Peter Doyle (chemist)
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Doyle obtained his degree from the University of London in 1944.[1] In 1952 he obtained a position at Beecham Laboratories in Betchworth, and became Director of Research at Beecham Pharmaceuticals in 1962.[2]
Along with Ralph Batchelor, George Rolinson, and John Nayler, he was part of the team at Betchworth that discovered and synthesised new penicillins.[2][3] A Royal Society of Chemistry blue plaque now marks this discovery.[2] Doyle retired in 1983.[2]
Awards
Doyle was given the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries' Gold Medal in Therapeutics in 1964 (awarded jointly with Dr. G N Rolinson).[2]
In 1971, he was among a group awarded the Royal Society's Mullard Medal.[2]
He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1977 "for services to the pharmaceutical industry".[2][4]
