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Harvard Gets $125 Million in Largest One-Time Gift.

Authors :
SATALINE, SUZANNE
Source :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 10/8/2008, Vol. 252 Issue 84, pA6. 0p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

The article reports that Harvard University received $125 million from medical-device billionaire Hansjorg Wyss making the endowment the largest one-time gift in the history of the institution. Mr. Wyss graduated from Harvard Business School in 1965. He already provided $25 million to the business school in 2004 for doctoral projects. The Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering will be renamed after Mr. Wyss according to the school. The focus of the center is on synthetic biology such as biological materials and devices.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Volume :
252
Issue :
84
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
34777967