Jānis Polis (25 June 1938 – 12 April 2011) was a Soviet and Latvian pharmacologist and the developer of one of the first methods of synthesis of rimantadine, which was discovered in 1963 by William W. Prichard of Du Pont & Co.[1] He was born in Eleja parish, Latvia. On 6 February 2009, Polis was awarded the WIPO Award for Outstanding Inventors.[2] Polis died in Riga, Latvia on 12 April 2011 at the age of 72.
Jānis Polis | |
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| Born | 25 June 1938 |
| Died | 12 April 2011 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Alma mater | Riga Polytechnical Institute |
| Known for | Development of one of the first methods of synthesis of rimantadine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis |
References
edit- ^ "Miris Remantadīna izgudrotājs Jānis Polis". LETA (in Latvian). Diena. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- US patent 3352912 to W. W. Prichard
- United States Patent № 4551552: Process for preparing rimantadine: Rimantadine and related compounds useful as antivirals were first described by Prichard in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,352,912 and 3,592,934. Both patents describe the preparation of rimantadine from the corresponding ketone oxime by reduction with lithium aluminum hydride. - ^ "WIPO Awards Presented to a Latvian Inventor and an Innovative Enterprise". Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
Further reading
edit- Ieva Puķe (16–22 September 2010). "Talented but difficult" (PDF). Diena. Retrieved 13 April 2011. (in Latvian and English)
- "Janis Polis". Latvian Academy of Science. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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