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Biochemical engineering had its roots in the production of antibiotics, specifically penicillin, the first of the twentieth century wonder drugs. It grew out of the attempts of those engineers who converted the penicillin fermentation from a surface or tray fermentation process to a submerged culture process.
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Humphrey, A.E. (1992). Biochemical Engineering — Past, Present, and Future. In: Furusaki, S., Endo, I., Matsuno, R. (eds) Biochemical Engineering for 2001. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68180-9_1
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