[jester]

I would say someone who is a good lab tech or microbiologist. A microscope, some slides and media to test cultures. I mean how else do you know if you are dealing with the Flu or the plague?

And the lab workers can also culture yeasts and such for making bread, beer and alcohol since you won't be able to pop on over to the store to buy store bought products its all from scratch now baby. As well as pencilin and morphine and even antiseptic.

Remember the technology to do those is pretty low tech, but the knowledge and developing it was the hardpart and now we have it so the rest is much easier.

I mean a lab, underground for stability, safety and temp and contaminant control. Power will be needed but most would consider it a needed expense for what was being produced.

A couple microscipes, a box of slides, assorted vials, test tubes and such to test and make cultures. Then when the right cultures are made to produce them in large batches and then process.