Who was the creator of Thalidomide.?

Question: Who was the creator of Thalidomide!.!?

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German drugmaker Chemie Grünenthal introduced thalidomide--under the brand name Contergan--to the German market on Oct!. 1, 1957, as a sedative to treat insomnia as well as to reduce nausea associated with pregnancy!. By 1960, the drug was in more than 20 countries in Europe and Africa!. On Nov!. 18, 1961, the German paper Welt am Sonntag reported on a study finding that pregnant women who had been taking thalidomide were giving birth to babies with gross deformities!. "By November 27, Grünenthal had pulled the drug off the market, blaming the sensationalism of the press," Hilts writes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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It wasn't one single person, but rather a group effort of a German pharmaceutical company, Chemie Grünenthal at Stolberg, synthesized thalidomide in West Germany in 1953 while searching for an inexpensive method of manufacturing antibiotics from peptidesWww@QuestionHome@Com

Thalidomide was synthesized in West Germany in 1953 by Chemie Grünenthal!.
It was marketed (available to patients) from October 1, 1957 (West Germany) into the early 1960's!.
Thalidomide was present in at least 46 countries under many different brand names!.Www@QuestionHome@Com