Sir Richard Sykes, DSc, FRS, FMedSci, (born 1942) is the current Rector of Imperial College. He is a trustee of the Natural History Museum (London) and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He was formerly chairman of GlaxoSmithKline and president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. He is perhaps best known for leading Glaxo's introduction of the drug Zantac. Wikipedia
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