Pål Nyrén
Pål Nyrén (born 1955) is a biochemistry professor at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm.[1] He is most famous for developing the pyrosequencing method for DNA sequencing.[2]
Career
- 1999 Professor in Biochemistry, KTH, Stockholm
- 1997 Founder of the company Biotage AB (former Pyrosequencing AB)
- 1988 Associate professor (Docent) Biochemistry, University of Stockholm
- 1985-86 Postdoc at LMB, MRC, Cambridge, G.B. with prof John Walker
- 1985 Ph.D. (Tekn. Doktor) Biochemistry, University of Stockholm (Thesis title: "The proton pumping pyrophosphatase from Rhodospirillum rubrum")
- 1981 M.Sc. (Civ. ing.) Chemical Engineering, KTH, Stockholm
Recognition
- 2013 winner of the European Inventor Award in the SMEs category [3] awarded by the European Patent Office
References
- ↑ "Royal Institute of Technology: Pål Nyrén". Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ "Royal Institute of Technology: Professor Pål Nyrén wins prize". 2008-12-17.
- ↑ Invention: Pyrosequencing
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