Edward C. Taylor
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Edward C. Taylor (1923-) is an American chemist who developed the chemotherapy
drug pemetrexed
(brand name Alimta). As of 2009, royalties
for this drug paid to Princeton University
were sufficient to completely finance a state-of-the-art 263000 square feet (24,433.5 m²) chemistry laboratory building.
In 2006 Taylor was named a Hero of Chemistry by the American Chemical Society
.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
drug pemetrexed
Pemetrexed
Pemetrexed is a chemotherapy drug manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company. Its indications are the treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma as well as non-small cell lung cancer.-History:...
(brand name Alimta). As of 2009, royalties
Royalties
Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property...
for this drug paid to Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
were sufficient to completely finance a state-of-the-art 263000 square feet (24,433.5 m²) chemistry laboratory building.
In 2006 Taylor was named a Hero of Chemistry by the American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
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