{"id":78600,"date":"2015-01-01T08:57:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T08:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=78600"},"modified":"2015-01-01T08:59:01","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T08:59:01","slug":"knighthood-father-viagra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/01\/knighthood-father-viagra\/","title":{"rendered":"Knighthood for ‘father of Viagra’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Two chemists, one who kicked off the development of Viagra and another who is a YouTube celebrity, have received knighthoods in the New Year Honours.<\/p>\n
Dr Simon Campbell started and oversaw research on Viagra while working for the drug company Pfizer.<\/p>\n
Prof Martyn Poliakoff is a pioneer in green and sustainable chemistry, known for his “Periodic Table of Videos”.<\/p>\n
Peter Kendall, former president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), becomes a Knight Bachelor.<\/p>\n
‘Father of Viagra’<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Dr Campbell was associated with three new drugs during his 26-year stint at Pfizer, all aimed at treating high blood pressure.<\/p>\n The last one turned out to have a valuable side effect because it improved blood flow to the penis – and it famously hit the market in 1998 as Viagra.<\/p>\n