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Amarantus Announces Passing of Biotechnology Legend Dr. Joseph Rubinfeld
Amarantus Announces Passing of Biotechnology Legend Dr. Joseph Rubinfeld.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nAmarantus Announces Passing of Biotechnology Legend Dr. Joseph Rubinfeld\n\n\n\n\n\nAmarantus Announces Passing of Biotechnology Legend Dr. Joseph Rubinfeld\nPR Newswire\nSAN FRANCISCO, February 10, 2017\n\n\n\nSAN FRANCISCO, February 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --\n\nAmarantus BioScience Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: AMBS), a biotechnology company focused on developing products for Regenerative Medicine, Neurology and Orphan Diseases, today, with great sadness, announced the death of biotechnology legend Dr. Joseph Rubinfeld, who was an independent director of the Company. Dr. Rubinfeld is survived by his wife, Loretta, and children Bonnie, Randee, Susan and Steven and their respective families.\n\n\"Dr. Rubinfeld, a co-founder of Amgen Inc., represented the best of the biotechnology industry.  He was pragmatic, brilliant, honest and caring   and always focused on the needs of patients\" said Dr. John Commissiong, Chief Scientific Officer at Amarantus. \"Immediately prior to his passing, Dr. Joe was selflessly working very hard to help turn Amarantus around. We will honor his memory by accelerating that effort to the best of our abilities.\"\n\nObituary of Dr. Joe Rubinfeld: http://www.oakmontmortuary.com/book-of-memories/2807770/Rubinfeld-Joseph/obituary.php\n\nJoseph Rubinfeld\n\nResident of Danville, CA\n\nOctober 24, 1932 - December 26, 2016\n\nJoseph \"Dr. Joe\" Rubinfeld, a resident of Danville, passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2016, at his home at the age of 84. Joe was born on October 24, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York to Mechel and Mary Rubinfeld. He married his wife and soul mate Loretta Rubinfeld on March 1, 1958.\n\nJoe attended City College of New York before attending Columbia University for graduate school where he earned a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. Over a career that spanned more than 60 years, Joe was instrumental in discoveries that truly changed the world.\n\nSome of his achievements include invention of 10-second Polaroid film and the biodegradable detergent formula used in dishwashing detergents. For saving the Great Lakes with his biodegradable detergent formula, Joe was awarded the Commonwealth Award for Invention in 1985.\n\nJoe was also active in the biotechnology and medical fields. His inventions, including the development of the antibiotics Amoxicillin and Cefadroxil, were directly respons...