Felix Hoffmann August 10, 1897: Dr. Felix Hoffmann, a chemist working at Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedr. Bayer & Co., recorded in his laboratory logbook that he had eeded in acetylating salicylic acid into a chemically pure and stable form of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). Hoffmann developed acetylsalicylic acid with the intention of relieving rheumatic pain. Although the young Bayer researcher didn ’t realize the significance of his achievement, in creating ASA he developed the active ingredient for the best-known and most frequently used medicine in the world: aspirin. Bayer AG introduced aspirin to the world a century ago in1899. In1915, aspirin - the first drug tobe processed in tablet form - became available without a prescription. It remains the “ gold standard ” among painkillers to this day, and recent findings have even shown the drug to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Other notable research and development breakthroughs from B
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