RE:100 years ago, a Canadian scientist discovered insulin Crazy/fun fact: Banting House, the birthplace of insulin, is located at 442 Adelaide St. N. in London, Ontario. Sernova's office is a short (10 minute) drive from there. "It was in Banting House one night in October 1920, that, sleepless over anxiety over his finances and his part-time lecturing responsibilities at the university, Banting conceived the idea that taking an extract from a dog's pancreas might be useful in treating diabetes ".