Ian Shanks
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 75 |
| Date of birth | June 22,1948 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
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| ID | 1663663 |
Ian Shanks Life story
Professor Ian Alexander Shanks OBE FRS FRSE FREng FRSA is a Scottish scientist who invented the technology behind the digital blood glucose meter in 1982, working on his own time while employed at Unilever. In the 1970s Shanks had done significant research on liquid crystal displays s, and later optoelectronics.
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... Scientist gets £2m decades after inventing diabetes testIt was created using his daughter s toy microscope kit and bulldog clips, but Prof Ian Shanks s 1980s prototype has developed into standard technology used by diabetics to test blood sugar levels...
Scientist gets £2m decades after he invented diabetes test
... Professor Ian Shanks developed the system, used by many diabetics, while working for Unilever in the 1980s...