After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 192 Zhang Yang’s Dilemma!
Zhang Yang encountered two problems.

The first is that since he entered college, his major has been "biological preparations", and his main research direction has been "drug development" from then on until now.

Although I know a little about virus analysis, it is still a bit difficult for me to complete the highly professional "T14 pneumonia virus" analysis on my own.

Fortunately, there are system rewards and Evans' "T14 pneumonia virus" data for reference. With Zhang Yang's talent, he should be able to do the job by cramming professional knowledge for a month or two and trying to get started.

The second problem is more troublesome.

As we all know, the Chinese government has very strict management of the Institute of Virus Biology.

The Virus Biology Research Institute 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 laboratories are where the most dangerous pathogens on earth are studied. High-risk viruses such as Ebola, SARS, smallpox, and plague must and can only be studied and analyzed in P4 laboratories.

Although the pneumonia virus does not have to be tested in the highest level P4 laboratory, it must at least be tested in a P3 laboratory!

But Qingshan Pharmaceutical does not.

No virus lab!
Therefore, in order to analyze whether the currently prevalent "pneumonia virus" carries the "T14 specific protein", Zhang Yang must first find a P3 virus laboratory to cooperate with and borrow the laboratory to conduct virus analysis.

But in this way, the secrets of "pneumonia virus" and "T14 specific protein" may be exposed!

He was not afraid that researchers would discover the role of "T14-specific protein", but he was afraid that this matter would spread on the Internet!
To know,
Once the public learns that being infected with the pneumonia virus will greatly increase the chance of developing lung adenocarcinoma, how much panic will the entire society experience? !

Who, young or old, male or female, can be 100% sure that they will not be infected with the pneumonia virus? !
And 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!
Zhang Yang must be extremely careful!

Of course, the best way is for Qingshan Pharmaceutical to build a P3 laboratory by itself, with Zhang Yang personally controlling all aspects, so it is almost impossible for the news to leak!
but!

This method is obviously too late!
Even if Qingshan Pharmaceutical is financially strong and even if the city and the province provide strong support, it will take at least half a year to set up a P3 laboratory. Zhang Yang can't wait!

"Hey, we need to find out as soon as possible whether there is a 'T14-specific protein' in the 'pneumonia virus' that is currently circulating!"

"If so, how does it exist in the 'pneumonia virus'? Only by figuring out the specific structure of the virus can we find a way to eliminate the 'T14 characteristic protein' and truly resolve the lung adenocarcinoma crisis!"

"Otherwise, if the pneumonia virus carrying the 'T14 characteristic protein' continues to evolve like this, won't the East Asian race always be shrouded in the threat of 'lung adenocarcinoma'?!"

"This won't work!"

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Yang finally decided to do both.

On the one hand, Qingshan Pharmaceutical immediately began to build its own "virus laboratory" and began to train professional talents in virus analysis.

on the other hand,

Although there is a risk of leaking "T14-specific protein", we can only bite the bullet and choose a relatively trustworthy P3 biological laboratory with which we have a good private relationship to cooperate!
Avoid information leakage as much as possible!

"This matter has to be handed over to Brother Ren Xiaomin."

Having made up his mind, Zhang Yang immediately called Ren Xiaomin and agreed to meet in his office at 1 p.m.

It was not even one o'clock in the afternoon, at 12:50, Ren Xiaomin came to Zhang Yang's office with a smile on his face.

"Zhang Yang, you sounded so anxious on the phone, did something happen to you?"

"Let me guess. There must be a new drug being developed, right?"

"Haha, I heard about it. You have discovered a new ablative coagulant that can solidify early lung cancer lesions, right? Now those patients with early lung cancer are blessed, as there 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 force out a bitter smile.

Brother Ren had no idea that he actually didn't care about the "lung cancer solidification ablation agent" at all. He was now almost suffocated by another more important matter!
"Brother Ren, please sit down first."

Zhang Yang smiled bitterly and asked Ren Xiaomin to sit down. After Ren Xiaomin sat down on the sofa, he slowly said:
"Brother Ren, I'm not calling you here today because of the newly developed 'lung cancer solidification and ablation agent'. I have two other things to discuss with you."

"First of all, I would like to trouble you to help me contact a P3 virus biology laboratory. I need to analyze and study a virus."

"The second thing is that I think it is necessary for Qingshan Pharmaceutical to build its own P4 biological laboratory!"

As he finished speaking, Ren Xiaomin's hand holding the teacup slowed down a bit in the air.

After a few seconds, he put down the teacup, a look of slight surprise on his face.

"Zhang Yang, what's wrong? Why do we suddenly need to use a P3 laboratory to analyze the virus?"

"Are we having problems developing new drugs and need to conduct more in-depth research on a particular virus?"

"Even so, we can outsource it to professional virus laboratories abroad and let them provide the data, and we can analyze it ourselves. This..."

At the end, Ren Xiaomin's face was full of confusion.

Zhang Yang shook his head slightly and sighed.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to tell Ren Xiaomin the secret of "pneumonia virus" and "T14 specific protein".

After all, Brother Ren is trustworthy, and if this matter is not made clear to Ren Xiaomin, many things may cause unimaginable consequences.

Thinking of this, his expression suddenly became serious. He looked at Ren Xiaomin and said seriously:

"Brother Ren, I have something I must tell you, but you have to be mentally prepared and don't be too surprised..."

Having said that, Zhang Yang immediately told Ren Xiaomin that "T14 specific protein" can greatly increase the incidence of "lung adenocarcinoma" and that there is a high probability that "T14 specific protein" is present in the "pneumonia virus"!

Speaking of last,
Ren Xiaomin's originally confused face was now filled with shock and disbelief!
It took him several seconds to come back to his senses and he exclaimed:
"Zhang Yang, are you telling the truth?!"

"Can pneumonia virus really cause 'lung adenocarcinoma'?"

Zhang Yang nodded heavily.

"Brother Ren, I'm sure!"

"I have now discovered the presence of 'T14-specific proteins' in 'lung adenocarcinoma cells', and these 'T14-specific proteins' are most likely from the pneumonia virus!"

"So, what I have to do now is to fully confirm the existence of 'T14-specific protein' in the 'pneumonia virus' that is currently circulating, and then find a way to eliminate them!"

"Other than that!"

Having said this, Zhang Yang paused deliberately!
"Besides that, not only does this have to be done quickly, but we also have to be sneaky and not let the news leak out!"

"Including the cooperative P3 biological laboratory!"

"You know, once the news leaks out, there's no telling how much panic the whole society will cause!" Ren Xiaomin's face became completely solemn. He has completely realized the seriousness of the matter!
Yes,

If this gets out...

hiss!
After a moment, he nodded heavily and said in a deep voice:
"Zhang Yang, I understand your request. I will go and try to contact a few P3 laboratories to get a better understanding."

After saying that, Ren Xiaomin stood up abruptly and was about to leave, but before he took a step, he suddenly thought of the second thing Zhang Yang mentioned.

Sitting back on the sofa, Ren Xiaomin said:

"Oh, I almost forgot the second thing."

"Zhang Yang, I understand your feelings, but if we at Qingshan Pharmaceutical want to build a P4-level virus biology laboratory, it may not be easy!"

"You may not know that there are only two P4 laboratories in our country, one in Harbin and one in Wuhan. Both were established by the state and the Chinese Academy of Sciences!"

"Let alone P4 laboratories, even the P3 laboratories in our country are subject to strict approval. If I remember correctly, there are only less than 3 P60 laboratories in our country, and no more than 5 in the entire Sichuan Province. Moreover, all laboratories are led by national scientific research institutions!"

"After all, our Qingshan Pharmaceutical is only a private enterprise... This area in China has not been liberalized yet!"

"Of course, if you really want to build one, I suggest you apply for a P3 virus laboratory. With the influence of Qingshan Pharmaceutical, we may be able to get it!"

Zhang Yang pondered for a moment. He actually did understand it.

Compared with the more than 4000 P3 biological laboratories in the United States, nearly 3000 of which are commercial P3 biological laboratories, the development of "virus biological laboratories" in China is indeed relatively slow.

This "slowness" is comprehensive, not only in terms of the degree of policy openness, but also in the academic research on "virus analysis" and the training of talents, which are obviously lagging behind.

So we can see that China has always lagged behind in the research and development of vaccines for AIDS, Ebola, and even virus-related diseases.

For example, the cervical cancer (HPV) vaccine that was popular all over the country a few years ago once required a waiting time of nearly half a year to get vaccinated.

Don’t domestic vaccine companies want to make this money?
no,
This is because the only company in the world that can produce the HPV 9-valent vaccine is Merck in the United States, and the supply is in short supply.

A glimpse of the leopard reveals the whole body. It can be seen that there is still an obvious and large gap between China and foreign countries in the field of virus analysis.

Zhang Yang not only hopes that Qingshan Pharmaceutical can have the top P4 laboratory and participate in the research and development of drugs for viruses such as AIDS and Ebola in the future, but also!
Without a top-notch P4 biological laboratory, how can we attract the best virus biologists? How can we cultivate top talents?

"Brother Ren, what you said makes sense."

"But I still prefer to do it all at once. If we want to build a laboratory, we should build the best P4 laboratory. Money is not a big problem for us!"

“Of course, it may be difficult to get approval. Let’s build the laboratory according to the requirements of the P4 laboratory first, and then see if there is a chance to pass the administrative approval of the P4 laboratory.”

"If there is really no such thing, we can apply for P3 laboratory qualifications!"

Having said that, Ren Xiaomin knew that Zhang Yang had made up his mind, so he hesitated for a moment and did not try to persuade him any further.

"Okay Zhang Yang, let's do as you think first. I'll go and learn about setting up a P4 laboratory."

"Of course, I have to find you a cooperative P3 laboratory first. This matter is more important now!"

"Ok!"

After a brief exchange, Zhang Yang and Ren Xiaomin quickly reached a consensus.

In the next few days, Ren Xiaomin began looking for a suitable P3 laboratory.

Just as he remembered, there were no more than five P3 laboratories in the entire Sichuan Province.

The exact number is: there are only three, two of which are located in Chengdu.

Three days later, Ren Xiaomin's sight came to the P3 laboratory under the name of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which had just been established in the new district of Chengdu.

Coincidentally,

After communicating with Zhang Yang, he immediately began to use his connections to contact various P3 laboratories in the province.

Unexpectedly, Director Zhou of Chengdu Third People's Hospital happened to know the person in charge of the P3 laboratory under the name of this CDC, and the two had a good relationship in private.

With the introduction of President Zhou, Ren Xiaomin soon met Director Cao, the head of the P3 laboratory, and quickly reached a preliminary cooperation intention.

In the office, Ren Xiaomin reported the latest situation to Zhang Yang as soon as possible.

"Zhang Yang, this is basically the situation now. The P3 laboratory under the CDC has agreed to our cooperation request in principle and agreed that we can use their laboratory to study and analyze the pneumonia virus!"

"The reason I gave them was that we hope to develop a drug that can treat 'acute pneumonia', and they didn't doubt it."

"However, they also proposed that all virus research data must be saved and reported, including detailed analysis data. 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 nod slightly. This was also what he had been worried about.

But no way,
After all, domestic control of virus laboratories like the P3 level must be very strict.

Moreover, if Zhang Yang wanted to study and analyze the "pneumonia virus", he could not bring the "pneumonia strain" in for analysis himself. He had to apply for the laboratory to provide him with the pneumonia virus, and all relevant data and steps had to be strictly recorded.

even,

Zhang Yang also doesn't think that he can cooperate with the P3 laboratory. He is the only one in the laboratory, and the CDC will inevitably arrange some assistants to provide assistance. This is inevitable.

but.

Even so, I have no choice in the current situation.

You can only be careful.

Thinking of this, he looked at Ren Xiaomin and comforted him:

"Brother Ren, it's okay, I know what's going on, just be careful!"

"All right!"

Ren Xiaomin also knew that he didn't have many options. Domestic P3 laboratories are all national institutions. At least Director Cao and President Zhou have a good personal relationship in this case, so if there is any problem, they can still think of a solution.

"Then Zhang Yang, before we start working together, would you like 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)