Rank #2661
George Yancopoulos
Net worth $1.5B
Pharmaceuticals · United States
- Born
- Sep 10, 1959
- Age
- 66
- Source
- Pharmaceuticals
- Residence
- Yorktown Heights, New York
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Divorced
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Medical Doctor, Columbia University; Ph.D, Columbia University
Net worth over time
Biography
- George Yancopoulos is the chief scientific officer of biotech firm Regeneron.
- He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Columbia University and became a professor of biology by age 28.
- Regeneron was cofounded by now-billionaire Leonard Schleifer in 1988. Yancopoulos joined the next year.
- Yancopoulos led the invention of eleven FDA-approved drugs and a technology platform designed to invent more.
- Yancopoulos owns about 1% of Regeneron stock.
- Yancopoulos was a finalist in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search in 1976. Today, it is called the Regeneron Science Talent Search and sponsored by his company.
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