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Introduction

This is a ChemNet event for students aged 16-18. Hear the story of how a development in ¾ÅÖÝÓ°Ôº in the 1960s led to a disease-fighting drug that now makes annual sales of $800 million, by Warner Chilcott, a multi Billion $ company founded in Northern Ireland. Dr Jim McIlroy will outline the discovery and development of the compound Mesalamine, and the innovations that turned it into a treatment for a serious health condition.

Venue

Odyssey Cinemas

Odyssey Cinemas, Odyssey Arena, 2 Queens Quay, Belfast, Co Antrim,, BT3 9QQ, Ireland

Organised by

In association with Northern Ireland Science Park.

Contact information

Dr Angela McKeown
School of ¾ÅÖÝÓ°Ôº and Chemical Engineering, Queens University, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG, Ireland
+44 (0) 2890976533
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