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G. D. Searle and Company


United States, Business Org    (1908 to 1985)
• Major pharmaceutical company
• Timeline of development and approval of Searle's artificial sweetner "Aspartame" (See: Aspartame timeline) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Profile of long-time Searle officer Jack Searle
Relationships
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980
RumsfeldDHDirector
 
MergerMonsantoCorp
 
Life ofGDSearleCo
 
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Rumsfeld, Donald H.   (Director of, 1977 to 1985) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman and President
• 1981-01 : Rumsfeld, as a member of President Reagan's transition team, picks Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes Jr. as Commissioner of FDA.
• 1981-07 : FDA Commissioner Hayes approves Aspartame (Nutra-Sweet) for Searle, overriding reports by FDA scientists
Monsanto Corporation   (Merger of, 1985) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Monsanto acquires G.D. Searle