1. Florey - Noun
2. Florey - Proper noun
British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968)
Source: WordNetAmong his bigger donations have been $3 million to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, $5 million to the Florey Institute, $12.5 million to Victoria University and $US10 million to the New York Philharmonic. Source: Internet
Fleming finally abandoned penicillin, and not long after he did, Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford took up researching and mass-producing it, with funds from the U.S. and British governments. Source: Internet
Florey was Chancellor of the Australian National University from 1965 until his death in 1968. Source: Internet
Florey credited Dubos with pioneering the approach of deliberately and systematically searching for antibacterial compounds, which had led to the discovery of gramicidin and had revived Florey's research in penicillin. Source: Internet
As this was during the Second World War, Florey sought USA Government involvement. Source: Internet
Fleming was modest about his part in the development of penicillin, describing his fame as the "Fleming Myth" and he praised Florey and Chain for transforming the laboratory curiosity into a practical drug. Source: Internet