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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instanceOf Uruguayan-American person
biochemist
biotechnology pioneer
entrepreneur
academicDegree PhD in biochemistry
awardReceived National Medal of Technology NERFINISHED
National Medal of Technology and Innovation NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath complications from dementia
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
Uruguay NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1923-02-27
dateOfDeath 2014-03-01
educatedAt University of Montevideo NERFINISHED
University of Rochester NERFINISHED
employer Syntex NERFINISHED
familyName Zaffaroni NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biochemistry
biotechnology
pharmaceutical industry
founded ALZA Corporation NERFINISHED
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
founding biotechnology companies in Silicon Valley
languageSpoken English
Spanish
memberOf National Academy of Engineering
notableAchievement helped establish the modern biotechnology industry in Silicon Valley
pioneered commercial applications of drug delivery technologies
notableWork development of controlled-release drug delivery systems
development of transdermal drug delivery systems
placeOfBirth Montevideo, Uruguay NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Atherton, California, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld executive at Syntex
research scientist at Syntex
residence Atherton, California NERFINISHED
spouse Luz Zaffaroni NERFINISHED
workLocation Palo Alto, California NERFINISHED
Silicon Valley NERFINISHED

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Biotechnology Heritage Award notableRecipient Alejandro Zaffaroni