Bengt Samuelsson
Director
Health Care
RSPR Pharma
Sweden
Biography
Bengt Samuelsson is Professor of Physiological Chemistry at Karolinska Institutet, former President of Karolinska Institutet and former Chairman of the Nobel Foundation. His research over the years has focused on the arachidonic acid cascade and especially on prostaglandins and leukotrienes. For his work in this area, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982. Bengt is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, The US National Academy of Sciences, The French Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, UK. He has more than 25 years of experience as Board member of drug companies and biotech companies and is currently board member of LTB4 Sweden AB.
Research Interest
Arachidonic acid cascade and especially on Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes
