At the time, there was a new drug called sulfa drugs that were kind of a forerunner of antibiotics.

当时，有种叫做磺胺类物新，抗生素先驱。

So a chemist at this startup came up with the brilliant idea of dissolving the sulfa drug in diethylene glycol and then adding some raspberry flavoring to make it more palatable for the kids.

因此，这家初创公司化学家想出了个绝妙主意，将磺胺物溶解在二甘醇中，然后添加些覆盆子调味料，使其更适合孩子们。