Bengt Robertson

Bengt A. Robertson was a Swedish physician. Robertson was primarily known for the development of the synthetic lung surfactant known as Corusurf.[1][2] In 1996 he was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine together with Tetsurō Fujiwara for contributions to the understanding of neonatal medicine.[3][4]

Bengt A. Robertson
Born(1935-09-14)14 September 1935
Stockholm, Sweden
Died7 December 2008(2008-12-07) (aged 73)
NationalitySwedish
Occupationphysician
Known forCorusurf

References
  1. Halliday, Henry L.; Speer, Christian P. (2009). "Bengt Robertson (1935–2008): A Pioneer and Leader in Surfactant Research". Neonatology. 95 (2): VI–VIII. doi:10.1159/000197019.
  2. Bohlin, K.; Blennow, M.; Curstedt, T (2009). "Historien om surfaktant - stor upptäckt för de minsta b" (PDF). Läkartidningen. sv. 106 (52): 3492–3495.
  3. "Professor Bengt A.Robertson". King Faisal Prize. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. Tait, Mr (2013-09-09). "Professor Bengt Robertson". www.rcpe.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-17.


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