Miha JAPELJ

Prof. Japelj je posvetil večino svojega strokovnega dela na rasti raziskav in razvoja v tovarni zdravil Krka, Novo mesto. Je pobudnik tesnega sodelovanja industrije z univerzo, SAZU, IAS in raziskovalnimi institucijami v Sloveniji in v tujini. Prof. Japelj je avtor številnih patentov za sintezo farmacevtskih učinkovin, kot so 1,4-benzodiazepini, antibiotiki, kinoloni, ACE inhibitorji, antivirusne spojine in drugo. Izvajal je ekstrakcijo bolhača (pyrethruma) v industrijskem obratu. Od leta 1970 do 2002 je dr. Japelj predaval na FKKT predmet Organska kemijska tehnologija. Do leta 2010 je še aktivno poučeval farmacevtsko kemijo na Univerzi v Mariboru in kasneje še na visokošolskih ustanovah (VITES in FINI) v Novem mestu. Dr. Japelj je avtor in soavtor 50 znanstvenih člankov in 86 patentov. Bil je sodni izvedenec za področje kemije v Novem mestu, na Dolenjskem in Beli Krajini. Z mag. Borisom Andrijaničem sta v letu 1971 osnovala Sklad Krkinih nagrad, ki že 50 let spodbuja in nagrajuje raziskave mladih študentov. Japelj je danes častni predsednik Sveta Sklada Krkin nagrad.

Gradnja Krkinega obrata za fermentacijo tetraciklinskih antibiotikov v letu 1970.

Buliding of Krka’s plant for the fermentation of tetracycline antibiotics from the year 1970.

Professor Japelj has dedicated most of his life, that is, from the year 1962, to Novo Mesto, Slovenia. He has been an initiator and proponent of mutual cooperation between industry, universities, the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Slovenian Academy of Engineering, and R&D institutes in Slovenia and abroad. He is the author of many international patents and technologies to synthesize pharmaceutically active substances like a semisynthetic antibiotic, penicillin, tetracyclines, quinolone chemotherapeutics, nifedipine, enalapril maleate, etc. He also developed the industrial extraction of pyrethrum. He has extensive experience of mutual collaboration with many important chemists from the whole world as well as with chemists from the former Yugoslavia. He is also the author or co-author of 86 patents. Together with the famous manager of Krka, Boris Andrijanič, Dr. Japelj established in the year 1971 the KRKA PRIZE Foundation. In the 49 years since, 2825 Krka awards have been granted to students from Slovenia and other countries. Dr. Japelj recently became the Honorary President of the Krka Prize Foundation.

1935 rojen v Ljubljani

1959 diplomira iz kemijskega inženirstva University of Ljubljana

1959-1962 zaposlen tekstnih tovarnah

1960-2003 zaposlen v Krki, Tovarni zdravil, Novo mesto

1964 magistrira iz kemijske tehnologije, Univerza v Ljubljani

1969 doktorira iz organske kemije, Univerza v Ljubljani

1973 docent | Assistant professor, Univerza v Ljubljani

1979 izredni profesor, Univerza v Ljubljani

1984 redni profesor, Univerza v Ljubljani

2003 upokojen

Izbrana dela

Professor Japelj has dedicated his professional career to research work in Krka. He is author of 80 patents for the synthesis of antibiotics, quinolines, ACE inhibitors, antivirals, etc. He also developed the industrial extraction of pyrethrum. In 1971 together with Boris Andrijanič he established the Krka Prizes Foundation to grant awards t o young students’ research work. Dr. Japelj is Honorary President of the Krka Prizes Foundation.

Izbrane nagrade

1986 nagrada Sklada Borisa Kidriča

1973–1999 10 nagrad Sklada Borisa Kidriča

2007 častni občan MO Novo mesto

2011 častni občan Občine Trebnje

2017 SZF-Prometej znanosti