The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

Production of Penicillin (1928)

In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming determined that Penicillium Rubens had antibacterial properties. At the time, mass drug development was nearly impossible, leading to the initial dismissal of his discovery. However, after medical applications were established, a team at Oxford was able to produce penicillin in their laboratory. By the summer of 1945, over 646 billion units per year were in production.

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