Industry Basel (CIBA), but was found "to have no effect on animals and was discarded" on that basis.[29] In 1957, it was acquired by Chemie Grünenthal in Germany.[29] The German company had been established as a soap maker after World War II ended, to address the urgent market need for antibiotics.[citation needed] HeinrichMückter[30] was appointed to head the discovery program based on his experience