Simon Campbell

Sir Simon Campbell
CBE FRS FMedSci
Born
Simon Fraser Campbell

(1941-03-27) March 27, 1941
Lapal, England, United Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham (BSc, PhD)
Awards
Scientific career
Workplaces
ThesisElimination processes in polyfluorocycloalkanes (1966)

Sir Simon Fraser Campbell (born 27 March 1941) is a British chemist.[1]

Early life and education

Campbell was born on 27 March 1941 in Lapal, England.[3] He obtained a first-class BSc degree in Chemistry in 1962, a PhD degree in 1965, and an honorary DSc degree in 2004 from the University of Birmingham.

Career

Campbell was President of the Royal Society of Chemistry from 2004 to 2006.[1] He led innovative research, discovering some of the world's best-selling prescription drugs, including sildenafil, amlodipine, and doxazosin.[4] He was visiting lecturer at Universidade de São Paulo.[5] and a medicinal chemist for Pfizer.[6] Campbell was also visiting professor at University of Leeds, and served on the advisory board of University of Kent, and University of Bristol.[7]

Awards and honours

Campbell was knighted in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to chemistry,[8][9] having previously been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1999[10] and of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2003.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Campbell, S (2006). "Simon Campbell CBE, FMed Sci, FRS. Interview by Joanna Owens". Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 5 (8): 626. doi:10.1038/nrd2116. PMID 16918018. S2CID 38734548.
  2. ↑ "SIMON FRASER CAMPBELL (Director) :: OpenCorporates". Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dr Simon Campbell receives CBE at Buckingham Palace". Royal Society of Chemistry. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Scientist who developed Viagra receives knighthood in New Year's Honours". The Pharmaceutical Journal. Royal Pharmaceutical Society. 2014. doi:10.1211/pj.2014.20067494. ISSN 2053-6186.
  5. ↑ "MMV ESAC member in Times Top 100 Scientists". Medicines for Malaria Venture. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Simon Campbell C.B.E F.R.S Ph.D. "Astex Therapeutics Limited: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Dr Simon Campbell, CBE, FRS, FMedSci Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Dr Simon Campbell, CBE, FRS, FMedSci Profile". Debretts.com. 27 March 1941. Retrieved 1 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N2.
  9. ↑ 2015 New Year Honours List
  10. ↑ "Sir Simon Campbell CBE FMedSci FRS". The Royal Society. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sir Simon Campbell CBE FRS FMedSci". Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
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