Father of Humira, Greg Winter, Wins 2018 Nobel Prize For Chemistry
Executive Summary
The man behind Humira, Sir Greg Winter, has been jointly awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his pioneering work on antibodies which led to the development of the world’s most successful drug.
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