we can also outsource it to professional virus laboratories abroad, and let them provide the data, and we analyze it ourselves, this..."
At the end of the sentence, Ren Xiaomin's face was full of worry. Confuse.
Zhang Yang shook his head slightly and sighed.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to tell Ren Xiaomin the secrets of "pneumonia virus" and "T14-specific protein".
After all, Brother Ren is naturally trustworthy, and if this matter is not made clear to Ren Xiaomin, many things may have unimaginable consequences.
Thinking of this, his expression suddenly became serious, he looked at Ren Xiaomin and said seriously:
"Brother Ren, I have something to tell you, but you have to be mentally prepared. , don’t be too surprised..."
Speaking, Zhang Yang immediately said that "T14-specific protein" can greatly increase the incidence of "lung adenocarcinoma", and "pneumonia virus" has a high probability of "T14-specific protein" "Tell Ren Xiaomin about it!"
At the end,
Ren Xiaomin’s initially confused face was filled with shock and disbelief!
It took a few seconds for him to regain his composure and exclaimed:
"Zhang Yang, are you telling the truth?!"
"The pneumonia virus can really cause 'Lung adenocarcinoma'?"
Zhang Yang nodded heavily.
"Brother Ren, I'm sure!"
"I have now discovered the existence of 'T14-specific proteins' in 'lung adenocarcinoma cells', and these 'T14-specific proteins 'It's most likely from the pneumonia virus!"
“So, what I have to do now is to completely confirm the existence of ‘T14 specific protein’ in the circulating ‘pneumonia virus’, and then find a way to eliminate them!”
“Except Besides! ”
Speaking of this, Zhang Yang paused for a moment!
"In addition, not only does this matter have to be fast, but we also have to be sneaky and not leak the news!"
"Including the cooperating P3 biological laboratory!"< br>
"You know, once the news is leaked, there may be much panic in the whole society!" Ren Xiaomin's face became completely solemn. He has fully realized the seriousness of this matter!
Yeah,
If this thing comes out...
Hiss!
After a moment, he nodded heavily and said in a deep voice:
"Zhang Yang, I understand your request. I will go to a few P3 laboratories in Changluo to find out first. Understand.”
After saying that, Ren Xiaomin stood up suddenly and was about to leave, but before he took a step forward, he suddenly thought of the second thing Zhang Yang mentioned.
Sitting back on the sofa, Ren Xiaomin said:
“By the way, I almost forgot the second thing.”
“Zhang Yang, I understand your mood. But if we, Qingshan Pharmaceutical, want to establish a P4 level disease It may not be easy to open a toxic biological laboratory!”
“You may not know that there are only two P4 laboratories in our country at present, one in Harbin City and one in Wuhan City, both of which are operated by the state. Established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences! ”
"Don't even talk about P4 laboratories. Even the approval of P3 laboratories in our country is very strict. If I remember correctly, there are probably less than 60 P3 laboratories in the country, and there are no more than 5 in the entire Sichuan Province, and all The laboratories are all led by national scientific research institutions!”
“We, Qingshan Pharmaceutical, are only It's a private enterprise... This area in China has not been liberalized yet!"
"Of course, if you really want to build it, I suggest it is best to apply for a P3 virus laboratory, with the influence of our Qingshan Pharmaceuticals It’s possible to apply!”
Zhang Yang thought for a moment, but he didn’t understand it at all.
Compared with the more than 4,000 P3 biological laboratories in the United States, nearly 3,000 of which are commercial P3 biological laboratories, the development of "viral biological laboratories" in China is indeed relatively slow.
This "slowness" is comprehensive. Not only the degree of openness of policies, but also the academic research of "virus analysis" and the cultivation of talents are obviously lagging behind.
So it can be seen that China has been lagging behind in the research and development of vaccines for AIDS, Ebola, and even viruses.
For example, the cervical cancer (HPV) vaccine, which was popular across the country in the past few years, once required queuing for nearly half a year to get vaccinated.
Does the domestic vaccine company not want to make this money?
No,
This is because the only company in the world that can produce the nine-valent HPV vaccine is the American company Merck, and demand exceeds supply.
Peering through a leopard and seeing the whole body, we can see that there is a clear and large gap between domestic virus analysis and foreign countries.
Zhang Yang not only hopes that Qingshan Pharmaceutical can have a top-notch P4 laboratory, but also can participate in the research and development of drugs for viruses such as AIDS and Ebola in the future, and at the same time!
Without the top P4 biological laboratory, how can we attract the top virus biologists? How can we cultivate top talents?
“Brother Ren, what you said makes sense.”
"But I still prefer to get it done at once. If we want to build the best P4 laboratory, money is not a big problem for us!"
"Of course, it may be difficult to obtain approval. , let’s do this, let’s build the laboratory first according to the requirements of the P4 laboratory, Then let’s see if there is a chance to pass the administrative approval of the P4 laboratory.”
“If it is not possible, we can apply for the qualification of the P3 laboratory!”
That’s all. Ren Xiaomin also knew that Zhang Yang was determined, so he pondered for a moment without any further persuasion.
“Okay Zhang Yang, let’s do what you want first, and I’ll go find out about setting up the P4 laboratory.”
"Of course, I have to give you the P3 laboratory for cooperation first. This matter is even more important now!"
"Yes!"
After a brief exchange, Zhang Yang and Ren Xiaomin quickly A consensus was reached.
In the next few days, Ren Xiaomin began to look for a suitable P3 laboratory.
As he remembered, there are no more than five P3 laboratories in Sichuan Province.
The accurate number is: only three, two of which are located in Chengdu.
Three days later, the P3 laboratory under the name of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, located in the Rongcheng New District and recently established, fell into Ren Xiaomin's sight.
It’s a coincidence,
After communicating with Zhang Yang, he immediately started using his connections to contact various P3 laboratories in the province.
Unexpectedly, President Zhou of the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu happened to know the head of the P3 laboratory under the name of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the two had a good relationship in private.
With Dean Zhou's recommendation, Ren Xiaomin quickly met Director Cao, the head of the P3 laboratory, and quickly reached a preliminary intention to cooperate.
In the office, Ren Xiaomin immediately reported the latest situation to Zhang Yang.
"Zhang Yang, the current situation is basically like this. The P3 laboratory under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed in principle to our request for cooperation and agreed that we can use their laboratory to research and analyze the pneumonia virus! ”
“The reason I gave them is that we hope They have no doubts about developing a drug that can treat 'acute pneumonia'."
"However, they have also proposed that all virus research data must be saved and reported, including details. I am a little worried that your research and analysis will be exposed.”
Hearing Ren Xiaomin's worried words, Zhang Yang couldn't help but nodded slightly. This was also something he had been worried about.
But there is no way,
After all, domestic control of virus laboratories like P3 level must be very strict.
And if you want to study and analyze the "pneumonia virus", you don't have to brag about bringing the "pneumonia strain" in for analysis. You must apply and have the pneumonia virus provided by the laboratory. All relevant data and steps must be strict. recorded.
Even,
Zhang Yang didn't think that he was cooperating with the P3 laboratory. He was the only one in the laboratory. The CDC would definitely arrange some assistants to assist. This was inevitable.
However.
Even so, I have no choice in the current situation.
You just have to be careful.
Thinking of this, he looked at Ren Xiaomin and comforted:
"Brother Ren, it's okay. I know what's going on, just be careful!"
"Okay!"
Ren Xiaomin also knows that he doesn't have many choices. Domestic P3 laboratories are all national institutions. , Director Cao and Dean Zhou have a good personal relationship in this family, and they can still think of a solution if something happens.
"Zhang Yang, before we cooperate, do you want to meet Director Cao, who is in charge of the laboratory?"
Zhang Yang thought for a moment:
"Okay, let's meet. After all, we are going to someone else's territory."
(End of this chapter)