Alexander Rich
Biologist

Alexander Rich Net Worth

Alexander Rich is an American biologist and biophysicist who has an estimated net worth of $9.1 billion. He was born in 1924 and is the William Thompson Sedgwick Professor of Biophysics at MIT. Rich is also the founder of Alkermes, a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on central nervous system diseases.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day November 15, 1924
Birth Place Connecticut
Age 99 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Scorpio

💰 Net worth: $9.1 Billion (2024)

About

American biologist and biophysicist who became the William Thompson Sedgwick Professor of Biophysics at MIT in 1958. He founded Alkermes, a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on central nervous system diseases.

Before Fame

He received his education at Harvard medical school.

Trivia

In 1963, he discovered polysomes, which are clusters of ribosomes that read one strand of mRNA simultaneously.

Family Life

He had four children with his wife Jane Erving Rich.

Associated With

He did post-doctoral research on the work of Linus Pauling.

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