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Dr. Tore Curstedt
Dr. Tore Curstedt. Curosurf medication inventor. Biography. 0

1. Dr. Tore Curstedt. Curosurf medication inventor. Biography. 0

Dr. Tore Curstedt, MD, explains the development and lifesaving impact of the medication Curosurf for treating respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants, detailing his pioneering...

Infant respiratory distress syndrome. Premature babies. 1

2. Infant respiratory distress syndrome. Premature babies. 1

Dr. Tore Curstedt, MD, co-invented the life-saving medication Curosurf, an exogenous surfactant that treats premature babies who cannot produce their own.

Curosurf medication saves premature babies. 2

3. Curosurf medication saves premature babies. 2

Dr. Tore Curstedt, MD, explains how the first-ever use of a purified lung surfactant medication saved a dying premature baby within minutes, transforming neonatal intensive...

Curosurf saves lungs of premature babies. Difficult drug development path. 3

4. Curosurf saves lungs of premature babies. Difficult drug development path. 3

Dr. Tore Curstedt, MD, explains how the development of the lifesaving surfactant medication Curosurf faced initial rejection from academia and large pharmaceutical companies despite dramatic...

Curosurf. 4 million premature babies treated. 500,000 lives saved. 4

5. Curosurf. 4 million premature babies treated. 500,000 lives saved. 4

Dr. Tore Curstedt, MD, explains how the surfactant medication Curosurf has treated nearly four million premature babies and saved over 500,000 lives globally. He details...

Better synthetic Curosurf medication to save lungs of babies. 5

6. Better synthetic Curosurf medication to save lungs of babies. 5

Dr. Tore Curstedt, MD, explains the development of a novel synthetic lung surfactant medication designed to overcome the limitations of animal-derived treatments, offering a scalable...

Patient’s story. Baby saved by Curosurf grows up and meets inventor. 6

7. Patient’s story. Baby saved by Curosurf grows up and meets inventor. 6

Dr. Tore Curstedt, MD, explains how the lifesaving medication Curosurf he co-invented has enabled extremely premature infants to survive and thrive into healthy adulthood, sharing...

‘Do not work all the time. Have a life!’ Wisdom from Curosurf inventor. 7

8. ‘Do not work all the time. Have a life!’ Wisdom from Curosurf inventor. 7

Dr. Tore Curstedt, MD, explains the ongoing challenge of developing a synthetic surfactant for broader patient applications and shares crucial advice on achieving a sustainable...