Nicholas K. Terrett, Ph.D.

Nick Terrett was educated at the University of Cambridge (MA, Ph.D.). During his extensive career, Nick has worked as a drug discovery chemist and manager in both the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. Among many notable career achievements, Nick was lead chemist and inventor for the program that discovered sildenafil citrate (Viagra) at Pfizer. Nick currently serves as Scientific Associate Vice President and European Chemistry Lead for Merck Sharp & Dohme. His most recent publication, "The importance of synthetic chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry," appears in the January 18, 2019 edition of Science.

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Nick Terrett was educated at the University of Cambridge (MA, Ph.D.). During his extensive career, Nick has worked as a drug discovery chemist and manager in both the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. Among many notable career achievements, Nick was lead chemist and inventor for the program that discovered sildenafil citrate (Viagra) at Pfizer. Nick currently serves as Scientific Associate Vice President and European Chemistry Lead for Merck Sharp & Dohme. His most recent publication, "The importance of synthetic chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry," appears in the January 18, 2019 edition of Science.