On the road, Xiu Ju hooked Shen Qiang's arm, cutely snuggling up beside him, but Shen Qiang seemed somewhat distracted.

This made Xiu Ju ask with a hint of surprise, "Shen Qiang, Teacher Ju was very excited on the phone, I think you should be quite happy about it. She said, if your Thermophilic Streptococcus really can solve the problem of lactose intolerance in infants, then you will become the father of human lactose. That would be the highest honor."

Shen Qiang frowned slightly and said, "Things are not as simple as you think. Generally speaking, the development of medicine, starting from scratch to finally being marketed, involves many steps. To put it simply, the first thing to do is preclinical research."

Looking at Xiu Ju, who was paying close attention, Shen Qiang continued, "And the most important part of preclinical research is the confirmation of the medicine target. That's the beginning of all work. Only after the target is confirmed can all subsequent work unfold based on it."

"Our focus is on lactose intolerance in infants, and there are no problems in that aspect."

"The second stage is the synthesis of compounds. The work in this stage mainly involves the synthesis of new compounds, as well as the structural remodeling and optimization of existing compounds, and we are using Thermophilic Streptococcus."

"The third stage involves the screening of active substances. Evidently, that was something I had already completed before the research began."

"The fourth stage is repeated verification to find the optimal solution, and there are no problems in this aspect either."

"So the research work that Teacher Ju and I are doing has essentially skipped the previous steps and jumped directly to the fifth stage, which is to assess the pharmacological actions, safety and toxicity of the medicine, and its absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion."

"After completing these experimental tests, the next step would be the last part of the preclinical research, which is the development of the medicine formulation."

Looking at Xiu Ju, Shen Qiang frowned and said, "At this stage, a crude laboratory is no longer capable of completing these tasks. Therefore, generally, the next step is to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies, which then develop the medicine."

Xiu Ju smiled, "That's great though. You always liked to be a hands-off boss, so without a doubt, just leave it to them to handle."

Shen Qiang smiled, "I do like being a hands-off boss, but that's only when I am certain that everything will go smoothly even without my intervention."

Stopping under the roadside trees, Shen Qiang looked at Xiu Ju very earnestly and said, "Drug development usually requires a huge investment. Generally, big companies cannot afford to spend that much money to launch multiple projects at the same time, while small companies lack the financial resources to complete the entire drug development process."

"So typically, if the company wanting to negotiate with us is a small one, they tend to sell the formulation to interested bigger companies after signing the drug and completing the formulation, leaving the larger companies to conduct clinical trials and bring the drug to market."

Xiu Ju frowned and said, "That doesn't sound so bad. If you don't want that to happen, you can forbid the company you're working with from selling your medicine in the contract."

Shen Qiang laughed, "It's useless. They can sell the whole company to a big company. That's why I don't really want to work with them in the first place."

Xiu Ju raised her eyebrows in surprise and said, "Are you thinking of starting your own pharmaceutical company? That would require a lot of money, effort, and time."

After hesitating for a moment upon hearing this, Shen Qiang replied gravely, "We'll see how things go."

Eight fifty-eight and nine seconds.

Shen Qiang arrived at the beautiful teacher Ju Yang's lab on time with Xiu Ju.

Not only was the beautiful teacher Ju Yang there, but there were also two savvy-looking middle-aged men. As soon as they saw Shen Qiang, without waiting for Ju Yang to introduce them, one of the men excitedly rushed over, grasped Shen Qiang's hand, and joyfully said, "Shen Qiang, Assistant Instructor Shen, hello hello, I am Zhang Taizhi, the General Manager of Jereil Tai Pharmaceutical Company, and this man beside me is our Director of Medicine Research and Development, Li Guowei."

Shen Qiang smiled and shook hands with the two, greeting them with a hello.

"Assistant Instructor Shen, our company is very interested in the research results of you and Teacher Ju Yang. Now that your Thermophilic Streptococcus has completed the testing phase, the next step is to develop the medicine, which is a big project, indeed. Without an investment of tens of millions, it cannot be completed."

Zhang Taizhi, who claimed to be the General Manager, said cheerfully, "So as soon as our company got the news, Director Li and I rushed over immediately, because the high incidence of lactose intolerance in infants and young children is a major problem troubling infants and young children all over the world. Such a globally beneficial endeavor shouldn't put all the pressure on you and Teacher Ju Yang alone to bear."

Shen Qiang laughed.

At that moment, Xiu Ju, who was standing to the side playing with her phone, snickered and then transmitted in a whisper, "This pharmaceutical company was just registered three days ago. It only has a registered capital of thirty million."

Shen Qiang smiled and said to the man who claimed to be the General Manager, "Please continue."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "In the spirit of benefiting all of humanity, our company has decided to provide significant support to your research. After careful and serious consideration, we've decided to purchase your proprietary strain for one million yuan and invest all of our company's efforts into the development of the medicine, so that your name can echo throughout the world."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Just in Huaxia alone, there are more than three hundred million lactose intolerance patients, and that's just in Huaxia, and just the current population. You're offering a 'huge sum' of one million. You really know how to make your calculations ring loudly."

The middle-aged man became embarrassed.

The so-called director of medicine took up the bad-cop role, speaking in a cold voice, "Young man, things aren't as simple as you imagine. You can't just bring something out and expect to make a fortune. Making medicine requires specialized equipment, specialized talent, and a huge investment. The preliminary investment alone is at least fifty million. If there's a problem during the clinical phase, then these strains will be worth nothing."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang said calmly, "So what you're saying is, to benefit humanity, you both have really thrown in a fortune. Spending a million to buy something worthless and then tens of millions more to make the medicine—indeed, that's no light act of madness."

The self-claimed General Manager gave an awkward smile, opened his briefcase, and deflected the topic, "The contract and statement are here. Take a look, and if there's no problem, just sign it. One million isn't a small amount, you know. Even if you were a professor, and not just a teaching assistant, it would take you many years to save up this much money without spending any of it."

Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow, looked at him coldly, and said in a calm and clear tone, "Get out right now and never come back."

The man who claimed to be the General Manager was taken aback and his face turned cold as he said, "Kid, one million isn't a small sum. If you miss this opportunity, don't come to regret it."

"When I say it's not for sale, it's not for sale. Even if I could earn just one yuan from each patient, this strain would bring me a revenue of several billion. I'm not stupid enough to let you take advantage of me like that," Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow. "So get out now."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the two men turned cold, and one of them scoffed, "Young man, you're still too naive. Today, you will sell this strain whether you want to or not."

Shen Qiang laughed and challenged, "On what grounds?"

Just then, the door of the laboratory opened with a creak, and Professor Wen walked in, a handkerchief over his mouth and his eyes filled with satisfaction as he looked at Shen Qiang and said, "On the grounds that I am the department head in charge of all research projects, and I've already nodded and signed the research project transfer agreement. So, you must sell."

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