146 146. Successful life. Looking to the end (4)

“Dr. Kim, it's Miracle! How do you treat these rare diseases? ”

As always, David admired Jinhyun.

If you look at Dr. Kim, a young but respectable colleague, your admiration won't stop.

Not only did David, but the infected surgeons were impressed.

It is difficult to diagnose these rare viral infections, but it was done by a surgeon who is not a major.

But Jinhyun only humbly shook his head.

“No, I'm glad he's feeling better. ”

Then he was worried.

‘By the way, the Tenofovirus epidemic will be a trend in a few years. As with the Spanish flu, a lot of people will die... because there is no cure. ’

Although communicable diseases themselves were much less common than other respiratory viral epidemics, the absence of a cure was fatal.

South Korea was fortunately out of the way at the time, but Africa and the Middle East, where health infrastructure was vulnerable, suffered tremendous damage.

‘It's a pity... but it's not something I can do as a surgeon..... ’

I think so. Jinhyun recalled a paper he had read in his previous life.

The paper published at the end of the Tenofovirus pandemic was not a major surgical specialty, but I remembered it as a presentation of a very serious disease.

Some of the antivirals that targeted the RNA virus were effective in suppressing the proliferation of the Tenofovirus, right? It prevented progress with bowel necrosis, which also helped reduce mortality. ’

But Jinhyun shook his head.

If the content of the paper is true, it will dramatically lower the number of deaths that will occur in the future, but... it is less credible.

It was neither a large-scale prior study nor a retrospective study.

Reported cases to some patients showed only the possibility, but did not actually demonstrate that the drug was effective against the Tenofovirus.

‘But... I'm not developing a new drug, but I'm using an existing one. Isn't it worth trying a clinical trial? ’

Failing that, there is nothing to lose. Success can save the lives of many people.

Amy Hennes, a long-time partner and now a close friend of Enderson's, produces and sells the medicine.

Jinhyun held a meeting with Amy after her thoughts were cleared up.

Mr. Kim, what's going on?

“I have work to discuss. Do you have a good time? ”

Of course it's okay. When do we see it?

Jinhyun passes through the hands of Midas, who gives birth to gold in Haines.

Because every project that uses future knowledge to touch hands explodes the jackpot.

* * *

Amy was still beautiful, though she couldn't completely let go of the years.

She gave her heart to Jin-hyun in the past, but now she is a single person who is cleanly organized and is speeding towards success.

With this trend, Haines may be the youngest female CEO in a few years.

“How are you? ”

“Yes, it's been a long time. ”

“But what was it you wanted to see? ”

Amy said with the eyes expected.

She has worked with him for a long time since the TC80 project when he was a student.

Just before the disposal, Jinhyun solved the problem like a magician when he took a troubled project.

It's like his nickname Miracle.

That's his offer. I couldn't wait to see what the project would be.

“This is a project on the treatment of tenofovirus infections. ”

“Tenofovirus? ”

Amy tilts her head.

It's the first virus I've heard of.

Jinhyun said.

“It's a virus that hosts springcloth that lives mainly in South Africa. It was recently proven by Dr. Wesley at Harvard, and rarely causes human infection with a high mortality rate of 30%. ”

Jinhyun calmly explained.

Amy's eyes widened. Mortality rate 30% is an enormously high mortality rate.

Almost the best lethality rate for a single disease. Septic shock.

“… so I would like to do a clinical trial with Haynes' antiviral agent that targets RNA viruses. ”

It was an offer I didn't even think of.

“… If you're sure you're talking about a virus, it might be useful to have an antiviral agent that targets our company's RNA viruses on a molecular basis. Of course, we have to do clinical research. If it actually works, it lowers mortality. ”

Amy nods.

“If you succeed, it will mean a lot. It will significantly lower your mortality rate by 30%. ”

It was certainly a probable story and a feasible study to try. It was worth a lot of medicine.

However... her voice trembled somewhere. Neither is his face harsh.

Amy hesitated and asked.

“But... is this worth the market, Mr. Kim? I don't think South Africa is a rare disease, so there's a big demand for success. Ah! Of course, I will reduce the lethality rate greatly, so it will be of great medical value.. But.. ”

Jinhyun laughed bitterly.

For her part, it is a natural question.

Haines can't think of marketability as a pharmaceutical company, its director, who prioritizes revenues.

‘Not much of a market value at the moment. A few years later, when you get Human to Human infection through mutation, the story will change. ’

Thirty percent lethality.

When the pandemic starts, the whole world will buy the cure.

The mutations that would occur several years later were not airborne, but fluid transmission, which made the world at one time frightened by the relatively low infectivity, but mortality.

If you had a copy, you'd be able to do a one-on-one bio study. It's a relatively new drug, so I still have patent rights in Haines. ’

Jinhyun opened his mouth.

“It's not very marketable right now… but I think it's of great medical value. And... maybe the market will grow. ”

It was incomprehensible.

The market could grow?

Amy nodded, but Jinhyun couldn't say more.

I'm not a fortune-teller, I can't say I know the future.

‘Most importantly, this drug might actually work on the Tenofovirus. ’

It was helpful in some cases, but no one actually knew if the drug could be used as a treatment for the Tenofovirus.

That should be seen in clinical trials of actual infected patients and controls.

“ ……. ”

Amy was silent for a moment while drinking Americano.

Jinhyun did not give her time to think.

And when the Americano showed the floor, she opened her mouth.

“Okay, let's do it. ”

“ ……! ”

Jinhyun looked at Amy in surprise.

“Are you sure you're okay?”

It's a project that has little market value and can fail. Do you say yes?

“In fact, if you think about it reasonably, you're right to reject this proposal. You may be profitable, you may succeed. No, I'm more likely to fail. ”

But Amy smiled a little.

“But... it's Mr. Kim's offer, not anyone else's. ”

A voice full of faith.

Yeah, she said yes to his offer with her chest, not her head.

“I trust you. ”

Her trust made Jinhyun's heart blossom.

“Thank you, really. ”

She smiled freshly.

“Well, it's Miracle Kim's proposal to leave it and call it Midas' hand. This time, the jackpot will explode again. As Mr. Kim said, it's worth a lot of medical attention. We're not developing new drugs, we're just designing a study, we're doing clinical trials, it's not a big deal. ”

It wasn't the wrong word.

The market value was small, the medical value was large, and using the existing developed drugs did not cost Haines much.

“Thank you, though. ”

“No, you know what? Will the market grow as Mr. Kim says? ”

Jinhyun shakes his head.

If, as in the past, the Tenofovirus acquired mutations, it would not simply be the level of market growth.

Until the end of the pandemic, all of Haines' factories might have to turn to producing antiviral medicines.

When Haines' chief executive, she agreed, the project proceeded on a waterfall.

In exchange for virology demonstrating the presence of the Tenofo virus, Dr. Wesley of Harvard also participated in the project.

“A study to identify the effects of antivirals on infected people with the Tenofovirus in South Africa? ”

Dr. Wesley was a white elderly man with large magnifying glasses with a typical scholarly appearance.

Dr. Wesley opened his eyes to Jinhyun's proposal.

“It could definitely work on the RNA structure. And of course, you can tell by clinical trials, but if you succeed, you can significantly lower your mortality rate. ”

“Yes, in conjunction with large hospitals in South Africa, I would like to gather a group of patients and see how they are doing. and, if possible, other large hospitals in South Africa. The higher the patient population, the more reliable the study will be. ”

Apart from South Africa, of course, it is doubtful how poor infrastructure can participate.

“Then it would be a multicenter, prospective study. ”

“Yes.”

Multi-national, multi-agency, preliminary studies.

This type of research, which is considered to be the most medically valuable, remains a major achievement even if diarrhoea research fails.

It is because failure itself also has medical implications.

There were no major problems with the study progression.

Jinhyun had a lot of experience with this large-scale study, and South Africa also welcomed the study of the treatment of 30% mortality with tenofovirus pairs.

But there was one problem.

Jinhyun asked Dr. Wesley.

“Are you telling me to be the chief director of this study? ”

Chief Director.

It refers to the person in charge of multicentre research who can take the biggest ball when the research is successful.

Jinhyun originally tried to turn the position of chief director to Dr. Wesley at Harvard.

He is actually a surgeon who has nothing to do with a viral infection, and would not have attempted to prove the existence of the Tenofovirus himself.

But Dr. Wesley shook his head.

“I love being chief director, too. But the idea of this project is entirely Dr. Kim's, and I have the biggest share of the work going on, so how do I become the chief director? ”

“But... I'm not an infectious surgeon, I'm actually a surgeon who doesn't have anything to do with the virus, and I'm good enough to be the chief of this massive study..." ”

Dr. Wesley smiles as he reveals this.

“He's not just a surgeon, he's one of the most luminous surgeons in America. If it's Dr. Kim's name, not anyone else's, it would be enough to take care of the chief. ”

Dr. Wesley said he had been aware of the progress since before.

My specialty is different, but I've always wondered what kind of alien he is, because he's a famous name in medicine.

I was surprised that I was a young doctor in Eastern Europe who was polite.

That's how Jinhyun became the chief of research.

‘I don't care who's in charge, so I hope there's good results. ’

It was not a project that began in the first place in the hope of academic achievement.

Academic achievements are now piled up to boredom.

Jinhyun only wished for good results.

But he didn't know.

This project will show you how much more status you have in your medical community.

Dr. Wesley became a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Physiology just by identifying the presence of the Tenofovirus.

If this project to develop a cure for the virus is successful, and because of its rapid decline in mortality during the pandemic, the Nobel Foundation will consider it a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Physiology, not Wesley.

Of course, it's a story of the future that hasn't happened yet.

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