Groundbreaking researcher, prolific author to be honored for a half century of
leadership

PHILADELPHIA, The Chemical Heritage Foundation
(CHF) today announced that Ronald Breslow, groundbreaking researcher,
inspiring teacher, tireless leader, prolific author, and energetic
spokesperson for the world of chemistry, has been selected to receive the 2006
Othmer Gold Medal. The award ceremony and the annual Othmer Gold Medal
Luncheon will be the first event in the fifth annual Heritage Day on Thursday,
May 18, 2006.

InnoCentive Signs Partnership With the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics

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Ron Breslow is the author of about 400 publications , including a widely
acclaimed 1996 book "Chemistry Today and Tomorrow: The Central, Useful, and
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Commenting on the agreement, Academician Sergey Aldoshin, Director of IPCP
RAS, Chairman of Scientific Center in Chernogolovka, Full Member of RAS,
Member of Presidium of RAS said, "The Russian Academy of Sciences has
contributed to many of the world's greatest scientific discoveries, and this
cooperation enhances the possibilities for global collaboration and mutual
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Our partnership with InnoCentive enhances the ability of Russian
scientists to contribute to scientific innovation.

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Breslow is celebrating his fiftieth anniversary on the faculty of Columbia
University, which he joined after undergraduate and graduate training at
Harvard. Russia continues to be one of InnoCentive's top
markets for scientific expertise, along with India, China and the U. Our objective is
nothing less than to help realize the full potential of R+D through global
scientific collaboration.

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newscom. It is considered an honor to be
elected to the membership of the academy, and as of 2005 there were close to
500 full members of the academy.
InnoCentive offers companies an opportunity to increase their R+D
potential by posting challenges to a confidential online forum and gaining
access to leading scientific minds.

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In addition to numerous honors and awards , he also holds the
National Medal of Science.

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"An individual of multifaceted talents and great achievements, Ron Breslow
combines a brilliance in research with a motivation to tell the story of
chemical achievement to all who will listen," said Arnold Thackray, President,
CHF. "What really amazes Ron's colleagues and makes him
so worthy of the Othmer Gold Medal is the astonishing range of important
chemical fields that he's pioneered and continues to tackle.
Ali Hussein, InnoCentive 's chief marketing officer and vice president of
global markets, said, "The agreements, which include a member institute of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, enable InnoCentive to expand its network of
research-based scientists to include other members of the RAS, a world famous
institution of science .
With today's agreements, InnoCentive now has partnerships with 32 leading
research-based universities and institutes located throughout Russia.com.

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Partnership Expands InnoCentive's Reach Into the Top National Research
Institutes Belonging to the Network of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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The Russian Academy of Science organization includes scientific institutes
from all across the Russian Federation.

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Chemical Heritage Foundation to Present 2006 Othmer Gold Medal to Ronald Breslow

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"Ronald Breslow is one of the most brilliant
chemists in the world," said Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director and CEO,
American Chemical Society. CHF maintains a world-class
collection of materials that document the history and heritage of the chemical
and molecular sciences, technologies, and industries; encourages research in
CHF collections; and carries out a program of outreach and interpretation in
order to advance an understanding of the role of the chemical and molecular
sciences, technologies, and industries in shaping society. InnoCentive also announced that it has signed formal
partnership agreements with three additional universities and institutes
including the Far East State University in Vladivostok, Ivanovo State
University in Ivanovo and the Department of Chemical Technologies and the
Department of Chemistry for Bashkiria State University in Ufa.

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He played a key role in the decision to merge Barnard College with
Columbia, and has been active on many levels in the National Academy of
Sciences and the American Chemical Society (ACS President 1996; Priestley
Medalist 1999). Colleagues continue to marvel at the
breadth and depth of his intellect, and of his passion and enthusiasm for
chemistry.

About the Chemical Heritage Foundation
The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) serves the community of the
chemical and molecular sciences, and the wider public, by treasuring the past,
educating the present, and inspiring the future.com

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" He holds the National Medal of Science, and has been named
one of the top 75 contributors to the chemical enterprise in the past 75
years. He is an accomplished pianist whose public repertoire extends from
popular songs to improvisational jazz. Semenov. The academy is headquartered in Moscow and
member institutions are linked by a dedicated Russian Space Science Internet.

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"He is the central architect of two major areas of research: biomimetic
systems and nonbenzenoid aromatic chemistry. His work offers the promise of
important breakthroughs in the fight against cancer, by modulating gene
transcription in cancer cells. "He has an uncommon capacity for engaging all sorts of people in
conversation; he is not only a gifted scientist but a great spokesperson for
the public image and relevance of chemistry," says CHF Board member Paul
Anderson, himself a Perkin and Priestley Medalist.

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, which operates the first
online forum that brings together leading global corporations and scientists
from around the globe to solve R+D challenges, today announced that it has
signed a formal partnership agreement with the Institute of Problems of
Chemical Physics that is a member of the prestigious Russian Academy of
Sciences (RAS).com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050919/SFM013 )
The Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the RAS is one of the
leading institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences and was created under
the supervision of the Nobel Prize Winner academician N.N.S.

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Scientists who
deliver solutions that best meet InnoCentive's challenge requirements receive
financial awards ranging up to and over USD100,000.

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These
additional research-based universities contribute to the pool of global
scientific minds, available online from InnoCentive's Web site, that offers
cost-effective, cutting-edge solutions for innovation-driven companies.

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InnoCentive 's goal is to further advance scientific research and collaboration
in worldwide markets.

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Hussein added, "Today's announced agreements further InnoCentive's efforts to
foster collaboration and to become a bridge between major R+D companies and
the leaders in the worldwide scientific research community.

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InnoCentive has developed a solid global
brand with their unique virtual R+D network of over 90,000 scientists spanning
more than 175 countries that has greatly helped companies reduce the
escalating costs and shorten the time required to bring products to market. Companies including
Boeing, Eli Lilly and Company, Procter + Gamble and others, which collectively
spend billions of dollars on R+D, post scientific problems confidentially on
the InnoCentive Web site where more than 90,000 scientists and scientific
organizations in more than 175 countries can solve them.

NOTE: InnoCentive and InnoCentive Challenge are registered trademarks of
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