That all changed with the introduction of Humulin, the first synthetic human insulin. But the drug was a milestone for another reason, too: It was the first commercial product to come out of ...

Companies manufacture synthetic versions for people with ... make generic versions of it even if they wanted to. Though insulin was first patented in the 1920s, manufacturers managed to keep ...

(Reuters) -Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk on Friday ousted its CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen over concerns the company is losing its first-mover advantage in the competitive obesity drug market to ...

He was the first scientist to be hired at Genentech. He became legendary in the biotechnology and molecular biology fields by cloning virtually all of Genentech's early products and/or processes, ...

A new partnership had led to the development of the first-ever automated insulin delivery (AID) system that incorporates a 1-year glucose sensor. The twiist AID is approved for people aged 6 years ...

can differentiate into insulin-producing beta cells. Now, in a proof-of-concept study, researchers from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Australia have used a combination of a synthetic ...

Insulin is most commonly used to treat type 1 diabetes, but it is also prescribed in more severe forms of type 2 diabetes. Synthetic insulin celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021 (Getty Images ...