Doctor: Picking Up Attributes in the Hospital-Chapter 420 - 362: Patent Sharing – Professor Li Hongwei’s Appreciation

"The upcoming development no longer poses any difficulty; it’s just a matter of time."

Professor Li Hongwei remarked with a bit of sentiment. Having done research for so many years, this was the first time he encountered such a smooth development of a new material. He couldn’t deny that it felt good.

"Xiao Zhao, once the siRNA colloidal bundle is developed, we will share the patent together."

After a pause, Li Hongwei seemed to have made some kind of decision and said.

This siRNA colloidal bundle, after all, is a cutting-edge nanomaterial, and it can also serve as a drug carrier with immense potential in medical and clinical applications.

If one were to estimate its value, it would be in the billions, of course, that’s the buyout price. Even if the patent isn’t sold, the annual patent licensing and usage fees would still be in the tens of millions.

Sharing between the two means a revenue of tens of millions each year.

For Professor Li Hongwei, this is nothing much, considering the national level research projects he leads have total investments of tens or even hundreds of billions.

But his willingness to share such a significant amount of patent fees with Zhao Heng showed how much he valued Zhao Heng.

"Share?"

Zhao Heng was somewhat surprised that Li Hongwei would directly suggest sharing the results with him. It was a bit unexpected for Zhao Heng, even though the research was done together, the lab belonged to Li Hongwei, and Zhao Heng’s skills were learned from him.

"Xiao Zhao, you’re still at the start of your career. With some patent fees each year, you won’t have to worry as much about financial issues, allowing you more time to focus on research."

Professor Li Hongwei said earnestly.

Obviously, he believed that Zhao Heng was so talented that someone like him shouldn’t be troubled by life’s trivialities but should spend more time on research to produce more outcomes that benefit others.

He had seen too many with a clear talent for research, but due to life’s pressures and development issues, they ultimately had to give up research, some even taking teaching jobs in high schools despite having doctorates.

What pained Li Hongwei the most was that these doctors applying to be high school teachers received better income and benefits than doing research.

While someone like Li Hongwei who achieved top-tier results in research has substantial income thanks to achievements and patents,

how many can reach Professor Li Hongwei’s level? They are almost as rare as unicorns.

"Thank you, Professor."

Zhao Heng said with some emotion. Facing Professor Li Hongwei’s consideration, he couldn’t bring himself to decline.

A gift from an elder, one dare not refuse.

"Xiao Zhao, that’s the spirit."

Seeing Zhao Heng accept, Li Hongwei nodded with gratification. In today’s research circles, there’s a gap between generations; a young talent like Zhao Heng with outstanding research potential needs careful nurturing.

As someone of Li Hongwei’s stature, he could confidently say that fame and wealth are like clouds to him. What matters most is ensuring a succession in research.

The disparity in research environments at home and abroad, especially in cultivating and rewarding young researchers, is huge.

Standing behind Li Hongwei was his assistant, Wei Jinghao, who listened to their conversation with envy, his fists clenched, eyes red with jealousy, wishing he could trade places with Zhao Heng.

For what reason?

He had practically forgone sleep to get into Li Hongwei’s doctoral program, sleeping only four hours a day during preparation.

And after getting into Li Hongwei’s doctoral program, he worked diligently every day, treating everything Li Hongwei said as if it were edicts. Initially, when Li Hongwei developed the versatile cell, he thought he could gain some credit. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Unexpectedly, Zhao Heng came out of nowhere, grabbing all of Li Hongwei’s attention. Now, Li Hongwei even regarded Zhao Heng as his sole successor, almost placing all hopes for future research on him.

As for Wei Jinghao, after his graduation this year, he would likely just find a job as an ordinary researcher in a biology lab. Compared to Zhao Heng’s current standing and achievements, it’s like comparing a wild bird to a phoenix.

Had Li Hongwei thought about nurturing Wei Jinghao?

The answer is yes, he had thought about it.

But talent is a tricky thing; something that might take Wei Jinghao a year or two could be accomplished in weeks or even days by Zhao Heng. The gap is enormous.

As an assistant, Wei Jinghao was competent, but as a main force in research and development, he was not quite there yet.

Li Hongwei and Zhao Heng chatted a bit more, and after arranging the subsequent work, Zhao Heng left.

Zhao Heng had other matters in the afternoon; he had an appointment with Wang Yaoqing to deliver the clinical database to Wang Yaoqing’s company’s software engineer.

After Zhao Heng left, Li Hongwei glanced at the defiant-looking, slightly flushed Wei Jinghao standing beside him and sighed.

"Xiao Wei, you’ve been with me for almost three years, haven’t you?"

Li Hongwei suddenly asked Wei Jinghao.

"Yes, almost three years, Professor."

Wei Jinghao didn’t know why Li Hongwei suddenly asked him this, but he quickly replied nonetheless.