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Martine Rothblatt

Net worth $1.9B

Pharmaceuticals · United States

Born
Oct 10, 1954
Age
71
Source
Pharmaceuticals
Residence
Satellite Beach, Florida
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Martine Rothblatt cofounded Sirius Satellite Radio in 1990 but left soon after the company's 1993 IPO.
  • Rothblatt moved into biotech after her daughter was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a disease that was deadly at the time.
  • She founded United Therapeutics in 1996; it sells five FDA-approved drugs to help people with the disease.
  • The publicly-traded company is experimenting with pig cloning and genetic modification to create lung transplants the human body doesn't reject.
  • The company's pig 'pharm' in Blacksburg, Virginia is the world's largest cloner of pigs.
  • Rothblatt is an activist for transgender rights. She and her wife Bina have been married for more than 30 years.
  • Rothblatt is working to develop the first electric helicopter.

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