Add to ORKGLilly's biological science research group became involved in November 1953 after the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis met with pharmaceutical firms to discuss the development of Salk's vaccine. Lilly produced about half of the vaccine used for clinical trials that preceded final governmental approval (a huge risk for Lilly). If the vaccine proved successful, huge quantities would be needed at once; if it failed, the financial loss would be staggering.Use of this image is restricted to projects related to Destination Indiana. IHS may not reproduce.Eli Lilly and Company - Polio Journe
Cephalosporin research began in 1960 when a United Kingdom group sponsored a multi-national collabor...
By late 1941 Eli Lilly and Company's first large-scale production of penicillin G by surface culture...
Microscopic checks were made after three and again after six days to determine how much the virus ma...
While the fate of the new vaccine was being studied, the company had gambled millions of dollars by ...
In 1950, Eli Lilly and Company had set up a tissue-culture laboratory and was in an ideal position t...
Lilly's experience in growing tissue cultures had positioned the company to prepare for mass product...
In principle, production of polio vaccine was simple. In practice, the process was complicated. Tiss...
Progress had been made in the early 1900s by researchers growing the polio virus in cell cultures. T...
Cultures were passed through three successive filters and pooled in large refrigerated tanks until t...
Fear of poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis, has long haunted mankind. The disease is known to hav...
During the 1940s, Lilly supplied more than 200 products to the U.S. government during World War II. ...
During the 1940s, Lilly supplied more than 200 products to the U.S. government during World War II. ...
At this crucial point, Eli Lilly and Company stepped in. Dr. G.H.A. Clowes, research director for Li...
Poliomyelitis was an acute viral infection that affected mostly children and some adults. The virus ...
Lilly partnered with Genentech to produce human insulin made from recombinant DNA technology. Togeth...
Cephalosporin research began in 1960 when a United Kingdom group sponsored a multi-national collabor...
By late 1941 Eli Lilly and Company's first large-scale production of penicillin G by surface culture...
Microscopic checks were made after three and again after six days to determine how much the virus ma...
While the fate of the new vaccine was being studied, the company had gambled millions of dollars by ...
In 1950, Eli Lilly and Company had set up a tissue-culture laboratory and was in an ideal position t...
Lilly's experience in growing tissue cultures had positioned the company to prepare for mass product...
In principle, production of polio vaccine was simple. In practice, the process was complicated. Tiss...
Progress had been made in the early 1900s by researchers growing the polio virus in cell cultures. T...
Cultures were passed through three successive filters and pooled in large refrigerated tanks until t...
Fear of poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis, has long haunted mankind. The disease is known to hav...
During the 1940s, Lilly supplied more than 200 products to the U.S. government during World War II. ...
During the 1940s, Lilly supplied more than 200 products to the U.S. government during World War II. ...
At this crucial point, Eli Lilly and Company stepped in. Dr. G.H.A. Clowes, research director for Li...
Poliomyelitis was an acute viral infection that affected mostly children and some adults. The virus ...
Lilly partnered with Genentech to produce human insulin made from recombinant DNA technology. Togeth...
Cephalosporin research began in 1960 when a United Kingdom group sponsored a multi-national collabor...
By late 1941 Eli Lilly and Company's first large-scale production of penicillin G by surface culture...
Microscopic checks were made after three and again after six days to determine how much the virus ma...