Abstract

AbstractThe 2016 IUPAC-Richter Prize in Medicinal Chemistry has been awarded to Dr. Michael J. Sofia. Dr. Sofia received this award in recognition of his outstanding creative contributions to the invention, discovery, and development of the novel antiviral drug sofosbuvir (Sovaldi™) as a treatment for the cure of hepatitis C virus infection. It was approved in 2013. This new drug and its combinations provide high cure rates in infected people.

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