Chapter 209 Elephant Medical: Can we develop test kits?
As more and more people buy "Feiduqing Granules", and when they take the medicine in their hands, everyone also realizes that it seems that there is no "pneumonia virus" in their bodies. If the protein remains, you have to go to the hospital for a blood test.
This is too much trouble.
If you don’t want to draw blood, then should you take the medicine after buying it?
In the end, most ordinary people took "Feiduqing Granules" for three days with the mentality of "buying everything" and "seeking insurance".
In fact, this is also one of the impacts caused by the sudden leak of the "pneumonia virus" news and the final "hard landing".
When Zhang Yang was eager to launch the clinical trial of "Feiduqing Granules", he could only develop the hospital side at the first time, that is, the "serological test method" for drawing blood.
After completing the research and development of the "T14 protein" serum detection method, his focus was on the production capacity arrangement of "Feiduqing Granules".
Besides, Zhang Yang actually did not expect that news of the "pneumonia virus" would suddenly leak out, and the plan to develop a convenient home-use "T14 protein" test strip has never been put on the agenda.
As a result, there are currently no "T14 protein" test strips available on the market.
The public's voice gradually rose up on the Internet, and soon, domestic first- and second-tier biological reagent companies noticed the huge market demand for "T14 protein" convenient test kits.
Basic Egg Bio.
Jidan Biotechnology is a domestic A-share listed company with a market value of approximately 5 billion yuan.
The company's main star products are biochemical reagents, chemiluminescence reagents and hemagglutination reagents.
Here is a simple science. Ordinary people go to the hospital to draw blood, such as to check liver function and kidney function. After drawing blood, the nurse will send the blood sample to the laboratory department.
Immediately afterwards,
the laboratory department will immediately separate the blood into serum, plasma and cell parts, and then take out the required blood samples and put them into a fully automatic biochemical analyzer.
At this time, the fully automatic biochemical analyzer will automatically dispense different detection reagents according to different inspection items to complete the inspection of various blood indicators.
The "detection reagents" used in the "biochemical analyzers" here are the main products of these biological reagent companies.
Of course,
In addition to biological testing reagents, most biological reagent companies also sell testing instruments, such as fully automatic biochemical analyzers, fully automatic blood cell analyzers, etc.
It can be said that the situation of the entire industry is similar to that of selling water purifiers. All companies sell both instruments and filters.
However.
At present, the strength of major domestic biological reagent companies in "automated testing instruments" is quite different from that of foreign companies. On the contrary, testing reagents have become the main battlefield for domestic reagent companies because of low technical barriers, and price wars serious!
So, at present, most tertiary hospitals purchase all imported instruments and then use domestic reagents to reduce costs.
In addition, many domestic biological reagent companies have also focused their business on convenient home testing reagents.
For example, common pregnancy test sticks, HIV testing reagents, influenza virus testing reagents, etc.
So, now that the demand for "T14 protein" testing has emerged, major reagent companies not only hope to develop hospital-level testing reagents, but also hope to quickly launch convenient home testing kits.
Jidan Biotechnology, in the bright conference room.
All nine board members were present. Chairman Li Xiang sat at the top. After coughing slightly, he started this urgent high-level board meeting.
"I won't say any more nonsense. This time the board of directors was convened at an impromptu meeting, there was only one topic, and that was to discuss the detection issue of the 'T14 pneumonia virus' that is currently popular!"
After the words fell, the remaining eight people The directors all stopped other actions and looked at Li Xiang.
Li Xiang nodded and continued:
"Everyone must be aware of the current situation. In the long run, it will be very difficult for the 'T14 pneumonia virus' that can remain in the lungs in a short time. be eliminated, that is to say, for a long time, everyone will have a large demand for testing.”
< br>"Currently, Tsingshan Pharmaceutical has only provided basic 'serum testing methods' and basic 'testing reagents' to many top tertiary hospitals, and does not have any R&D plans for convenient home testing kits; as said online, now If you want to test whether there is any 'T14 protein' left in your body, you can only go to the hospital to get blood drawn! ”
"So, there is a huge demand in the market now. I think we should immediately develop a convenient home self-test test kit for 'T14 protein' to facilitate patients to self-test at home. I think this product will definitely have a huge market. Prospects!”
Everyone nodded in agreement, everyone could see such a huge demand!
However, Li Xiang’s words are not over yet.
He paused slightly and then said:
“Besides that!”
"As far as I understand, the 'serum detection method' provided by Tsingshan Pharmaceutical to the hospital is also relatively complex, and the operation difficulty and cost are relatively high. Of course, this is understandable. After all, Tsingshan Pharmaceutical is not a professional reagent company, and what they provide is a temporary one. Detection method! ”
“And we are a professional biological reagent company”
< br>"So, I strongly suggest that we start from these two aspects immediately, not only to develop convenient home-use testing reagents, but also to start developing hospital-side 'T14 protein' testing reagents!"
"What do you think? Like?!"
After the words fell, a low discussion sounded in the conference room.
But soon, several directors reached a consensus.
"Chairman, although I previously wanted to develop a convenient home self-test kit, what you just said is no problem! Hospital-side testing reagents can also be used! There is no conflict between the two!"
"Yes, I agree."
Li Xiang was quite satisfied, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
Soon, his eyes fell on Liu Ke, the only director responsible for the company's technology research and development.
"Liu Bo, what do you mean?"
Liu Ke is the technical director of the company's biological reagent department and has a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology. Li Xiang attaches great importance to him.
Liu Bo pushed up his glasses frame and nodded:
"Chairman, I have no problem."
"However, whether it is the development of hospital-side biological reagents It is also a convenient home self-test kit, which basically requires a relatively in-depth understanding of the 'pneumonia virus' and the 'T14 protein' remaining in the body, as well as detailed data on the residues in the lungs and blood indicators. ”
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"However, we currently know nothing about the 'pneumonia virus' and the remaining 'T14 protein', and there is no relevant data at home and abroad for reference.
If we want to conduct research and development, we must first rent a room P3 Laboratory analyzes the basic information of 'pneumonia virus'. I estimate that it will take at least 1-2 months from product establishment to product release. "
"Including the approval time, it is estimated that it will be at least 3 months. It won’t be officially launched for sale until a few months later!”
Li Xiang nodded.
Since he proposed this idea, he naturally took these issues into consideration.
To be honest,
Although 2-3 months may sound like a long time at first, but really think about it, as long as you get through 2-3 months, once it is listed, it will be pure profit!
If you don’t start now, you can’t wait until your competitors start eating meat before you start thinking about R&D again, right?
"Liu Bo, I think 2-3 months is acceptable! But this time the time is tight and the task is heavy, and I have to trouble you to lead the team in person!"
Liu Bo hurriedly responded Waving hands:
"Chairman, you are too polite!"
"But..." He slowed down slightly and said seriously:
"But I have other ideas. Isn't Qingshan Pharmaceutical already Have hospital-level detection reagents and serum detection methods been developed? ”
“Although you said it is complicated and costly, Qingshan Pharmaceutical has undoubtedly mastered a large number of ‘pneumonia viruses’ and 'T14 protein' data! ”
"If we can cooperate with Tsingshan Pharmaceutical and get their data, I think we can increase the research and development speed to half a month."
"In other words, it is possible that we can officially launch it within a month. On sale."
"One month!"
Dr. Liu Ke's words shocked Li Xiang, and he suddenly became enlightened!
I have to say that this idea does have a strong possibility!
You know,
After Tsingshan Pharmaceutical developed hospital-level testing reagents, it had no intention of developing a convenient home self-testing kit!
To put it bluntly, I don’t look down on these three melons and two dates at all!
Same!
What kind of company is Qingshan Pharmaceutical?
It is the top biopharmaceutical company in China and an absolute giant with annual sales profits exceeding 30 billion!
How can he be interested in a business worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions?
It is better to sell a few more boxes of Feiduqing granules!
At this time, if you talk to Qingshan Pharmaceutical about technical cooperation and purchase the data on "T14 protein" for a fee, you might be able to get it easily!
Thinking of this, Li Xiang suddenly felt excited!
If everything goes well, if we can really get the "T14 protein" data from Tsingshan Pharmaceuticals, once our own brand of home self-test kits are first on the market, they will definitely be snapped up!
Qingshan Pharmaceutical looks down on profits of just a few hundred million, but for a company with a market value of only 5 billion, hundreds of millions is very good! !
He said excitedly:
"Liu Bo, you really reminded me!"
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"I'll contact Qingshan Pharmaceutical right now... No! I'll fly to Chengdu in person, and I'll talk to Mr. Zhang in person!"
After that, Li Qing stood up and prepared to leave.
But as soon as he stood up, he came to his senses and realized that he had not asked the directors for their opinions, so he hurriedly said:
"Do you have any other opinions to add? If not, let the meeting adjourn."
“Okay, let’s break up the meeting!”
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As a second-tier brand in domestic biological reagent testing, Jidan Biotech wanted to make progress.
But in the entire market, there are not a few people who want to take a piece of the "pneumonia virus" and "T14 protein" and make a fortune. There are even many companies that have the same idea as Liu Bo.
And the other side.
Rongcheng, Elephant Medical.
After Zhang Yang's early capital injection and equity change, the three partners of Elephant Medical currently hold 60% of the absolute shares.
As chairman and general manager, Mao Zhiqiang occupies 20%, and the remaining two people, Lao Lu and Lao Liang, occupy 10% each.
Although the previous 100% equity was diluted by Zhang Yang to only 40%, the three of them had no complaints and could not even suppress the smiles on their lips.
More Annual sales exceeded 100 units, with sales reaching 800 million!
In terms of foreign trade, it has made a historic entry into the Korean market. Samsung Biologics purchased a total of 10 units at one time, with a sales amount of 160 million!
After all, the net profit of Elephant Medical this year was as high as 150 million yuan!
Of course, 150 million yuan is just a drop in the bucket for the parent company of Qingshan Pharmaceutical, but for Elephant Medical, it is definitely a historic moment!
You know, Elephant Medical was even close to bankruptcy before this!
Even in the fastest growing years of Elephant Medical, the net profit was not that much, let alone that much cash flow left on the account!
“This is a good job, not as good as a hug with your thighs!”
In the office, Mao Zhiqiang couldn't help but sigh while sitting on the sofa.
He will never forget the day when he stopped Mr. Zhang Yang at the entrance of Qingshan Pharmaceutical. This was the most correct decision in his life.
However,
After sighing, he took out his mobile phone and began to slowly browse the information on the Internet.
These days, of course, he has also noticed the news about "pneumonia virus" and "T14 protein". He has even noticed that netizens are intensely discussing the testing reagents.
As he watched, his attention gradually focused on his mobile phone, and he subconsciously picked up a cigarette from the coffee table and lit it.
After a while, another shareholder, Lao Lu, walked into the office.
The strong smell of tobacco may be torture to other people, but for Lao Lu, who is also an old smoker, it is an extraordinary enjoyment.
Seeing Mao Zhiqiang sitting on the sofa, he immediately walked over with a smile.
Picked up a cigarette from the coffee table, lit it, and said with a smile:
"Brother Qiang, what are you looking at?"
Mao Zhiqiang shook the ashes of his cigarette gently and said nothing. Lao Lu leaned over and took a look at Mao Zhiqiang's mobile phone, and happened to see netizens discussing on Weibo " "Convenient home testing kit", he immediately said:
"Brother Qiang, you are also paying attention to this matter!"
Mao Zhiqiang came to his senses.
“Also?”
"You mean you are also paying attention to this matter?!"
Old Lu suddenly took a deep breath from his cigarette and sat down on the sofa:
"Brother Qiang, let me tell you the truth. You said, my wife is very anxious these days!”
“She had a cold last week. Now I’m not sure whether I’m infected with the pneumonia virus, and I’m wondering whether to take medicine or not!”
“I asked her to go to the hospital for a check-up, but she didn’t go, saying that she was afraid of being infected because of the virus in the hospital. It would be great if there was a 'convenient home testing kit'! ”
"If you ask me, she just doesn't want to have her blood drawn."
Mao Zhiqiang immediately smiled:
"That's for sure. Everyone has some resistance to going to the hospital to get a shot for no reason. "
As he spoke, he suddenly sat up straight, looked at Lao Lu, and said in a serious tone:
"By the way, Lao Lu, I have a serious question for you!"
"Do you think this 'convenient home testing box' will really have a market?"
Old Lu was stunned for a moment, with almost no hesitation:
"Of course! Now everyone just Can you go to the hospital for a check-up, as you just said, if not Who would want to go to the hospital and get a shot for nothing?”
“If there is such a test kit that can accurately detect the residue of ‘T14 protein’, it will be very popular!”
"Well, I think so too!"
Mao Zhiqiang nodded and suddenly said:
"Then do you think we can develop a convenient home test kit for this 'T14 protein'?"
(End of this chapter)
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