Inventor of Beta Blockers - Nobel Laureate Sir James Black Medical Futures Lifetime Innovation Award

A Medical Futures Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Sir James Black OBE, OM, FRS, for his exceptional contribution to drug discovery, medicine and patient care, both as a physician and as a scientist. The Award was given at the Medical Futures Innovation Awards Ceremony, commonly known as the Oscars of Healthcare, on the 4th December 2008 on the grounds of Honorary Artillery Company in central London, in front of a distinguished audience of 800 top business leaders, medical and scientific experts, and policy makers (see www.realwire.com/releases/win... )
A Scottish doctor, Sir James developed two major families of medicines that have transformed patient care in cardiology (beta blockers) and gastroenterology (anti-ulcer histamine receptor blockers). His invention of the beta blocker propranolol, revolutionised the medical management of heart disease and is considered to be one of the most important contributions to clinical medicine and pharmacology of the 20th century. His work on cimetidine, an H2 receptor antagonist, has transformed the treatment of stomach ulcers and other gastrointestinal conditions dramatically reducing the number of operations carried out in the UK.
Sir James was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for these discoveries.
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Sir James, you made us all proud of being Scots.