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Obituaries

Obituary: Kimiyuki Shibuya

by Linda Wang
May 2, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 17

 

Kimiyuki Shibuya, 64, died on Feb. 17 in Tokyo.

“Dr. Shibuya established the manufacturing production process of our two pharmaceuticals, ripasudil for the treatment of glaucoma and pemafibrate, an antihyperlipidemic drug. He discovered the selective ACAT-1 inhibitor K-604, an antiarteriosclerotic agent.”—Tadaaki Ohgiya, friend and colleague

Most recent title: Laboratory manager, Kowa

Education: BS, chemistry, 1979; MS, chemistry, 1981; and PhD, chemistry, 1996, Tohoku University

Survivors: Sister, Kayoko Shibuya

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