Chapter 545 Feelings (1)
"Since it came to the world, every pore of capital has been dirty and bloody, and it is ready to expand outward at any time." This sentence comes from Lao Ma's "Das Kapital".
Lao Ma is a sensitive word. If you say your full name, you will easily get into the dark room.
However, Lao Ma's words profoundly reveal that the essence of capitalists is plunder and shamelessness.
Mr. Shen is very familiar with the essence and knows the three flavors.
As early as last year, Shen Guanglin sent people to buy the PCR patent from West Company, but the negotiation process did not go smoothly and they ignored them.
Now, everyone can see the bright future of PCR, why should they use a small company from far away to specifically explain it?
In particular, Nobel Prize winner Dalbeco is vigorously advocating for genomics. He proposed the Human Genome Project as early as last year, clamoring to sequence human genes and completely conquer cancer and tumors.
To do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. PCR is an important tool of the Human Genome Project, which should not be missed.
Everyone knows its bright future.
Of course, according to Shen Guanglin's point of view, it is still a bit early to mention the sequencing of the human genome at this stage, and we can wait for further technological advancements.
Because, in the era in which he lived, this work could be completed for just a few hundred yuan, so there was no need for US$3 billion.
Tools are important, and they are particularly important.
Shen Guanglin wanted to possess this tool.
For this reason, Great Wall Company made a request to acquire PCR from West Company, but they would not sell it, no matter what.
What can we do if we don’t sell it?
How could they, a Chinese company from Xiangjiang, rob us by force? This is unrealistic.
However, gradually, West Company also discovered something was wrong.
Because the PCR technology is indeed very good and the replication efficiency is also very high, it has been widely praised by scholars after using it.
However, if this technology wants to develop in the future, the road has really been blocked.
There wasn't even a fork in the road left. Great Wall Company had spent a lot of money on this.
So frustrating!
Great Wall Company refused to give up and applied for many patents in Citigroup at once, including patents for primers. These patents were blocked at the gate of West Company, and they could not hide or circumvent them.
It is true that Western Company was a little slow in developing PCR technology and paid attention to it a little late, but you don't have to develop so fast.
Will there be a way for people to survive?
What Shen Guanglin said in the lecture was indeed true. His Great Wall New Materials Company colluded with Great Wall Biotechnology Company and had already blocked the road ahead for PCR.
Shen Guanglin's attitude is also very obvious. If you don't sell the patent to me, I will leave you with no way out.
At worst, we'll die together.
It depends on who consumes more energy than whom.
No big deal, I'll wait until your patent expires before using and developing this technology. I'm still young, so I'm not in a hurry. It's you Citizen people who are worried.
Such examples are not uncommon. For example, the digital camera technology and patent were invented by Kodak. They probably suppressed the patent for 20 years. When the patent expired, Kodak went bankrupt.
Moreover, Shen Guanglin's trick is not only to set up technical barriers, but I also want to stand on the moral high ground and mercilessly condemn you.
We want to promote the development and progress of biotechnology, but what about you? You are the only one who refuses to let go for dirty money.
At the meeting, Shen Guanglin said that his laboratory and Mullis independently developed PCR technology.
Because I did not know this person before, and I had never obtained any information or intelligence from Mullis.
Gu/span> However, this matter is also his fault. It was he, Shen, who did not pay attention to this technology at the beginning, and Mr. Mullis took the lead in publishing the paper.
But that's also a good thing. Mr. Mullis did a good job and he gave up on someone.
It doesn't matter, because he, Shen, has already made enough scientific research achievements, and he doesn't need this honor. He really doesn't want to steal other people's honors. It's boring.
What Shen did was not for money, it was really just to promote the development and progress of biotechnology. This is the sentiment of a scientist.
Shen Guanglin said this, and everyone believed it.
This is the difference between a world-renowned scientist and an ordinary chemist.
Although this is Mullis's home court, everyone still feels that Shen Guanglin actually elevated Mullis by raising him to the same level as himself.
Who is Shen Guanglin and who is Mullis?
Throughout the article, Shen Guanglin never said a bad word about Mullis. He was full of praise. He just regretted that capital had hijacked technology and hindered the progress of science and technology.
Shen Guanglin's reputation is so great that if he steals a chicken once in a while, others just think he is humble.
Humility is a virtue in the East, but not in the West.
Everyone was very angry and wanted to avenge Shen's injustice.
The lecture is over, but the impact is not over, it has just begun.
Even early the next morning, many people knew about PCR and Theaster.
Speaking of which, Shen Guanglin has made a living advertisement for them.
Many people have begun to ask, what exactly is PCR, and why is it so highly praised by "Eastern Shen"?
After everyone understood its principles, they suddenly felt that this was indeed a good technology, but it could not be buried just like that.
Many supporters of Shen Guanglin stood up and said that this achievement should belong to Professor Shen. The humility of Eastern people is a major shortcoming. At least, the honor and discovery should be shared equally between two people.
Shen Guanglin is not that shameless.
When the media interviewed Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen did not mention his parallel discovery of PCR, but readily admitted: This result was confirmed to belong to Mr. Mullis himself. There is no doubt that this result should not be repeated in the future. Argued.
Now, let's talk about how to promote this technology. The current obstacles are here.
As soon as this statement came out, countless big companies came to the door and offered suggestions.
The first person to bear the brunt was Ruihui, the largest biopharmaceutical company in Citigroup. They were the first to come to the door and showed the most sincerity.
Everyone knows that Professor Shen doesn't like money, he has no interest in money.
What Ruihui came here to talk about was not money, but feelings, and how to promote the development of science and technology and social progress.
However, they also said that Ruihui Company is committed to the development of global biotechnology and is willing to donate US$50 million to Shen Guanglin Laboratory to support their research and development.
This is not a binding condition. There is no restriction on the direction of this donation. Shen Guanglin Laboratory can use it at will.
Shen Guanglin quickly felt the sincerity of Pfizer.
He said, let's set up a partnership company. Our laboratory only holds 30% of the shares, but the shares cannot be diluted.
The remaining shares can be held by Pfizer or other companies. It doesn't matter. We will jointly develop the new technology of PCR.
Moreover, the money gained from the shares will only be used for the development and construction of Shen Guanglin's laboratory.
There is no way, great scientists are so sentimental.
Chapter completed!