Erik De Clercq
Erik Désiré Alice De Clercq (born March 28, 1941 in Dendermonde ) is a Belgian virologist and doctor .
Life
De Clercq teaches at the Catholic University of Leuven . He concentrates his research on the development of active substances for the treatment of virus infections. Since 1976 he has been working closely with the Czech researcher Antonín Holý . Together they developed the antiviral drug tenofovir .
Since the early 1990s, Holý and De Clercq worked with the US pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences . Since 1989 he has been a full member of the Academia Europaea .
Prizes and awards (selection)
- 2008: European Inventor Award for Lifetime Achievement to Erik De Clercq
- 2010: Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research (with Anthony Fauci )
Web links
- Co-discoverer of the HIV prevention agent “Truvada” died . welt.de
- Erik De Clercq KU Leuven
- Interview with Erik De Clercq. PMID 11364107
Individual evidence
- ^ Co-discoverer of Truvada has died . ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Pharmacy Adhoc
- ^ Co-discoverer of the HIV prevention agent “Truvada” died . welt.de
- ^ Membership directory: Erik De Clercq. Retrieved August 18, 2017 .
- ↑ European Patent Organization: Erik De Clercq
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | De Clercq, Erik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Clercq, Erik Désiré Alice (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian virologist and medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dendermonde |