Synthetic insulin was first created in 1978 by Genentech, a VC-funded company with only twelve employees. The inventors had been previously unable to get resear

Synthetic insulin was first created in 1978 by Genentech, a VC-funded company with only twelve employees. The inventors had been previously unable to get research funding for the project. Previously all insulin was extracted from animals. The Genentech process brought its price down by 1000x and undoubtedly saved many lives. https://www.gene.com/stories/cloning-insulin https://www.gene.com/stories/cloning-insulin