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Robert R. Ruffolo (born April, 1950, in Yonkers, N.Y.) was president of research and development for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and corporate senior vice president of Wyeth from 2001 to 2008. In that role, he managed an R&D organization of 7,000 scientists, with an annual budget of $3 billion. During his career in the pharmaceutical industry, Ruffolo played a significant role in the discovery and/or development of a number of marketed products, including dobutamine (Dobutrex) for the acute management of congestive heart failure, and eprosartan (Teveten) for hypertension. He holds the patent for the discovery of use of carvedilol (Coreg) for the treatment of congestive heart failure which changed the paradigm for the treatment of this devastating disease, and he led the research team that disco
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| dbo:abstract | Robert R. Ruffolo (born April, 1950, in Yonkers, N.Y.) was president of research and development for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and corporate senior vice president of Wyeth from 2001 to 2008. In that role, he managed an R&D organization of 7,000 scientists, with an annual budget of $3 billion. During his career in the pharmaceutical industry, Ruffolo played a significant role in the discovery and/or development of a number of marketed products, including dobutamine (Dobutrex) for the acute management of congestive heart failure, and eprosartan (Teveten) for hypertension. He holds the patent for the discovery of use of carvedilol (Coreg) for the treatment of congestive heart failure which changed the paradigm for the treatment of this devastating disease, and he led the research team that discovered ropinerole (Requip) for Parkinson's Disease. Ruffolo was awarded the Discoverers Award in 2008 by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA), for his pioneering work on the discovery of carvedilol for congestive heart failure. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Robert R. Ruffolo (born April, 1950, in Yonkers, N.Y.) was president of research and development for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and corporate senior vice president of Wyeth from 2001 to 2008. In that role, he managed an R&D organization of 7,000 scientists, with an annual budget of $3 billion. During his career in the pharmaceutical industry, Ruffolo played a significant role in the discovery and/or development of a number of marketed products, including dobutamine (Dobutrex) for the acute management of congestive heart failure, and eprosartan (Teveten) for hypertension. He holds the patent for the discovery of use of carvedilol (Coreg) for the treatment of congestive heart failure which changed the paradigm for the treatment of this devastating disease, and he led the research team that disco (en) |
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