The first recombinant vaccine for humans, a vaccine for hepatitis B, was approved
In May 1986, the vaccine Recombivax HB, which protects against hepatitis B infection, was approved for marketing in…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
The first biotech drug, human insulin produced in genetically modified bacteria, was approved by FDA
On Oct. 28, 1982, after only 5 months of review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved…
ZymoGenetics was incorporated
On Jun. 22, 1981, ZymoGenetics was founded by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, and…
First insulin pump for diabetes was developed
In 1979, Dr. Robert Sherwin and Dr. William Tamborlane from Yale University announced they had developed an insulin…
Genentech successfully cloned the gene encoding human insulin in Escherichia coli bacteria
On Sept. 6, 1978, Genentech, the most successful of the new biotech start-up companies, announced that scientists at…
Molecular biologist Lydia Villa-Komaroff authored a paper demonstrating that bacteria could produce insulin
In August 1978, molecular biologist Lydia Villa-Komaroff was lead author of a paper demonstrating that bacteria could produce…
UC-Berkeley scientist Choh Hao Li discovered Beta-endorphin, a substance produced in the brain that acts as a pain killer
In 1978, University of California, Berkeley (UC-Berkeley) scientist Choh Hao Li discovers Beta-endorphin, a substance produced in the…
The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes was founded
In 1978, The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (BDC) was founded by Marvin Davis, former chair of…
Insulin resistance receptors was discovered
On Apr. 1, 1976, physician and scientist C. Ronald Kahn from Harvard University announced he had discovered alterations…
Stanford Medicine researchers discovered insulin resistance is principal physiologic characteristic of type-II diabetes
In 1968, Stanford Medicine researchers discovered that insulin resistance is the principal physiologic characteristic of mild type-II diabetes…
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The Pacific Northwest Research Institute was founded
On Oct. 19, 1956, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute (PNDRI) was founded by William B. Hutchinson, Sr.,…
Insulin Amendment required the FDA to test and certify purity and potency of diabetes drug
On Dec. 22, 1941, the Insulin Amendment was passed by the U.S. Congress requiring the U.S. Food and…
Insulin Advisory Committee announced the development of a USP Reference Standard for insulin
On Dec. 1, 1941, in response to the emergency need for insulin standards, the USP formed an Insulin…
Dr Frederick Banting and Dr J MacLeod win the Nobel Prize for their work isolating insulin
In 1923, Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. J. MacLeod win the Nobel Prize for their work isolating insulin.
Eli Lilly and Company introduced Iletin, the world’s first commercially available insulin product
In 1923, Eli Lilly and Company introduced Iletin, the world’s first commercially available insulin product.
Elliott Joslin introduced insulin to the US and founded Joslin Diabetes Center
In 1922, Elliott Joslin, at Harvard Medical Center, introduced insulin to the United States and founded Joslin Diabetes…
Frederick Banting and Charles Best administered insulin from the pancreas’ of dogs proving insulin’s efficacy in treating human diabetes
In 1921, Frederick Banting and Charles Best who extracted the hormone insulin from the pancreas’ of dogs and…