Beijing News Express (reporter Zhang Lu) On September 25, the "2020 Beijing Science and Technology Award" was announced at the plenary meeting of the Zhongguancun Forum, and Shao Feng, a senior researcher at the Beijing Institute of Life Sciences, won the Zhongguancun Award for Outstanding Contributions. In an interview with the Beijing News reporter after the meeting, Shao Feng said that he was very happy to receive the Zhongguancun Award for outstanding contributions, which is a recognition by Beijing for his team's work in the Zhongguancun Life Park for many years, and also an acknowledgement of the team's research results by peers. "We also hope to continue our efforts and continue to deepen our research downstream, including making more contributions to drug development."
The Zhongguancun Award for Outstanding Contributions is the highest award for science and technology in Beijing. Shao Feng has made outstanding work in the fields of pathogenic virulence mechanism, antibacterial natural immunity, cytochromia and tumor immunity, opening up a new direction for the study of inflammatory cell necrosis, and providing new ideas for the research and development of tumor immunotherapy drugs.
What is the current progress of research on cytoke death? Shao Feng said that the team proposed new concepts and new principles in basic scientific discoveries, and discovered some new potential drug targets. In the future, there may be industrial biotechnology companies and new drug research and development companies that will do new drug research and development according to these scientific principles and the targets of new protein molecules, including inflammatory storms, sepsis, and tumors. "We'll push forward ourselves, others will do it, we'll try to compete, and we're happy that we're ahead of the curve on basic science principles."
How long is the future until drugs are actually developed? Shao Feng said that in the industry, a brand new drug from the most basic scientific principle research, to the final drug takes about 1 billion US dollars in 10 years.
Speaking of the expectation of talents in the field of life sciences, Shao Feng said that the life and health industry will flourish and there will be many opportunities in the future. "Ten years ago, if you don't want to do basic research after graduating with a Ph.D., it was a bit difficult to find a job. Nowadays, there are many pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology companies, and the employment situation is getting better. After the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the public also realized the importance of the life and health industry. He hopes that in the future, more smart people will be willing to join the industry.
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