African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 525 Serum

 On the first floor of the 101 General Hospital of the National Defense Forces.

 “How is it? How is the patient doing now?”

“The condition has stabilized, and this time it is confirmed that he is out of danger. The specific effect will need to be observed for a long time, but it is certain that the mamba snake serum has an excellent effect on people bitten by the mamba snake.”

“Great, this shows that snake venom serum can indeed be incorporated into the latest medical research results.”

Soon, this joy was also known to Ernst upstairs.

“Your Highness, this is Prince Friedrich’s physical examination report. The prince is in good health and has no problems.”

“Also, the clinical performance results of snake venom serum have just come out. Snake venom serum has been proven to be extremely effective in treating bites from venomous snakes.”

Hearing that snake venom serum had been researched, Ernst became interested. He said to his wife, "Would you like to come with me and take a look?"

Carina agreed directly.

Soon, the news came that the crown prince and his wife came to check, and the guards arrived in advance to prepare to prevent accidents.

The Ernsts came to the first floor and, under the guidance of medical staff, met researchers from the East African Snake Venom Serum Research Institute.

 The researcher took out a bottle of medicine from a small cabinet and handed it to Ernst for viewing.

“This thing is snake venom serum?”

Ernst held a small sealed medicine bottle and looked at it carefully. Inside was a powdered medicine.

"Yes, Your Highness, we followed the ideas you provided and after several years of cultivation, we finally purified the snake venom serum with a relatively reliable effect, which has excellent effects on venomous snakes of the genus Mamba."

"However, snake venom serum also has many disadvantages. First of all, the biggest problem is that it is difficult to preserve. Storing snake venom serum requires a freezer, and there are very few cities with this condition. Secondly, snake venom serum is only effective on mamba snakes, and can only be used on other snake venom bites. It has a mitigating effect, or it has no effect at all.”

It is indeed rare to find a freezer, and only the 101 General Hospital of the National Defense Forces, which has sufficient funds, can afford it.

Linde, the manager of the Hechingen Electric Power Company, was one of the inventors of the refrigeration machine in his previous life. He invented the first household refrigerator in 1879. This year happens to be 1879. In fact, with financial support, Linde In 1875, all experiments on the refrigerator were completed.

So Ernst said to the candidates at the Snake Venom Research Institute: "Don't worry about preserving snake venom serum. The Hechingen Electric Power Company has made a technological breakthrough in this area. In the future, new things like refrigerators will become popular in East Africa. Now Refrigerators are relatively expensive and uncommon, but in two or three years, they should be widely available in major hospitals in East Africa."

Karina rolled her eyes at Ernst. Karina was familiar with things like refrigerators because they were installed in the Chiwet Palace.

 Ernst is a person who has experienced the 21st century, so he naturally remembers many household appliances. Therefore, the Schvitt Palace is the palace with the most extensive use of electrical appliances in the world.

 As for East Africa, which has a relatively hot climate, it is natural that new things such as refrigerators and electric fans are indispensable. In fact, refrigerators and air conditioners are also on the road of research. So Karina has seen many real household appliances, so she has no doubts about Ernst’s words. As the most advanced technological products, rich people have long used them.

Hearing Ernst’s assurance, the researchers at the Snake Venom Research Institute naturally believed it, but they also asked: “Your Highness, if this is the case, can our Snake Venom Research Institute also apply to allocate a few machines?”

Ernst: "Okay, you can just write a report to the Ministry of Science and Industry when the time comes, and I will approve it."

 The biggest obstacle to the popularization of refrigerators is actually the problem of power supply. As the capital of First Town, there is certainly no problem, and several other large cities in East Africa can also use it. However, those areas without electricity may have to use generators.

Ernst continued: "Don't slack off. In addition to mambas, there are other venomous snakes in East Africa. Research on their venom and serum must be carried out as soon as possible. Not only East Africa, but also venomous snakes in other regions can also start research. We conducted relevant research on venomous snake species in Lan Fong Overseas Province and the Zhuhai Commercial District in the Far East."

“Of course, you don’t have to worry about funding. Overseas caravans will provide you with venomous snake samples when the time comes.”

Ernst was quite willing to invest in research in this area. The investment was large and the return on investment was quick. In this era, if you are bitten by a poisonous snake, you will have a narrow escape from death, so the anti-venom serum will definitely be a big market after it is developed.

Of course, in line with the principle of giving priority to good things for his own use, Ernst’s first thought was East Africa, Lanfang Overseas Province and Zhuhai Trade Zone.

These three places are also areas with a high incidence of venomous snake bites. Like the royal territory of Alaska, the Huaihai Economic Zone is not within the scope of Ernst's consideration for the time being. Later, if a separate company is established, it will definitely open up the European and American markets.

At the same time, Ernst considered the contribution of the Snake Venom Research Institute and felt that East Africa could also have a medical award.

This is also promising. After all, East Africa has always wanted to introduce advanced talents, but the effect has not been significant. If some scientific awards are placed in East Africa, it would also be better to publicize East Africa's preferential treatment of scientific talents in relevant scientific circles.

For example, the famous German medical scientist Rudolf Weilxiao, Ernst is quite coveted. This is a world-renowned cytology expert. He is also very knowledgeable in leukemia, osteoma and other diseases. He is the founder of modern pathology. One, the most important thing is that this national treasure is still alive. Rudolf Welchmer was born in 1821 and lived until 1902 in history.

It is definitely impossible to get him from Germany, but if he can stay in East Africa for a few days and take a few classes, Ernst feels that East Africa has made a lot of money.

Thinking of this, Ernst thought that the medical award would be of great use, so he said to the researchers at the Snake Venom Research Institute: "I plan to set up an award in East Africa for people who have contributed to world medicine. It is estimated that it will be at the beginning of next year. By then, you will definitely You can win awards, so remember to participate when your institute comes."

 Hearing this, the researchers at the Snake Venom Research Institute all smiled. This was considered a success.

Why choose the beginning of the year? That’s because the New Year is about to begin in East Africa. There is a one-month long holiday in East Africa at the end of the year. Considering the special national conditions of East Africa, Christmas and Chinese New Year are together. The two important festivals are added together, so they are put together. For such a long time, of course, not everyone has this treatment, but this is definitely a benefit for scientific researchers.

Now the scientific researchers of the East African Snake Venom Research Institute are already among the recipients of the award. This is not a secret, but the only medical achievement that East Africa can produce is snake venom serum. There are no competitors who can naturally receive the award in advance.

And the study of snake venom serum is extremely important for East Africa, a tropical country. Venomous snake bites have always been one of the major causes of non-natural death in East Africa.

 Whether it is from the contribution and influence to human society or the economic value behind it, it is worthy to win the award.

If there were a Nobel Prize in Physiology in this era, Ernst believed that research on snake venom serum would be one of the strong candidates. However, Nobel is currently living well and naturally has no time to win any scientific awards.

 (End of this chapter)