Professor Craig Hawker receives the 2021 Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success, a national award of the American Chemical Society.

The citation for the award is: "In recognition of Dr. Hawker's innovative leadership in creating, developing, and commercializing revolutionary polymer-based therapeutics and personal care products through multiple successful start-up companies.”

Many of you know of Olaplex (https://olaplex.com/), but the therapeutics referenced are perhaps less well known: they include Relypsa: https://www.relypsa.com

This prestigious award is named for the chemist and entrepreneur Kathryn Hach-Darrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Hach-Darrow

Congratulations Craig!
 

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