Chapter 2312 - 2272: Hepatitis B Antiviral Drug No. 1

The next morning, Ye Qiu hadn’t gotten up yet, and the phone on the table beside him rang. He picked it up to see that it was a call from Zhou Wenting.

"Wenting, what’s the matter?"

"The Antiviral Drug Laboratory has made some discoveries, and they’re asking us to check them out."

Results already?

Initially, Ye Qiu directed the laboratory to focus on the hepatitis B virus mainly because there were too many hepatitis B patients domestically, and purchasing antiviral drugs for hepatitis B from overseas was quite expensive.

Therefore, Ye Qiu saw this as a very large market.

From last year to now, it hasn’t even been half a year.

However, if results have been achieved already, that’s quite normal.

"I’ll drive over in a bit."

When Ye Qiu got up, Cao Ling was still sleeping beside him and asked, "Ye Qiu, why are you getting up so early?"

"The laboratory has made some discoveries, I’m planning to go have a look. Are you coming?"

Laboratory?

Is it the Antiviral Drug Laboratory that Ye Qiu invested in?

Cao Ling had known about it for a while.

To have results so quickly now.

"What results?"

"Antiviral drugs for hepatitis."

"Then I want to see it too."

Hurriedly, Cao Ling got up first to take a bath, wash, change clothes, and went downstairs. Xiaomai was up early, as usual.

However, Lin Xiang was still asleep in the room.

"Ye Qiu, where are you going so early?"

"Eating breakfast, heading to the lab shortly."

Xiaomai had already prepared breakfast, went to call Lin Xiang down to eat, and Xiaomai and Lin Xiang kept sneaking looks at Cao Ling.

Last night, Lin Xiang saw Cao Ling enter Ye Qiu’s room, and recalled the strange sounds she heard at the Yanjing villa.

After breakfast, Lin Xiang and Xiaomai also wanted to go, so they got into the car, and Ye Qiu drove toward Jiangbei.

Upon arriving at the Antiviral Drug Research Laboratory parking lot in Jiangbei, Ye Qiu parked the car, and Zhou Wenting had already arrived.

She thought Ye Qiu would come alone, but he unexpectedly brought beautiful women.

One of whom even made her feel a bit inferior, the young lady of the Cao Family.

Entering the laboratory requires changing into lab work attire.

Now, they change into new lab uniforms, put on masks, go through sterilization, and enter one of the laboratories where Professor Zhao is already waiting.

Professor Zhao was waiting for Ye Qiu to arrive.

Now, within less than half a year, they’ve finally achieved results.

Of course, this lab is world-class, and Ye Qiu provided many hepatitis B viruses, eliminating the need to extract from other places directly.

Moreover, with such a large research budget, if there hadn’t been results by now, it would be indefensible.

"Mr. Ye, this is our lab’s Hepatitis Antiviral No. 1."

"Where is the effect? Where is the price advantage?"

"Mr. Ye, according to our lab’s experiments, this drug can significantly inhibit the hepatitis virus. Although it cannot kill it on a large scale, it can inhibit reproduction and spread."

Currently, vaccines are the main focus on the market concerning hepatitis B virus. They serve as prevention before ordinary people get infected with hepatitis B virus.

Now what Ye Qiu wants is antiviral drugs to treat hepatitis B virus.

Currently, there are related drugs both domestically and abroad, but if the drug efficacy doesn’t differ much from theirs, and the price is higher, then it certainly has no advantage.

"Our drug efficacy now, just the Antiviral No. 1, achieves effects similar to those of antiviral drugs from Europe and America, but the price should be cheaper, similar to that in India."

India?

Indian drugs are quite famous, but that’s because most of their drugs are imitated versions of those from European and American pharmaceutical companies.

"Is this imitated?"

"Of course not, we’ve developed it ourselves, and it has patent rights."

If it’s imitated, then it doesn’t serve much purpose.

After all, Ye Qiu spent so much money.

Now according to Professor Zhao’s explanation, it’s just the Antiviral No. 1 drug, and its effect is similar to European and American drugs, but at a cheaper price.

If that’s the case, then there’s an advantage.

"Have experimental trials started yet?"

"Initially animal trials, later we’ll recruit a batch of hepatitis B virus patients for trials, providing free drugs and offering additional funds."

Such drug trials exist worldwide, and are more common domestically.

Many risk their safety for money, often disregarding other considerations.

Currently, the focus is on recruiting hepatitis B patients to provide free drugs for them and some additional fees.

"Alright, once the finished product is officially marketed, I’ll give you guys a reward. With the New Year around, you guys are still working hard, it’s not easy, I’m planning to give you all a red envelope."

Red envelope?

Professor Zhao didn’t expect Ye Qiu to be so generous.

"From top to bottom, as long as there’s contribution, each person receives a ten thousand yuan red envelope, it’s from me personally, not from the lab."

Ten thousand per person?

Several hundred staff members here, Ye Qiu quickly spending millions, that’s just too generous.

Ye Qiu had already seen everything, he didn’t plan on staying further. He’s just seen the effect of the drugs against hepatitis B virus in the lab.

But until proven effective on patients, only then can it be marketed formally.

At the lab’s changing area, after changing clothes and cleaning his hands, Ye Qiu looked at Zhou Wenting and said, "Let me know the total amount of red envelopes when the time comes."

Having seen everything, Ye Qiu was ready to leave.

And since Cao Ling rarely visits here, Ye Qiu planned to take her around.

Due to her work, Zhou Wenting obviously couldn’t just leave, she could only envy and glance at Cao Ling.

Once in the car, Lin Xiang, Xiaomai, and Cao Ling were all quite impressed.

And Lin Xiang knew full well that the most valuable entities globally are pharmaceutical companies, with foreign companies sometimes doubling their market value in a few years.

For instance, pharmaceutical companies in Europe and America have valuations in the hundreds of billions.

Of course, these three ladies weren’t aware that Ye Qiu had also purchased an Antiviral Drug Laboratory and a pharmaceutical factory over in Germany, showing even better results than here.

Now Ye Qiu is driving toward Jade City.

Perhaps because it’s the New Year, there really were a lot of people in Jade City.

After parking the car and stepping out, Ye Qiu grabbed Xiaomai and Cao Ling’s hands, leaving Lin Xiang to merely pout and trail behind.

While Xiaomai and Lin Xiang had been here before, it was Cao Ling’s first visit. Seeing such a large Jade City, she was very surprised.

Although she had long heard about it, experiencing it firsthand was still astonishing.