I really don't want to be a doctor

Chapter 382 Drug Side Effects

Hamer said seriously: "At present, the global pharmaceutical market is developing very prosperously, especially in the aspect of immune checkpoint inhibitors, which are being developed by major pharmaceutical companies and laboratories. I know Mr. Jing, you started three years ago to carry out this project..."

Jing Xiaoran began to study immune checkpoint inhibitors when he was a freshman, and published several related SCI papers.

"Hammer, isn't Pfizer also working on this project, I remember you said it."

Hammer said: "Pfizer gave up. The research and development front is too long, and we can't keep going."

Jing Xiaoran was taken aback, he really didn't expect that the top pharmaceutical company - Pfizer, would voluntarily give up immune checkpoint inhibitors, this huge "cash cow"!
"However, I have always felt that there will definitely be a place for immune checkpoint inhibitors in the anti-tumor market in the future." Hammer said, "So the purpose of my visit to China this time is the cardiovascular annual conference in Kyoto. To cooperate with your laboratory!"

"Cooperation?" Jing Xiaoran squinted his eyes, and there was a glimmer of light in his eyes.

Hammer continued to repeat what he had just said to Zhu Xianqing.

"Pfizer wants to buy out the patent of the drug?" Jing Xiaoran smiled, "Is that why Pfizer thinks of me? I'm sure I will be the first to develop immune checkpoint inhibitors?"

"Jing, you're joking." Hammer laughed, "The current Shenzhou Laboratory is not what it used to be in half a year. Now in the international arena, Huaxia Shenzhou Laboratory can be regarded as a relatively influential laboratory."

"Hammer, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you this time." Jing Xiaoran said, "Our Shenzhou Laboratory doesn't plan to sell the patents of medicines anymore, so your expectations will be dashed!"

Hammer shook his head helplessly: "Sure enough, I told Zhu Xianqing well, Mr. Jing will not sell patents anymore."

Jing Xiaoran glanced at Zhu Xianqing, it seemed that Teacher Zhu knew him well.

The reason why I want to set up this laboratory is not just to sell patents to make money!What's more important is to create a high-tech industry that truly belongs to China.

If it is sold to Pfizer, it will become an imported drug again!

Jing Xiaoran smiled, "Hammer, let's put this matter aside for now! Immune checkpoint inhibitors can't just be made, not to mention there are competing companies like Bayer and AstraZeneca. You are too kind to us." Be confident!"

Hammer sighed: "For the time being, that's all I can do!"

When he first came to Huaxia, Hammer was still full of confidence. With his relationship with Huaxia Laboratory, it was not difficult to buy out the patent of a drug from it.

But he didn't expect Jing Xiaoran to give up the idea of ​​selling patents long ago!

It seems that Pfizer has completely missed the immune checkpoint inhibitor.

Hamer was a little reconciled. In his vision for the future field of anti-tumor drugs, immune checkpoint inhibitors occupy a pivotal position!
It would be a pity to just give up like this.

Hammer gritted his teeth and continued: "Jing, if your Shenzhou laboratory wants to complete the follow-up experiments by itself, it will cost a lot, and is it possible that the follow-up pharmaceuticals will be launched, and your laboratory can still mass-produce drugs?"

Hammer's words reminded Jing Xiaoran.

For clinical trials of drugs, Jing Xiaoran can try to find Zang Hongfeng and ask him to help.

However, if the drug passes the Phase 4 clinical trial and is ready to go on the market, then a drug production line is needed!That is, the pharmaceutical factory!
Laboratories can only do research and development, and it is absolutely impossible to mass-produce a drug.

Jing Xiaoran lowered his head in thought.

Hammer continued: "We at Pfizer have everything, R&D department, production department, clinical trial department, everything! You only need to pay a very small price, and you don't need to take care of everything that follows."

When Jing Xiaoran heard this, he grinned.

"Mr. Hammer, thank you for reminding me, but I really don't have the idea of ​​transferring drug patents for the time being, and I disappoint you."

Hammer spread his hands, shrugged, and said, "That's a pity, Jing, you lost an opportunity to earn hundreds of millions of dollars, and we also lost the possibility of further cooperation."

Jing Xiaoran knew the thoughts of Hammer and Pfizer very clearly.

It is not uncommon for these pharmaceutical companies to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy a drug patent.

Because once the drug is on the market, the profit will be tens of thousands of times!
The current research and development progress of Shenzhou Laboratory is almost the same as that of Bayer and AstraZeneca, the two giant companies.

Next, it is possible for any laboratory to be the first to develop "immune checkpoint inhibitors".

Jing Xiaoran was under a lot of pressure!
This "immune checkpoint inhibitor" project basically determines his direction in the next few years!

If he can successfully win this scientific research competition, his status in the scientific research circle will be further improved.

Otherwise, all his hard work and investment for the past year will be in vain, and his growth path will be much, much slower!

Although Hammer did not achieve his wish in Shenzhou Lab, before he left, he still revealed a very important piece of information to Jing Xiaoran, that is, about the side effects of "immune checkpoint inhibitors", those big pharmaceutical companies Found this out.

This is the second time Jing Xiaoran has heard about the side effects of "immune checkpoint inhibitors", and the first time it was mentioned by Zhu Xianqing.

After Hamer left, Zhu Xianqing took the initiative to mention the side effects of the drug.

"Xiao Ran, what Hamer said is correct. Although the current scientific research is going well, the side effects really cannot be ignored! I mentioned it before, this side effect involves various organs of the human body, such as the liver, kidney, heart, and thyroid gland. , lungs, and blood system, etc.!"

Disregarding the side effects of the drug, and talking about the curative effect, it's all hooliganism!
The first element of medicine is safety!
And the side effects of drugs are inevitable, it just depends on the size of the side effects!
Immune checkpoint inhibitors, while fighting tumor cells, will also cause damage to the entire immune system.

Jing Xiaoran frowned, "Mr. Zhu, you told me about this problem before, but, I still don't have any way to completely solve this problem, because if you want the medicine to exert its curative effect, it will inevitably bring about side effects!"

Zhu Xianqing hurriedly said: "Then, then our medicine..."

Jing Xiaoran interrupted: "You made a mistake, the side effects are inevitable, no matter how hard we try, the side effects are still impossible to eliminate."

"Then are we just indifferent?" Zhu Xianqing asked doubtfully.

Jing Xiaoran shook his head with a smile, "No. There is a certain probability of side effects, and side effects are divided into mild, moderate, and severe levels. We just need to prevent problems before they happen, monitor the occurrence of toxicity during the course of taking the medicine, intervene in advance and Treatment. So, what we need to do now is to figure out what side effects our drugs have, how harmful they are, and how to treat them!"

(End of this chapter)