Willem P. C. Stemmer, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Dutch engineer
Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1957
Date of Death: 02-Apr-2013
Profession: molecular biologist
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Willem P. C. Stemmer
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- "Pim" Stemmer (12 March 1957 – 2 April 2013) was a Dutch scientist and entrepreneur who has invented numerous biotechnologies.
- He was the founder and CEO of Amunix Inc., a company that creates "pharmaceutical proteins with extended dosing frequency".
- His other prominent inventions include DNA shuffling, now referred to as molecular breeding.
- He holds more than 97 patents.
- Stemmer was honored with the Charles Stark Draper Prize in 2011 for the pioneering contributions to directed evolution which won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018.
- He was elected as member of National Academy of Engineering. Stemmer died of cancer on April 2, 2013.
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