World history of insulin
1921 Insulin was discovered by Canadian scientists
1922 Bovine insulin was fist given to humans by injection to treat diabetes
1950 The primary structure of bovine insulin was determined
1963 The three-dimensional structure of insulin was determined
1982 First recombinant human insulin became available as anti-diabetic therapy
1990 Human insulin analogs became available as anti-diabetic therapies
Insulin in China
1965 A Chinese scientific team successfully synthesized bovine insulin in crystalline form
1970 The three-dimensional structure of insulin was determined by a Chinese scientific team
1998 The first recombinant human insulin product (Gansulin®) by a domestic company was developed
2001 The first short-acting human insulin analog (Prandilin®) by a domestic company was developed
2002 The first long-acting human insulin analog (Basalin®) by a domestic company was developed