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Open Insulin We're a team of biohackers developing an open source protocol to produce insulin

Leonard Thompson was 14 years old when he was given his first treatment of insulin. That treatment was the first in the ...
02/09/2021

Leonard Thompson was 14 years old when he was given his first treatment of insulin. That treatment was the first in the world.

Years ago, diabetics could only live for around a year after diagnosis. The discovery of insulin changed that, allowing those with diabetes to live full, productive lives. But in the present day, corporations have put a price tag on insulin; and simultaneously, have put a price tag on life.

The fight to bring insulin to every diabetic in need has been raging for nearly a century. Open Insulin is carrying on the fight.

Laura Marston has had to sacrifice a lot of things to get access to insulin, things which no one should ever have to sac...
23/08/2021

Laura Marston has had to sacrifice a lot of things to get access to insulin, things which no one should ever have to sacrifice. At, the age of 36, she has already sold all of her possessions twice. Moreover, she has had to sacrifice her apartment, retirement, and her dog. A single vial costs her around $275.

No one should have to go through so much to access something which should be a right.

Source: BBC

It’s been a busy past few months at Open Insulin! We’ve had significant progress on all fronts- check it out below!-Esta...
29/07/2021

It’s been a busy past few months at Open Insulin! We’ve had significant progress on all fronts- check it out below!

-Established a successful collaboration with the MCAC at UMBC for characterization of lispro samples
-Confirmed that the proinsulin form of lispro is being expressed in bacterial cells
-Identified a company that is our first candidate as a contract manufacturing organization for the next stage of scaling-up insulin production
-Acquired the specialized equipment to scale-up growth of cells and to identify cells that produce the highest levels of insulin

We have a more detailed explanation for you science folk out there. Check out (https://openinsulin.org/our-blog/spring-2021-progress-report-for-open-insulin/). Thanks and stay tuned for more!

Fredrick Banting is one of the co-discoverers of insulin.Insulin was created to help people cope with the lethal struggl...
26/07/2021

Fredrick Banting is one of the co-discoverers of insulin.

Insulin was created to help people cope with the lethal struggles diabetes can bring. However, with a vial retailing around $175 - $300, insulin is unaffordable for many diabetics and has failed to accomplish Banting's original mission. In fact, in the last 20 years, the number of adults going blind from diabetes has doubled becuase of the lack of insulin.


Walmart announced the launch of the first-ever private brand of analog insulin at an affordable rate compared to the cur...
23/07/2021

Walmart announced the launch of the first-ever private brand of analog insulin at an affordable rate compared to the current solutions on the market.

ReliOnNovoLog and the FlexPen will be offered at $85.88, which significantly less than the current $251 for a branded vile of insulin.

However, there are concerns about whether it's as effective as well as other safety concerns surrounding Walmart's insulin.

Open Insulin is still committed to a local decentralized production model for making and distributing regulatory approved insulin that will serve to inspire and help other drug manufacturing to follow.

We remain committed to our cause and see this as acknowledgement of the problem and yet another attempt by the pharma industry to stall true generic, profit- free competition.


Vadim Kimlaychuk, one of the lead engineers working on the open source protein purification system speaks about his work...
17/07/2021

Vadim Kimlaychuk, one of the lead engineers working on the open source protein purification system speaks about his work in an interview below. Here's a brief excerpt:

Please introduce yourself and your background!
My name is Vadim Kimlaychuk, I’m 43 years old and I live in Estonia. I have a PhD in System Automation from Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia.

What is the purpose and design of the protein purification system?
FPLC stands for Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography. We are going to use it for insulin protein extraction in the final phase of the production. Professional systems on the market are very expensive. Our goal is to build a similar system from the components that are cheaper and accessible

How can people help?
I think a mechanical engineer, at the moment, is the one we are missing.

Go to https://openinsulin.org/our-blog/open-hardware-project-interview-with-vadim-kimlaychuk/ for the full interview!

Greg Mrakich travels almost 300 miles from Indianapolis to Canada to purchase his insulin. According to his estimations,...
13/07/2021

Greg Mrakich travels almost 300 miles from Indianapolis to Canada to purchase his insulin.

According to his estimations, he saved more than 2000 dollars when buying 18 vials of insulin. In Canada, the price of a vial of insulin is $32 while in America it is $320.

Taking such a long journey because the disparity in prices shows just how much insulin prices have impacted Americans.

02/07/2021

We're so excited to be featured on Freethink's recent video!

Freethink's video helps highlight the rising costs of insulin and the life-threatening effect of unaffordable medicine.

They also outline our organization's mission and goals- Check it out to learn more about Open Insulin!

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