British Pharmaceutical Conference 2006
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Hannah Pike, Gemma Cleveland and Dawn
Connelly share
coverage of awards
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The 2006 British Pharmaceutical
Conference and
Exhibition “Personalised medicine in healthcare” took
place at Manchester International Convention Centre from 4 to 6
September
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BPC 2006 reports
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James Black delivers Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences lecture
Craig Strong
Sir James Black: researchers can use past successes to guide discoveries |
Nobel Laureate Sir James Black delivered the inaugural Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences plenary lecture at the 2006 British Pharmaceutical Conference this week.
Sir James led a small team of researchers that invented propranolol,
the first beta-blocker for the treatment of angina and hypertension,
and cimetidine, an H2-receptor antagonist for the treatment
of gastric ulcers. He gained his Nobel prize for “discoveries of important
principles of drug treatment”.
Sir James’s lecture focused on how pharmaceutical scientists can
use the experience and knowledge gained by past successes to help discover,
develop and invent new drugs.
Sir James is now drawing on his own experiences to inform one of his
current drug development projects. |
The
Pharmaceutical Journal