Hans Christian Ørsted, a qualified pharmacist, had had the opportunity to see a thriving industry based on science studies during study abroad. In Ørsted's view, a similar result could be achieved in Denmark by improving teaching and graduating in science – especially in chemistry for pharmaceutical education. Following several initiatives by Ørsted and most recently also with his employee, William Christopher Zeise, an examination scheme was introduced in 1828 for the pharmaceutical master's degree programme with the recommendation of textbooks. This was the pharmaceutical training, which had previously been a pharmacy training, both a pharmacy and a chemist's education. This educational profile continued after the creation of the Pharmaceutical College in 1892 and became an essential prerequisite for the start-up of a Danish pharmaceutical industry.
