Alejandro Zaffaroni
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Alejandro Zaffaroni was a pioneering Uruguayan-American biochemist and entrepreneur known for founding multiple groundbreaking biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and advancing controlled drug delivery technologies.
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| Alejandro Zaffaroni canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Uruguayan-American person
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biochemist ⓘ biotechnology pioneer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in biochemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Medal of Technology
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National Medal of Technology and Innovation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from dementia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-02-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-03-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Montevideo
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University of Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Syntex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Zaffaroni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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biotechnology ⓘ pharmaceutical industry ⓘ |
| founded |
ALZA Corporation
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Affymax NERFINISHED ⓘ Affymetrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexza Pharmaceuticals NERFINISHED ⓘ Cytel Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ DNAX Research NERFINISHED ⓘ DNAX Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxygen NERFINISHED ⓘ Perlegen Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ SurroMed NERFINISHED ⓘ Symyx Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alejandro Zaffaroni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alejandro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controlled drug delivery technologies
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founding biotechnology companies in Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped establish the modern biotechnology industry in Silicon Valley
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pioneered commercial applications of drug delivery technologies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of controlled-release drug delivery systems
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development of transdermal drug delivery systems ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Montevideo, Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Atherton, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
executive at Syntex
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research scientist at Syntex ⓘ |
| residence | Atherton, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Luz Zaffaroni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Palo Alto, California
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Silicon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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