Endre Alexander Balazs
| Endre Alexander Balazs | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
10 January 1920 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died |
29 August 2015 (aged 95) Saint-Tropez, France |
| Alma mater | University of Budapest |
| Occupation | Doctor |
| Known for | hyaluronic acid. |
| Awards | Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research (2011)[1] |
Endre A. Balazs (10 January 1920 – 29 August 2015) was a Hungarian inventor who transformed a natural lubricant into a palliative for arthritic knees. He devoted seven decades to exploring the therapeutic potential of hyaluronic acid.[2] He was enlisted in the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame in 2012.
Biography
He was born in 1920, in Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from the University of Budapest in 1942.[3] He was the director of ophthalmic research at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, from 1975 to 1982. He died on August 29, 2015 in Saint-Tropez, France.[2]
Philanthropy
He endowed a professorship at the Karolinska Institutet.[4]
References
- ↑ Endre A. Balazs - Helen Keller Foundation
- 1 2 "Endre A. Balazs, Doctor Who Found a Lubricant for Arthritic Knees, Dies at 95". The New York Times. September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Endre Alexander Balazs". www.ishas.org. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ "Pioneer and donor Endre A. Balazs has passed away". ki.se. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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