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<p align="center"><b>PLIVA and CROATIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY present this years Vladimir |
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Prelog Organic Chemistry Award to Amir Avdagic, Ph.D.</b></p> |
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<p>The Vladimir Prelog Organic Chemistry Award was established in 1996 as a |
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means to encourage young Croatian scientists in the field of organic chemistry. |
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Its founders were PLIVA d.d. and the Croatian Chemical Society. The award consists |
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of a certificate and a cash prize of USD 1,000.</p> |
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<p>Members of the Award Committee: Vitomir Sunjic, Ph.D., Mladen Zinic, Ph.D., |
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Miljenko Dumic, Ph.D., and Krunoslav Kovacevic, Ph.D., decided to present the |
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award this year to Amir Avdagic, Ph.D., <i><b>for his outstanding contribution |
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to the development of chemical and enzymatic methods for the preparation of |
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enantiomeric pure compounds</b></i>. Dr. Avdagics efforts, particularly those |
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published in the Swiss magazine Helv. Chim. Acta, represent a valuable contribution |
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to the Prelog School of Chemistry in Croatia, to which the distinguished Nobel |
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Prize Winner himself devoted much of his attention.</p> |
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<p>This award is dedicated to Vladimir Prelog, a renowned scientist and great |
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man, and supports young scientists in their work.</p> |
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<p align="center">PLIVAs Vision:</p> |
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<p align="center">PLIVAs vision is to be a pharmaceutical company bringing superior |
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and innovative solutions to customer needs by competing in the global market.</p> |
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<p align="left">For additional information contact:</p> |
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<p align="left">Dijana Kobas<br> |
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Head of Public Relations<br> |
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Phone: 385 1 61 20 852<br> |
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Fax: 385 1 61 60 358<br> |
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e-mail: <a href="mailto:dijana.kobas@pliva.hr">Dijana.Kobas@pliva.hr</a><br> |
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<p align="left"> PRESS RELEASE<br> |
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Zagreb, 14 October 1999 </p> |