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Edward Robinson Squibb (July 4, 1819 – October 25, 1900) was a medical doctor, a leading American inventor, and a manufacturer of pharmaceutics who founded E. R. Squibb and Sons, which eventually became part of the modern pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb.
E.R. Squibb & Sons produces vaccines during the first decades of the 20th century, helping to protect an entire generation—while laying the foundation for the modern pharmaceutical industry. These revolutionary vaccines were possible due to the wide acceptance of germ theory in the late 1800s.
E.R. Squibb & Son facility in Long Island City, New York, in 1948. The Squibb corporation was founded in 1858 by Edward Robinson Squibb in Brooklyn, New York. Squibb was known as an advocate of quality control and high purity standards early within the pharmaceutical industry.
E. R. Squibb (born July 4, 1819, Wilmington, Del., U.S.—died Oct. 25, 1900, Brooklyn, N.Y.) was a U.S. chemist and pharmaceutical manufacturer who developed methods of making pure and reliable drugs and founded a company to manufacture them.
Feb 1, 2008 · Before Edward R. Squibb (1819-1900) founded the drug company that bore his name, he was a United States Navy doctor who was unimpressed by the quality of medicines available on ships. In 1854, he developed a method of safely distilling ether for use as an anesthetic.
Our story begins in the laboratory of a brilliant scientist, Dr. James Chen of E.R. Squibb & Sons in the 1960s. His years of research exploring hundreds of formulations led to the invention of the first hydrocolloid medical adhesive for use in dental surgery, which was granted a patent in 1967.
Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines to patients with serious diseases.
Function(s): R&D, Enabling Functions. Bristol Myers Squibb's European R&D operations have been based here since 2003, focusing on Global Regulatory Sciences and various R&D clinical operations.
Edward Robinson Squibb (1819-1900) was a physician, chemist, and pharmacist who dedicated his career to ensuring that drugs were pure and effective. He became a leader in the struggle for national standards for pharmaceuticals and federal regulation of the industry.
Learn more about Bristol Myers Squibb and our mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines to patients with serious diseases.
