death_date awards nationality workplaces known_for article_title name alma_mater
02 april 2013 charles stark draper prize -lrb- 2011 -rrb- netherlands amunix dna shuffling , maxygen willem p.c. stemmer
 willem p. & nbsp ; c. stemmer university of wisconsin -- madison
willem p.c. stemmer

willem p. c. `` pim '' stemmer -lrb- died april 2 , 2013 -rrb- was a dutch scientist and entrepreneur who has invented numerous biotechnologies that have led to successful products and business ventures .
he was the founder and ceo of amunix inc. , a company that creates `` pharmaceutical proteins with extended dosing frequency '' .
his other prominent inventions include dna shuffling , now referred to as molecular breeding .
he holds more than 97 patents .
stemmer was honored with the charles stark draper prize in 2011 .
he was elected as member of national academy of engineering .
stemmer died of cancer on april 2 , 2013 .
