- Jan Schuurkes
Jan A. J. Schuurkes (born
1950 ,Oisterwijk ) is a Dutch gastroenterologist.Education
He graduated as a biochemist at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (
Nijmegen ). He obtained a PhD in Medicine atUtrecht University (Utrecht) with a thesis on "Motility and hemodynamics of the canine gastrointestinal tract".Career
In
1979 , he started his career atJanssen Pharmaceutica , where he became assistant head of the Department ofPharmacodynamics , head of the Department ofGastrointestinal pharmacology and finally vice-president Gastrointestinal Discovery. In2007 , he founded a new pharmaceutical company, Movetis, together withRemi Van den Broeck ,Staf Van Reet andDirk Reyn .Awards
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1997 , Dr.Paul Janssen award.References
* Schuurkes JA, Tukker JJ, The interdigestive colonic motor complex of the dog, Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther. 1980 Oct;247(2):329-34.
* Schuurkes JA., Pharmacotherapy of gastrointestinal motor disorders, Rev Gastroenterol Mex. 1994 Apr-Jun;59(2):165-70.
* Schuurkes JA, Meulemans AL., Nitric oxide and gastric relaxation, Dig Dis Sci. 1994 Dec;39(12 Suppl):79S-81S.ource
* [http://www.kbcpe.be/nl/documents/MovetisNL_000.pdf KBC Private Equity en KBC Private Equity Fund Biotech investeren 7 miljoen euro in 49 miljoen euro private financieringsronde van Movetis] (Dutch)
* [http://www.anselmuscolloquium.org/tekst2002.pdf Alarm in de darm BW]
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