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A material that has saved millions of teeth, an advanced water desalination filter, and a first-of-its-kind high blood pressure drug were invented by the 2009 Heroes of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society's "hall of fame" that recognizes achievements of chemists in industry. Those scientists are honored during the 238th ACS National Meeting. Launched in 1996, the Heroes of Chemistry program honors chemical innovators in industry "whose work has led to the welfare and progress of humanity" in a significant way in the past decade.Sumita B. Mitra, Ph.D., 3M ESPE Dental Products Division in St. Paul, Minn.William E. Mickols, Ph.D., Dow Water & Process Solutions, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Mich.Scott A. Biller, Ph.D., Vice President and Head of Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Corp., Suffern, N.Y.Jürgen Maibaum, Ph.D., senior research investigator and Novartis Leading Scientist, Basel, Switzerland Joy Titus-Young, American Chemical Society