Alejandro Zaffaroni

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Alejandro Zaffaroni (2006)

Alejandro Cesar Zaffaroni (born February 27, 1923 in Montevideo , Uruguay , † March 1, 2014 in Atherton , California ) was a Uruguayan-American biochemist , biotechnologist and entrepreneur. He is considered a pioneer of numerous new methods of drug delivery (such as: active ingredient transport), such as the inventor of the transdermal patch , for which he received a patent in 1971 . In total, Zaffaroni owned around 130 patents.

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Zaffaroni was the son of a banker. His mother died when he was 13, his father when he was 18. Zaffaroni holds a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the Universidad de la República in Montevideo . In 1945 he went to the University of Rochester on a scholarship from the Institute of International Education , where he received a Ph.D. in 1949 with a thesis on the synthesis, isolation and measurement of corticosteroids. in biochemistry. As a postdoctoral fellow , he worked for the National Institutes of Health before turning down several academic positions. He first worked for Syntex , a pharmaceutical company based in Mexico City , where he rose to managing director within five years and founded the subsidiary in Palo Alto . Here Zaffaroni became scientific director and was involved in the development of the birth control pill . In 1968 he left Syntex.

Zaffaroni founded numerous companies:

Zaffaroni was married to Lida Zaffaroni and the couple had two children. Alejandro Zaffaroni died of complications from dementia .

Awards (selection)

The Lida and Alejandro Zaffaroni Breast Imaging Center at Stanford University is named after Zaffaroni and his wife, and they made substantial donations to build it. Stanford University also has a program named after the Zaffaroni couple to support students from Latin America .

literature

Web links

Commons : Alejandro Zaffaroni  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. US3598123A - Bandage for administering drugs. In: patents.google.com. August 10, 1971, accessed August 10, 2018 .
  2. Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter Z. (PDF; 117 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed August 10, 2018 (English).
  3. ^ American Institute of Chemists - Chemical Pioneer Award. In: theaic.org. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
  4. 1995 Laureates - National Medal of Technology and Innovation. In: uspto.gov. April 26, 2016, accessed August 10, 2018 .
  5. Alejandro Zaffaroni. In: nationalmedals.org. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
  6. ^ Winthrop-Sears Medal. In: sciencehistory.org. Science History Institute , accessed August 10, 2018 .
  7. Alejandro Zaffaroni. In: fi.edu. Franklin Institute , accessed August 10, 2018 .
  8. ^ Biotechnology Heritage Award. In: sciencehistory.org. Science History Institute , accessed August 10, 2018 .
  9. Previous Wilson Center Awardees. (PDF, 440 kB) In: wilsoncenter.org. Wilson Center , accessed August 10, 2018 .
  10. Alejandro Zaffaroni. In: invent.org. July 25, 2016, accessed August 10, 2018 .