After drawing blood from the tiger, let it play, and An Feng went back to the office.

Every time he comes, he has something to deal with, and this time is no exception, not long after he sat down, the secretary informed him that there was something, and Joseph, the director of the company, wanted to discuss a batch of medical technology and patents with him, and the technology had been put for a long time.

"There have been a number of multinational pharmaceutical companies that have negotiated with us to license patents for medicines, especially biopharmaceutical technologies," Joseph said. The results of the tests in the R&D department are outstanding, it's time to think about how to authorize, or do you have your own ideas, sir? ”

An Feng asked: "What is the market for new drugs?" ”

Joseph replied: "According to the survey, the global market for cardiovascular diseases was 150 billion last year, but the competition is fierce and new drugs are emerging one after another. ”

"Is it just a big aspect? Or are there many types? ”

"Many types, such as cardiac glycosides and inotropic drugs, antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic, hypolipidemic, blood regulation, etc., have been overcome, most of them are biological drugs, with superb technology, difficult to imitate, and are also favored by pharmaceutical companies."

An Feng asked: "What about the cost of biological drugs?" ”

Joseph replied: "If we follow the production method we pursue speed, the cost is high, but the large manufacturers have perfect assembly lines, cheap foreign supply channels, and produce with a huge base, they can reduce costs and make profits within the ideal standard." ”

An Feng considered that even if there is more than 100 billion in the market, the cost is critical, the competition is strong, and there are many effective drugs, which is not an incurable disease, nor does it have the absolute monopoly nature of anti-cancer drugs. In the big picture. The new drug is just better, but there are more similar products.

In compromise, after three or five years of development, the ideal situation for a pharmaceutical company is to occupy 50% of the market, about 60 or 70 billion, but the cost is very critical. The cost is high, and the profit is definitely less than that of anti-cancer drugs, and small and medium-sized enterprises cannot afford it, mainly depending on large enterprises.

So he asked, "Which companies are interested?" The highest offer? ”

"At present, the highest price is Pfizer, the world's largest pharmaceutical company, which has been looking for new drugs that can stabilize the market after the patent protection period of some drugs has ended. They were very interested in the technology we had developed, and said they could negotiate at a high price. ”

"I see." An Feng naturally knows Pfizer's name. When the anti-cancer drug was licensed, they offered a higher price than Sinclair, but he decisively chose the latter, one is his own person, and the other is that he will have a stake in Sinclair Energy. Influence and power are more valuable.

Now the situation is different, first of all, he is not sure whether Sinclair can continue to swallow such a large piece of the pharmaceutical market, after all, they are new to the drug market, and they have just had a strong anti-cancer license. If we come to develop the same huge cardiovascular disease market, I am afraid it will be too busy.

An Feng said: "Make them a key consideration. But it's up to me to make a decision after consulting with my other business partners. ”

Judging from the current situation, as the core of the consortium, they can do their best to help themselves, and as the leader, he also has the responsibility to pull the strength of the consortium up. Now there are too many competitors. Only when the consortium develops well can he live well; In turn, if the consortium weakens, it will be devoured by its opponents.

Therefore, in addition to the Sinclair family, the other members of the consortium can consider cooperation.

Joseph also spoke about the authorization of other research results. After several years of precipitation, the technology of the research center is in a blowout stage, and many valuable technologies are looking for cooperation. If you simply change hands, you can get tens of billions of dollars immediately, but it is not suitable for earning overall profits.

So he decided to go the long way.

……

After arranging things, An Feng got up and walked around to see the research and development progress in other aspects of the research center. As of today, the research center has 50 projects, of which 20 have achieved results, 15 have been abandoned due to insufficient conditions, and the rest continue to burn money.

His botany department found something strange.

The departmental laboratory is located on the seventh floor, the most distinctive is the environmental simulation area, which was built with a lot of money, which can simulate various environments of the earth, and the main part is currently a desert, with a similar degree of sunshine to the desert, so the cycle is repeated, but the plants grow magically.

Through the thick glass, Sam, the head of the research group, said: "All the plants here have been genetically manipulated, and they still grow and reproduce vigorously and rapidly in the continuous strong sunlight and drought and rainfall environment, doubling in size in ten days." ”

"Look here, sir." Sam came to the small petri dish next to him, "This is one of the experimental plants, developed from vetiver, which we have combined with the genes of drought-resistant plants, and through precise combinations, the cultivated plants have many advantages. ”

"It has an extremely well-developed root system, which can go deep into the bottom several meters to absorb water, and at the same time, the well-developed root system will effectively prevent soil erosion, and its special root structure will retain more than 75% of the water source in the soil. In addition, it is drought resistant and reproduces very quickly. ”

An Feng asked: "You take the desert area as the environment, and want to develop a plant with a well-developed root system, drought resistance, and fast reproduction?" ”

"Yes." Sam is proud to say, "If successful, I'd say it's the most desert-adapted plant out there, and if it's transplanted to eastern California or Nevada, even if it's a desert area with harsh conditions, I'm sure the satellite images will be green in a year's time." ”

"Oh, yes!" Sam led An Feng elsewhere, "It's not enough to have pasture, there are also shrubs and trees that are being studied at the same time, and I plan to apply for a supercomputer, its theoretical model is very useful, and it can save the long genetic exploration." ”

An Feng went to look at the plant seedlings he cultivated, and some of them were crossed, proving failure; Some are under observation and have an uncertain future. Flipping through the records, there are a bunch of failures, obviously these jobs need to be tried in the same way, if there is a computer to do it, it is counted as an hour to be busy for a year.

And at the moment it's just a matter of luck.

An Feng sat down and said: "Let the desert grow green grass and trees, improve the environment, is a bold idea, if you can test under the guidance of the correct theory, the chance of success is still not small, when do you want to use the computer?" I give you special approval. ”

"Maybe two weeks later." Sam said. He was happy to be appreciated.

"I'll let the secretary do it." An Feng said.

Sam said: "Thank you, sir, the company's botanical research has not been very favorable, and it is a great encouragement for me to be recognized by you. ”

An Feng smiled: "The main thing is your efforts." Also, it's a bit inappropriate to experiment here, maybe you need a better outdoor environment. ”

Samso: "But there's no suitable one near Los Angeles, and it needs to be approved and funded by the director. ”

"I have a suggestion." An Feng said. "In SLO, more than 200 kilometers away from here, there may be a suitable place for you, in addition to the vineyard growing area, there is also a wasteland with strong sunshine, and if you want to work there, the company can allocate funds."

After hearing this, Sam asked, "Perennial stationer?" ”

"If you're just one person, I don't think you can do without these plants, but I guess you'll have other helpers, right?"

Sam understood: "I agree with the idea. Mr. ”

After chatting with Sam, I learned that he had a small team of five people who had been recruited after the site was renamed Bio, and who, like other job seekers, were interested in the R&D environment and knowledge base, even if it required a contract of as little as ten years.

Long-term contracts are a way for research centres to protect their knowledge, albeit under harsh conditions. However, there is a high salary and high treatment, and it can also enjoy the share of R&D results. Like cancer cells R&D group. In the future, they will all be multimillionaires, publish some autobiographies or something, and have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

So the contract seems harsh, but it is actually fragrant buns. Even if you want to get this kind of contract, you have to go through a period of internship and probation, and wait until you pass the assessment. will be hired. But there are no absolutes, such as how to prevent it, leaks are all possible.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and after mastering the knowledge, it is installed in the mind, and An Feng can't control it. But so far, this kind of thing has not happened, and the research center invests millions of security funds every year to ensure that it is very secure, and the technology and reputation of Aegis Security are among the top three in the industry.

Saying goodbye to Sam, An Feng had an idea: to turn the earth green.

The genetically modified plants cultivated by Sam in the laboratory through theory and testing have strong environmental adaptability, and planting them in desert and barren areas can have a positive impact on improving the environment, preventing soil erosion, preventing sandstorms, and preventing global warming.

There are too many places in the earth where the environment is harsh, and setting up a company to provide "green earth" business, after a field trip, using a set of scientific green plans, detailing where to plant what grass, what shrubs to cultivate, and how far to have a tree, you can create a stable green system.

Environmental governance is a global problem, there are not many effective solutions, but gene technology makes it easier, and if the entire huge green system can be successfully developed, it can be implemented in countries with money but lack of environment, such as China or rich countries in the Middle East. Especially the oil countries, they need green too much.

But there's a problem with green planets.

If you choose to start construction in Qatar, where there is no shortage of money, it is obvious that you can't just have plants, you also have to have water resources, where water is said to be more expensive than gasoline, so the normal way is not good, you can only take it from seawater - desalination is a good choice, high yield, good quality.

This has to involve industrial technology.

In harsh conditions, humans are not good at construction, and they also need the help of flexible machinery, which can be controlled by robots, which are very useful, humanoid machines are currently used for fantasy, but small and medium-sized all-terrain machines, more agile and agile robots than human hands...... It's all good choices.

Although it is time-consuming to implement, it is undoubtedly good for the environment and good for yourself. In terms of environmental governance, China spends more than 800 billion yuan a year, so if it is possible, the next order will be at least a billion yuan, still in dollars. For countries that are desperate to clean up the environment, the effect is good enough, and tens of billions of dollars for long-term contracts are not a problem.

Anfeng intends to wait for the conditions to mature before developing the "Green Earth" plan. (To be continued......)