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ALFRED E. MANN
ALFRED E. MANN
Pages 202-207
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After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Al obtained both his bachelor's and master's degrees in physics in 1949 from the University of California, Los Angeles. His entrepreneurial career began in 1956 when he founded Spectrolab, an electrooptical company serving the aerospace industry.
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It was able to sustain a significant market share using the improved battery chemistries that had become the industry standard. Siemens Corporation acquired Pacesetters in 1985, and Mann continued as chair and CEO of the new entity, Siemens Pacesetter Inc., until 1992.
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to work on developing an artificial pancreas, and for more than a decade he sought to develop a delivery system for inhaled rapid-action insulin. After years of tests and federal rejections, in 2014 his MannKind Corporation received FDA approval for just such a product, Afrezza, reducing the number of insulin injections patients require each day.
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, Reynolds Society Achievement Award (1999; Harvard University) , Business Person of the Year (2003; Los Angeles Business Journal)
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