In the next half month, Zhou Hexuan took Guo Taiqi around to visit British celebrities, and at the same time he was also working on his real estate business.
First, Zhou Hexuan bought a villa in the suburbs of London as an exotic love nest for him and Vivien Leigh. Then, Zhou Hexuan bought several factories north of Hampton Court Palace, including the factories, machines and land.
The factory was located in London's Bushy Gardens (the second largest royal park in the UK), but it was still an industrial area at this time. It was filled with factories of all kinds, large and small. Affected by the world economic crisis, 20% of the factories here were shut down.
Thirty percent of factories are in a state of semi-stop operation.
There are three main reasons why Zhou Hexuan chose to buy land here: first, it is close to the Thames River and transportation is convenient; second, the price of industrial land has plummeted and it is very cheap; third, the location is in the west of London, and the future German bombing will not be possible.
It will affect here.
At this moment, good news came from University College London.
Aldrich and his students analyzed the active ingredients of "Bailangduoxi" and decomposed a substance called "dapsamide". (Lao Wang did not understand medicine, so he mixed Bailangduoxi and sulfonamide.
It’s confusing, but dapsamide is still easy to find. The content of the previous chapter has been modified, sorry.)
"Sulfonamide" is "sulfonamide" in the traditional sense. It is an antibacterial substance produced in the body after organisms take "Bailangduoxi". Moreover, it is also an intermediate for other sulfonamide drugs. In the future, some people want to develop more
Advanced sulfa drugs must be prepared using dapsamide.
In other words, as long as Zhou Hexuan applied for a patent for "sulfonamide", he would strangle all sulfonamide drugs by the neck.
Aldrich pointed to the powder in the glass dish and said excitedly: "Zhou, this is the substance that can kill streptococci. After the mice took Bailangduoxi, a bactericidal substance was formed in the body. We are very lucky.
, I found it after only five experiments, and I called it sulfonamide. Sulfonamide can also kill other bacteria. As long as the powder is applied to the surface of the wound, it can effectively inhibit the growth of bacteria."
Zhou Hexuan asked: "Can dapsamide be produced on a large scale?"
"It should be no problem," Aldrich thought for a while and said, "The structure of dapsamide is not complicated and can be easily synthesized in the laboratory. As for the method of large-scale preparation, we need to continue to explore. I believe it will not take long
, a new drug that can 'cure all diseases' will be born."
"Then please," Zhou Hexuan said happily, "Please prepare the relevant information and I will apply for a patent."
Aldrich reminded: "You'd better go to the president of University College London first. I can help you introduce it. With the help of the school, you can apply for a patent."
Zhou Hexuan was stunned: "What does this have to do with the University of London?"
"Of course it does." Aldrich smiled and began to explain.
It turns out that applying for a drug patent in the UK at this time was very complicated and required the support of relevant agencies. The most authoritative agency was called the "British Medical Research Council (mrc)". In addition, there was support from universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, and London.
That’s ok too.
Without the recognition of these authoritative organizations, the British Patent Office will not approve it. Historically, penicillin was not recognized by the MRC and Oxford University. As a result, it was impossible to obtain a patent in the UK, and it had to go to the United States for development.
Fortunately, Zhou Hexuan was rich. He directly donated 10,000 pounds to the University of London. With his fame and the effective bactericidal effect of dapsamide, he quickly obtained institutional support from the University of London.
Zhou Hexuan could only lament that it is really difficult for the Chinese these days, even applying for a patent is so laborious.
First of all, you must have money to buy a house in the UK, or open a company or factory. Secondly, you have to convince the authoritative agencies to recognize them, and these agencies are very bureaucratic. If there is no benefit, they will not open their eyes and even reject penicillin.
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The United States is slightly more convenient, but you must also have real estate. This is an express provision of the Paris Convention. People who are not members of the Paris Convention must have a fixed real estate before they can apply for a patent.
In other words, as an international student from the Republic of China with excellent academic performance, even if you have made a major research discovery, if you have no money to buy a house abroad, you can only publish a few papers to gain fame, and you will not even be qualified to apply for a patent.
After Zhou Hexuan obtained the support of the University of London, the patent office was very efficient and approved the patent rights for dapsamide in a few days.
Zhou Hexuan immediately ran to Albert with the patent certificate in hand: "Your Highness, I have a good thing that I want you to take a look at."
"Specialized...patent?" Albert didn't understand what he meant.
"Yes, a patent, a patent for a miracle drug," Zhou Hexuan explained, "This drug is called sulfonamide. It was discovered by a professor at the University of London. I now own his patent rights."
Albert still didn't understand the situation: "Why did you let... let me see these?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "Today's surgical operations have a high postoperative infection rate. Even if the operation is successful, many patients have a high chance of dying from bacterial infection. Sulfa can effectively inhibit the growth of bacteria and greatly improve the survival rate of the operation. This kind of surgery can effectively inhibit the growth of bacteria.
Drugs can save countless lives and even have the opportunity to win the Nobel Prize in Medicine."
"So... magical?" Albert was finally a little surprised.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "I am planning to invest in building a factory in London to manufacture this new drug. I hope that His Highness the Prince can become a shareholder."
"Why are you looking for me?" Albert still couldn't figure it out.
Zhou Hexuan said truthfully: "I am Chinese, and I may face difficulties when setting up a factory in the UK. With His Highness the Prince's shareholding, I will be able to do so without any hindrance."
Albert smiled and said: "Don't worry, Britain is... a country that abides by business rules and will not make things... difficult for you."
Zhou Hexuan said: "Please be sure to buy shares."
Albert didn't care about this: "Okay, I'll invest... invest 1,000 pounds."
"Then I'll give you 10% of the shares," Zhou Hexuan said with a wink, "Your Highness, this is a super cost-effective deal."
"Maybe." Albert said, he didn't care about the money.
Zhou Hexuan soon found Vivien Leigh's father. As a once successful businessman, Ornis quickly realized the huge value. He promised to dispose of the factory in his hands as soon as possible and invested 8,000 pounds in exchange for 15% of the shares of the pharmaceutical company.
, and is responsible for the operation and management of the factory.
Zhou Hexuan didn't feel any pain at all when he threw away 25% of his shares.
Partners, if you don't give me more benefits, why should you ask others to do their best?
British society was quite conservative at this time, countless times more conservative than the United States and France. It was difficult for Chinese people to do business in the UK. Prince Albert was like a protective umbrella, and Ornish was like a spokesperson.
As for why the pharmaceutical factory should be built in the UK?
Zhou Hexuan was also very helpless.
If you think about the fate of the founder of Yunnan Baiyao, you will know how terrible it is to build a sulfonamide pharmaceutical factory in China. Sooner or later, it will be swallowed up by those in power, and China's chemical industry foundation cannot support the production of sulfonamide.