Hubert Schoemaker

Hubert Schoemaker
Born(1950-03-23)March 23, 1950
Deventer, Netherlands
DiedJanuary 1, 2006(2006-01-01) (aged 55)
Paoli, Pennsylvania
NationalityDutch
CitizenshipDutch
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forRemicade
SpouseAnn Postorino (1) Anne Faulkner Schoemaker (2)[1]
ChildrenMaureen, Katherine, Anne, and Hubert Matthew Schoemaker)
Scientific career
Fieldsimmunology, biochemistry, business, biotechnology
InstitutionsCentocor
Corning
Neuronyx

Hubert Jacob Paul Schoemaker (March 23, 1950 – January 1, 2006)[2] was a Dutch biotechnologist. He was a co-founder and the president of one of America's first biotechnology companies, Centocor, which was founded in 1979 for the commercialising of monoclonal antibodies. In 1999 he founded Neuronyx, Inc., for the manufacture of stem cells and the development of stem-cell therapies.[3]

  1. ^ "Dr. Hubert Schoemaker". What is Biotechnology?. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ Pollack, Andrew (January 13, 2006). "Hubert Schoemaker, a Biotech Pioneer, Dies at 55". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Center for Oral History. "Hubert J.P. Schoemaker". Science History Institute.