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20 years of insulin
produced by BIOTON

Insulin production
in Poland: Who was
Kazimierz Funk

In January 1922, at the Toronto City Hospital, pancreas extract was used for the first time in a diabetic fourteen-year-old Leonard Thompson. Two years (...)

It’s been 100 years
– the extraordinary history
of the discovery of insulin

In 2021 we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. This was a real breakthrough in diabetes treatment which has saved (...)

Diabetes in the era of COVID-19

What impact does diabetes have on infection with COVID-19? This question was answered by Prof. Krzysztof Strojek, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in an article (...)

7 December 2020

Jeremy J Launders appointed
as the new President of
the Management Board of BIOTON S.A.

On 30 October 2020 the Company Supervisory Board appointed Jeremy Launders as President of Bioton S.A. Jeremy Launders is a leader with extensive experience (...)

6 November 2020

Życie bez cukrzycy – czy można zapobiec rozwojowi choroby?

A life without diabetes – can the disease be prevented?

Ongoing research is happening to understand factors that could influence the destruction of insulin producing cells in type 1 diabetes. However, for type 2 (...)

We are strongly committed
to delivering insulin to our patients

According to the latest data from IDF Diabetes Atlas, 463 million people suffer from diabetes worldwide. An estimated 232 million remain undiagnosed. The data (...)