Chapter 1313
Li Aiguo develops cephalosporin, 1 book, The Lancet's shock.
Li Aiguo originally thought he had gotten used to the work style of this era.
But unexpectedly.
At the outset of this cephalosporin project, these medical experts gave him a real lesson.
Working 20 hours a day!
That's right, the remaining four hours also include time for eating, drinking, and using the restroom.
All told, I only get three hours of sleep.
Seeing Wang Chenglai, Zhang Lianlian, and the professors with their bloodshot eyes, Li Aiguo was always worried that they would suddenly die in the laboratory.
Fortunately, Chairman Fu arranged for a dedicated healthcare doctor to conduct daily checkups for them.
Furthermore, strict rules were imposed prohibiting strenuous exercise, such as running, which stabilized the situation and prevented any major problems from arising.
People are in high spirits when they have good things to do. Although he was a little tired, Li Aiguo felt that he had plenty of energy.
On Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m., Li Aiguo finished organizing the materials and delivered the next experimental plan to Chairman Fu's office.
"Boss, I have another new operating method here, which is relatively simple. Could you please have them take a look over there?"
As Li Aiguo spoke, he produced a set of mature operating procedures for verifying antibacterial drugs from later generations.
Of course, this is in view of the fact that we lack the advanced precision instruments of later generations.
It has been greatly simplified based on the original design, ensuring smooth implementation even in this era.
Chairman Fu looked at the materials and nodded: "Okay, we'll proceed according to your plan."
“Then I’ll start cultivating the new fungi.” Li Aiguo was also surprised, so he spoke up.
"You've been working so hard these past few days, why don't you rest for half a day today?"
By the way, you haven't been home since the project started, have you?
The family members must have objections.
Those of us who do research should value our work, but we should value our families even more.
Chairman Fu spoke again.
Before the project began.
Considering that the pharmaceutical research institute was a confidential unit and it was inconvenient to contact the outside world, Li Aiguo only asked his colleagues at the pharmaceutical research institute to help notify the Qianmen Locomotive Depot to request leave.
I really didn't have time to tell my family.
"Alright, boss, I'll head back now."
"Okay, get some rest tonight and don't come over."
"When you return tomorrow, I'll have someone from the garrison pick you up by car. Be careful on the road."
Chairman Fu is someone who survived the hail of bullets before the liberation. He experienced countless dangerous situations back then and therefore attaches great importance to safety.
"Thank you for your concern, leader."
Holding the note approved by Chairman Fu, Li Aiguo left the pharmaceutical institute and returned to the courtyard house.
It was already evening.
As the sun sets, the residents of the courtyard house gradually return home from get off work, and the air is filled with the warmth of daily life.
Yan Jiecheng was squatting under the eaves of his house, slurping noodles.
When he looked up and saw Li Aiguo pushing his motorcycle in, he quickly put down his bowl and stood up.
"Brother Aiguo, you're finally back! Zong Xianfeng needs to talk to you; it's urgent."
"Uh, I understand." Li Aiguo nodded, knowing what was going on.
After failing to contact Li Aiguo, Zong Xianfeng reported the situation to Lao Mao.
Old Cat contacted the pharmaceutical research institute directly through his connections at the weather station.
The second phase of the class-action lawsuit has begun.
Li Aiguo chatted with Yan Jiecheng for a few minutes, then rode his motorcycle back to the backyard.
Chen Xueru was sitting under the eaves chatting with Aunt Liu.
In the middle of the courtyard, He Yushui was leading several little kids in a game of pushing iron hoops, their laughter filling the air and creating a lively atmosphere.
"Brother Aiguo, weren't you supposed to be back in a few days? How come you're back so soon?" Chen Xueru turned around, saw Li Aiguo, and stood up in surprise.
"I took a half-day off to come back and visit, but I have to leave again tomorrow morning."
"Oh dear, you must be hungry! I'll go cook right away!"
Chen Xueru went inside and busied herself for a while, quickly bringing out several dishes.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after a good meal, they naturally drew the curtains and got to work on having a baby.
next door.
Xu Damao had just returned from showing a movie in the countryside and was so exhausted that he collapsed into a chair.
Hearing the noise coming from the next room, I knew that Li Aiguo had returned.
"Liu Lan, could it be that Aiguo really produced something good from that sewage?"
Xu Damao witnessed it with his own eyes.
A few days ago, several men in gray Zhongshan suits came to Li Aiguo's house with instruments to check things, supposedly to check temperature, humidity, light, and so on.
The location being inspected was the windowsill where Li Aiguo had placed the bottles.
"How could this be false? Jie Cheng said that the pharmaceutical factory is under martial law now, not even a fly can get in!"
"Tsk tsk."
Xu Damao was a little envious. If he had known that sewage could produce good things, he would have definitely made a big water tank.
Xu Damao felt only envy, not jealousy.
But Yi Zhonghai was not in such a good mood at this moment.
"Making medicine? Are you kidding me! It's just a bottle of sewage, what can it possibly cause?"
"Sigh, old man, why are you so petty?"
If Li Aiguo really manages to develop some effective medicine that can cure diseases and save lives, wouldn't that be a tremendous boon for everyone?
The older woman finally couldn't stand it anymore, put down her needlework, and unleashed a torrent of abuse on Yi Zhonghai.
Although Yi Zhonghai was angry, he was speechless and unable to refute her.
After holding it in for a long time, he finally managed to save face.
"Am I the kind of person who lacks ideological awareness? I... I'm just worried that Li Aiguo will mess things up and cause a lot of trouble and waste that can't be resolved..."
"You, you..."
The older woman shook her head helplessly, too lazy to bother with his stubbornness anymore.
The next morning, Li Aiguo returned to the pharmaceutical institute feeling refreshed.
Upon entering the laboratory, Li Aiguo first carefully checked the condition of all the instruments.
To successfully cultivate new fungi and ensure the absolute accuracy of the experiment, the instruments must be completely free of contamination.
After confirming that everything is correct.
The specific operating steps were distributed to everyone, and a brief explanation was given in front of the blackboard.
Cultivating fungi is relatively simple in biology, and progress has been rapid.
The progress in the laboratory also alarmed the leaders of the Ministry of Health, and this matter should have been reported in the first place.
The fungi in the petri dish initially grew only half a millimeter per day.
Later on, it was like they had eaten some amazing fertilizer; they grew several centimeters every day!
Zhang Lianlian began the operation, extracting the mature fungi and transferring them to a new petri dish for propagation.
At first, the leaders would come every two or three days, but later they came every day.
From the day the leaders started "supervising" the construction every day.
The cultivation of novel fungi has reached a high level of technical maturity, and we have officially entered the next key stage: extracting fungal secretions.
This device uses a centrifuge and a specially designed filter membrane to repeatedly centrifuge and filter the culture medium.
That's considered quite difficult.
"Is there no problem?" Chairman Fu brought his leaders over for an inspection. After listening to the report, the leaders were quite excited.
After all, this is the first time in China that the secretions of a novel fungus have been extracted independently, which is of great significance!
"Are there any technical problems?" the leader asked again.
Leaders are all knowledgeable; no matter how they look at it, they think those operations are too simplistic.
"Old leader, do you not trust the experts from our medical association, or do you not trust our patriotic comrades?" Chairman Fu joked merrily from the side.
The leader nodded. Although he was also a professionally trained scholar, he was still somewhat inferior to these front-line experts.
Li Aiguo spent three days extracting a sufficient amount of fungal secretions, which were light yellow in color and amounted to only a few milliliters.
Finally, the day arrived for the official start of the sterilization experiment!
On this day, the pharmaceutical institute was filled with bigwigs.
Leaders from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Railways, and experts from the Chinese Medical Association all gathered together.
"Distinguished leaders, the next step is to use these extracted secretions to test their effectiveness against bacteria. We'll start with Salmonella typhi."
Li Aiguo stood inside the laboratory's glass window and reported to the crowd outside through a loudspeaker.
There was a reason why Salmonella typhi was chosen as the first test subject.
In this day and age, typhoid fever is a serious and prevalent infectious disease.
Salmonella typhi is the most common and deadliest bacterium. The number of people suffering from typhoid fever is enormous. If we can conquer it, countless lives will be saved.
Of course, necessary protective measures must be taken before conducting such high-risk experiments.
At that time, there was no strict classification of biological laboratories in China, so Li Aiguo could only find the most complete set of protective clothing that was available at the time.
To avoid causing a biohazard.
Wearing this heavy outfit, Li Aiguo felt a bit suffocated, looking like a clumsy astronaut.
A pale yellow fungal secretion was dripped onto a glass slide filled with Salmonella typhi.
Outside the glass window, everyone's eyes were fixed on that small piece of glass.
"Alright, let's test it now."
Zhang Lianlian placed the glass slide under the microscope, adjusted it, and then observed it.
"The bactericidal effect is excellent! The stained Salmonella typhi bacteria have all lost their biological activity!"
Upon hearing this result, everyone outside breathed a sigh of relief.
Regardless of whether this new fungus can ultimately surpass penicillin in every way, its effectiveness in treating typhoid fever alone makes it absolutely worth mass-producing!
The experiment then proceeded intensively.
Escherichia coli, Shigella, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis...
These are all stubborn bacteria that are extremely ineffective or even completely unresponsive to penicillin.
But as soon as the secretion of the new fungus is applied, the bacterial community under the microscope seems to have met its nemesis, losing its activity in large swaths, with an immediate effect!
As each test proceeded smoothly, an irrepressible look of excitement appeared on the faces of everyone outside the glass window.
"These are the last two: Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus."
Upon hearing these two names, the experts and leaders outside all perked up, and some even unconsciously moved closer.
Staphylococcus aureus is highly resistant to drugs, and penicillin has almost no effect on it.
Gram-negative bacteria are naturally immune to penicillin.
Once a patient is infected with this bacterium, doctors are often helpless, and the patient can only rely on their own immune system to fight it off, leaving their life or death to fate.
Under the watchful eyes of many, Li Aiguo personally carried out the operation.
Infuse, let stand, and observe.
Under the microscope, a miracle is happening.
"Effective against Gram-negative bacteria!"
"Effective against Staphylococcus aureus!"
Wow!
I heard the final results coming from the lab.
The crowd outside erupted in cheers and thunderous applause!
Leaders from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Railways, and experts from the Chinese Medical Association applauded enthusiastically.
Chairman Fu regretted not wearing protective clothing at this moment; otherwise, he would have insisted on seeing it for himself.
When Li Aiguo took off his protective suit and came out, Chairman Fu held Li Aiguo's hand tightly.
"Comrade Patriot, you have discovered a brand-new antibacterial drug, making a great contribution to the development of the medical industry."
"Boss, you're too kind. If it weren't for you mobilizing so many manpower and resources..."
Without Wang Cheng's arrival and the help of Zhang Lianlian and these professors,
Even if I had two heads, I couldn't figure it out.
Li Aiguo was not speaking recklessly.
Having the technology is one thing; actually developing and implementing it is another.
"Haha, you're still so modest!"
Chairman Fu smiled and asked, "By the way, Comrade Aiguo, this new type of antibacterial drug doesn't have an official name yet, does it?"
As the developer, you should give it a name!
Li Aiguo pondered for a moment and said, "The most distinctive feature of this new type of fungus is that it has a structure similar to spores."
Moreover, under a microscope, the top exhibits a distinct head-like structure.
Since that's the case, let's just call it 'cephalosporin'.
"Cephalexin? Cephalosporin... What a great name! Vivid, catchy, and easy to pronounce!" Chairman Fu pondered for a moment, then immediately approved it.
After deciding on the name, Chairman Fu turned to look at Zhang Lianlian beside him, filled with emotion.
"Old Zhang, you used to complain to me a lot that penicillin has developed serious resistance, making it increasingly difficult to treat clinically."
Now look what's happened, our patriotic comrade has developed a cephalosporin!
I think this medicine not only works against Staphylococcus aureus, but it also has a very significant killing effect on stubborn bacteria that are naturally immune to penicillin!
As he spoke, Chairman Fu became somewhat agitated.
"The development of our pharmaceutical industry has been relatively slow."
Before liberation, countless comrades risked their lives and spent huge sums of money to obtain the precious penicillin.
After liberation, we tightened our belts and finally established our own penicillin manufacturing plant, which was barely enough to meet domestic needs.
However, the drawbacks of penicillin are too obvious!
Allergic reactions and drug resistance are both problems that plague us.
We also want to develop new types of antibiotics.
However, the conditions don't allow it; we simply can't compare to foreign pharmaceutical companies.
Unexpectedly, Comrade Li Aiguo gave us a tremendous surprise today.
"I believe that with cephalosporins, our healthcare system can reach a new level."
Wow.
Applause erupted again.
Several leaders in the Ministry of Health were even more enthusiastic, as no one knew better than them how many lives a new antibiotic could save.
After the applause subsided, Chairman Fu looked at Li Aiguo.
"Comrade Patriot, the various tests for cephalosporins must be put on the agenda immediately!"
We need to understand its side effects and pharmacological properties as quickly as possible, and begin clinical trials as soon as possible!
With that, Chairman Fu turned to look at Director Liu of the Pharmaceutical Institute and gave the order directly: "Old Liu, this arduous task is entrusted to your Pharmaceutical Institute. You must go all out!"
The professors and experts who had been seconded from other hospitals and research institutes nearby were envious when they heard this.
If this were in their own hospital or research institute, it would be an immense honor. Unfortunately, the pharmaceutical research institute had the advantage of being geographically closer.
"Please rest assured, sir." Director Liu felt as if he had been hit by a steamed bun falling from the sky.
"Boss, look, it's lunchtime now. Everyone's been busy all morning."
"Or, I'll ask the cafeteria to cook some good dishes, and we can celebrate properly?"
Director Liu seized the opportunity to make a suggestion.
"Let's skip the cafeteria, it'll take too long. Have someone bring the food here, we can eat outside the lab and talk about the work ahead," Chairman Fu said, waving his hand.
Upon hearing this, Director Liu immediately understood.
The leader had important follow-up work to arrange, so he quickly ran to the cafeteria to give instructions.
Before long, several enamel basins were brought out.
Inside were stir-fried potatoes with sliced meat, stewed cabbage with glass noodles, and a large basket of steamed buns.
Although the conditions were simple, everyone ate with great relish.
Chairman Fu held a white steamed bun in his hand, eating it while looking at Li Aiguo.
"Patriotic comrade, cephalosporins are a groundbreaking new drug, and the relevant patent applications must be put on the agenda as soon as possible!"
Before Li Aiguo could speak, Zhang Lianlian said, "Boss, I think we should apply for the relevant patents after..."
The paper on cephalosporins should be submitted directly to top international medical journals!
Aren't the five major international pharmaceutical companies now vehemently questioning the ibuprofen we developed?
Aren't they smearing our medical standards in the newspapers?!
Let's use cephalosporins and give them a good slap in the face!
Hearing this, Chairman Fu nodded: "Old Zhang makes a good point."
However, this matter involves too many aspects, and I will give a detailed report to my superiors.
Li Aiguo understood Chairman Fu's concerns.
Currently, there is no direct official contact between the domestic and international medical communities. Even ibuprofen is released through Hextech, a company based in the port city.
This is a very sensitive matter.
The group gathered outside the laboratory, eating and drinking, and discussing cephalosporins with great enthusiasm.
The celebration banquet finally ended around 2 p.m., with everyone enjoying themselves.
Li Aiguo stayed in his office for a while before returning to the lab. He still had a lot of work to do, including writing papers.
At this moment, in a study in the capital city.
When the superior saw Chairman Fu coming over, he smiled and asked him to sit down.
"Old Fu, is there any progress on the new drug?"
"Yes, the tests have been completed today. This new drug, named cephalosporin by Comrade Li Aiguo, is very effective."
Considering that the higher-ups were not medical professionals, Chairman Fu did not use obscure medical terms, but instead used the most common analogy.
"Boss, let me put it this way: think of this cephalosporin as a super-upgraded version of penicillin!"
Not only is it more effective at killing bacteria, but it can also combat many stubborn bacteria that penicillin is ineffective against!
"Great job, Comrade Patriot has done another great service."
The higher-ups were also very pleased, as the country is currently facing a shortage of medical resources and medicines.
If there is a shortage of doctors, short-term training can be provided, and barefoot doctors can be dispatched.
However, even the most skilled cook cannot cook without rice; without effective medicine, even the most skilled doctor is helpless.
"This kid always manages to surprise people unexpectedly."
The leader patted the table, thought for a moment, turned around, walked to the bookshelf, and picked up a book.
"Old Fu, could you please make a trip and personally hand this book over to Comrade Li Aiguo?"
Tell him it's a gift from me, and I hope he'll continue his efforts and make even greater contributions to our healthcare cause!
"Yes!"
When Chairman Fu saw the book, he was also a little envious.
He seized the opportunity to say, "Leader, Comrade Aiguo is now leading the team to continue in-depth research."
Several senior experts from our medical association unanimously agreed that cephalosporins, a new type of drug, represent a tremendous achievement for our medical industry.
Therefore, we would like to ask whether we should submit our manuscript to top international medical journals as soon as possible?
"That's the right thing to do! We must vote!"
The leader said directly, "Ibuprofen is having trouble selling overseas. Aren't the five major pharmaceutical companies besieging us? Let's show them what's what."
The superior paused for a moment, then added, "Go back and start preparing. I will notify the relevant departments and give it the green light, handling this as a special case!"
"Understood! I'll go back and make the arrangements right away." Seeing that it was getting late and the matter was settled, Chairman Fu got up to say goodbye and left the study.
After Chairman Fu left, the superior leader walked to the window and looked at the red flag under the setting sun.
"This patriotic comrade is truly a great protector of the country!"
"A book given to me by my boss!"
Li Aiguo took the book from Chairman Fu and became excited as well.
"Comrade Aiguo, the higher-ups have high hopes for you. The rest of the work is all in your hands."
Chairman Fu relayed the leader's decision and then said...
"Please rest assured, leader, I will definitely complete the task." Li Aiguo smiled slightly.
Taking out the cephalosporin was also an important part of his second step plan.
The project team has not yet disbanded, and the characteristics, pharmacological mechanisms, and side effects of cephalosporins have been successively studied.
Of course, Li Aiguo often consulted later cephalosporin instructions, so there shouldn't be any problems.
The next step is to write the paper.
This time, Zhang Lianlian and Wang Cheng will assist again.
While Li Aiguo was busy writing his thesis, Yi Zhonghai was also brought to the steel rolling mill by Qin Huairu.
As soon as I entered the workshop, the workshop director walked in with a Renren Daily newspaper in his hand.
"Great news! Fantastic news! Everyone, stop what you're doing!"
We've discovered a new antibiotic, supposedly even more potent than that imported penicillin!
"Really? Director, are you kidding us?"
"Quick, quick, let me see the newspaper!"
Upon hearing this, the workers in the workshop immediately erupted in excitement, all rushing over to surround the workshop director.
"It says here that the new antibiotic is called 'cephalosporin'! Tsk tsk, just hearing that name makes it sound like an amazing life-saving drug!" A literate worker pointed at the newspaper and read it aloud.
"Wow, it's on the front page! This is incredibly significant!"
"Hey, wait a minute, look at this line of small print... 'Developed by Comrade Li Aiguo of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot Workshop'..."
"Huh? Isn't this Li Aiguo our advisor, Li?!"
"Nonsense! Who else could it be but him! It has to be him!"
"Let me tell you, I heard that recently, the pharmaceutical factory near the Qianmen Locomotive Depot has been sealed off by the military, and the guards are carrying real weapons."
Even passing dogs get stopped to check their gender!
"I knew the moment I saw him that Consultant Li was up to something truly extraordinary in there!"
"My goodness, our Consultant Li is truly amazing!"
They just developed ibuprofen to treat headaches and fevers a while ago, and now they've come up with such a powerful cephalosporin.
I think he's not an engineer at all; he's a great medical scientist, a reincarnation of Hua Tuo!
The workers in the workshop became excited.
Li Aiguo is now an advisor to their steel rolling mill.
Li Aiguo made a name for himself, and the steel mill workers felt incredibly proud as they walked out.
Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's face darkened, and he nearly fainted.
"How is this possible... How is this possible! It's just a bottle of sewage from a stinking ditch!"
Unexpectedly… that little bastard Li Aiguo actually managed to pull it off!
Qin Huairu looked at the excited workers, a complex expression on her face.
She bit her lower lip, her eyes flickering, lost in thought.
The news of the successful development of cephalosporins quickly spread throughout the capital.
Over the years, the name of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot Workshop has frequently appeared on the front page of major newspapers.
Tunnel boring machine, excavator, locomotive, electric blanket
As everyone knows, there's a workshop at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot that can do anything.
Since they've already abandoned their proper profession, it's not surprising that they've ventured into the health and medical field.
The residents of the compound, however, reacted more strongly to this.
When Li Aiguo returned to the compound, Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao both came over to greet him with smiles.
"Patriotism, your studio is getting more and more amazing. You can even make antibiotics."
"Yes, we probably won't have to worry about antibiotics anymore."
After Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao left.
The third uncle sneaked back into the house.
"Patriot, do you have any cephalosporin left?" The old man blinked his small eyes.
"The rest?" Li Aiguo asked in surprise.
"Yes, yes, yes, those leftover scraps from your experiments in the lab... Aiguo, please don't misunderstand, I absolutely don't intend to resell or speculate on them!"
I just wanted to...save some money so that if someone in my family gets sick in the future, we can use it to save on medical expenses.
The old man quickly explained.
Li Aiguo laughed and said, "Uncle, the drugs in the laboratory are very different from the drugs in the hospital."
The medications you use daily, whether injections or tablets, all require the addition of excipients.
Taking it rashly might cause serious problems.
"Oh well, never mind then. What a pity..."
When the old man heard that someone might die, he shrank back in fear, but his face was still full of pain.
If we could get some free experimental drugs to store, we could save a huge amount of money!
The old man walked away, shaking his head and sighing, his heart bleeding.
Li Aiguo was both amused and exasperated. He shook his head and went into the study.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean.
The class-action lawsuit against the five major pharmaceutical companies has caused a huge stir within the company.
On the Eastern side, they were naturally happy to see the capitalists from the five major pharmaceutical companies suffer a setback.
It's worth noting that they paid an extremely high price back then to obtain the production rights and import quota for aspirin; they were ripped off badly.
However, while watching the spectacle, the Eastern camp also had some concerns.
If aspirin really has such serious side effects, wouldn't it be dangerous?
As a result, each company immediately sprang into action and began urgently compiling statistics on adverse reactions in children who took aspirin for fever.
This statistic is significant, as hospitals have successively discovered quite a few serious cases that are suspected to be Lee's syndrome!
This enraged the Eastern camp, which joined the massive movement to accuse the five major pharmaceutical companies.
However, within the Western camp, the attitude was completely different, even to the point of being utterly divided.
Surprisingly, the French and British families did not side with the American family this time, but instead firmly stood on the side of the victimized parents.
Major newspapers published numerous articles in support, vehemently criticizing the five major pharmaceutical companies.
Meanwhile, the American, Ben, and Korean families chose to support the five major pharmaceutical companies.
They remain stubbornly convinced that aspirin is a "miracle drug" that has stood the test of time for over a century and has absolutely no problems, and that it is all malicious slander by their competitors.
In a short time.
Crowded.
The five major pharmaceutical companies were not worried because the federal court was about to approve the medical experts recommended by the Medical Association's Committee on Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
If the experts are present as witnesses, this case is a sure win.
Once we have the time, we'll drive ibuprofen out of the market.
However, just as the representatives of the five major pharmaceutical companies were preparing to pop champagne in celebration, trouble broke out in their own backyard.
Several North American newspapers suddenly began publishing articles exposing collusion between the five major pharmaceutical companies and the Medical Association's Committee on Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
The article not only lists detailed financial transaction records,
Even the fact that Professor Everett, the vice chairman of the committee, had long received huge secret grants from the five major pharmaceutical companies was exposed.
The scandal of using the guise of hosting a high-level academic conference to actually go on vacation has been thoroughly exposed!
That wasn't all; the most devastating blow came from a tabloid.
This tabloid published an extremely offensive photo on its front page.
It was also revealed that Professor Everett had hired a blonde, blue-eyed stripper during an "academic conference"!
In the report, the stripper also gave an interview, describing Professor Everett as "a very generous man, despite his age, and a true gentleman."
This report caused an uproar throughout North America!
Under such immense public pressure, even the federal court, which had initially favored the five major pharmaceutical companies, began to hesitate and suspended the approval process for the expert panel.
The representatives from the five major pharmaceutical companies were furious, and they angrily summoned Professor Everett to a secret meeting room.
Professor Everett protested his innocence: "I swear! I did take your money, and I did hire strippers..."
But it's definitely not the one in the newspaper photo!
That's too ugly, it's totally not my taste!
The representatives from the five major pharmaceutical companies exchanged glances and uttered a name: "Soso!"
Only a shameless, despicable lawyer would come up with such a despicable tactic, a mix of truth and falsehood, designed to disgust people!
Of course, Soso is just a tool for getting paid to do things, and it's hard to say who is actually behind all of this.
However, it's pointless to pursue these issues now; the most urgent task is to persuade the federal court as soon as possible.
“Please ask the editor-in-chief of The Lancet; he has a good relationship with the FDA, and I’m an old friend of his,” said the pharmaceutical representative from Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
The Lancet is the world's most renowned and top-tier medical journal, representing the highest authority in the medical field!
Just as Bayer's representatives were boarding a transatlantic flight to London.
London, headquarters of The Lancet.
Richard, the editor-in-chief of The Lancet, received a paper from Professor Wang Yinglai.
The paper's title is long and very technical:
Preliminary Study on the Antibacterial Properties of a Novel Cephalosporin Isolated Strain and its Application Prospects in Clinical Infection Treatment
Richard stared at the headline, somewhat stunned: "A new type of mold?"
“That’s right, Mr. Richard.” Professor Wang Yinglai nodded with a smile.
"This is a new type of mold called cephalosporin, which was just discovered by Comrade Li Aiguo of Southeast University."
The cephalosporins it secretes not only have strong antibacterial properties similar to penicillin, but also have a wider antibacterial range!
More importantly, it also has a remarkably significant killing effect on Staphylococcus aureus, which currently exhibits extremely high drug resistance in clinical practice!
"Cephalosporins? Effective against Staphylococcus aureus?!"
Richard stood up abruptly, his breathing becoming rapid.
As the editor-in-chief of a top global medical journal, he knew all too well what those words meant!
He felt like he had found a treasure.
(End of this chapter)