February 17, 2023
History of Fermentation: The journey from brewing to advanced therapies
Fermentation has been with mankind at least since the first settlements in the Middle East about 12,000 years ago. Today, scientists have gained so much knowledge about microorganisms and the fermentation process that pharmaceutical manufacturers are using it for the production of vaccines or bioconjugates like ADCs (antibody-drug conjugates) and the development of advanced therapies.