First, you have to have demand. The two children in the film have an incurable disease, and Dad decides he must not let them die like this, so he comes up with the idea of developing this panacea that doesn't exist yet.
The father in the film found the source of the technology, and the professor played by Ford is difficult to go further because of lack of funds, because no one believes that he can make it, including himself.
So they set up a company in partnership and wrote a business plan to fool venture capitalists, but all venture capitalists are talented people, a complex of scientists and businessmen, and are reluctant to invest easily unless they agree to harsh terms.
The father, who was eager to save his son, agreed to the VC's request and obtained an investment of 10 million US dollars. The laboratory was quickly established (how long does it take in China? Does it need a license?).
The professor is an old cowboy, a loner. He listens to country music when he is working, and is a stubborn old man who goes fishing after work. Such a loose R&D management is obviously uncontrollable. This is the decisive intervention of VCs, and it is strictly required that their progress must meet the goal of testing within half a year, otherwise they will withdraw their funds.
In order to achieve the goal, it is obviously impossible to do it alone. At the suggestion of VC, a larger company acquired the laboratory. The team is larger and the resources are more abundant. By the way, the professor got a big check.
There are many R&D personnel in large companies, and how to manage them well is a challenge. VC sent an unselfish manager, let each team compete first, then cooperate, and closely monitor anything that affects the R&D process for personal gain.
Finally, the drug samples came out on schedule and achieved initial success! The professor cashed his check and set up his own laboratory, and the car was replaced by a more luxurious pickup. He only likes pickups, hehe.
It can be seen from the inside that an innovation requires many elements: demand, creativity, passion, capital, management, financing, acquisition... Every link has people who are dedicated to their duties, and the government is basically an invisible gatekeeper, which is perhaps why America is so innovative.
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