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Stewart Adams

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British chemist known for inventing ibuprofen

United KingdomScientistsLived 1923 to 2019 · aged 95
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Stewart Sanders Adams was an English pharmacist, and bioengineer who was part of a team from Boots which developed the painkiller ibuprofen in 1961. Ibuprofen is now on the World Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines and is one of the world's best-selling drugs.

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How to make 2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propanoic acidHow to make 2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propanoic acidThe Royal Society of Chemistry blue plaque at BioCity NottinghamThe Royal Society of Chemistry blue plaque at BioCity Nottingham

Awards 2

2022National Inventors Hall of Fame
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2019 · aged 95
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12 languages

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