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Alejandro Zaffaroni

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American businessman and biotechnology entrepreneur

Business ProfessionalsLived 1923 to 2014 · aged 91
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Alejandro Zaffaroni was a Uruguayan serial entrepreneur who was responsible for founding several biotechnology companies in Silicon Valley. Products that he was involved in developing include the birth control pill, the nicotine patch, corticosteroids, and the DNA microarray.

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2012National Inventors Hall of Fame
2006Biotechnology Heritage Award
1995National Medal of Technology and Innovation
1979Chemical Pioneer Award
Fulbright Scholarship
Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society

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Category
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2014 · aged 91
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