Insulin: 1 Century of Changing Lives. From its discovery in 1922 to the present day. Insulin was discovered in 1922, thanks to the efforts of a group of scientists from the University of Toronto—Frederick Banting, Charles Best, and biochemist James Collip—with a key contribution from Nicolae Paulescu. History The year was 1922, a turning point … Continue reading Insulin: 1 Century of Changing Lives