Raymond Sackler
Raymond Sackler (* 16th February 1920 in New York City , United States ; † 17th July 2017 in Greenwich , USA) was an American entrepreneur who with his brother Mortimer Sackler for the marketing of the drug Oxycontin and cultural sponsorship known was.
life and career
Raymond Sackler, son of the Jewish immigrants Isaac and Sophie Sackler, b. Greenberg, went to school in Brooklyn. He later pursued medical training at New York University and the University of Glasgow . He finished his education in 1944 as a doctor of medicine at Middlesex University in Massachusetts. Together with his brother Mortimer Sackler , he took over the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma in 1952 . This investment made the two brothers extremely wealthy. In 1995 they began marketing the blockbuster drug Oxycontin , an opioid based on the active ingredient oxycodone . For a long time it was one of the top-selling drugs in the world.
criticism
Purdue Pharma has been consistently criticized for failing to adequately highlight the addictive potential of taking Oxycontins. The pharmaceutical company is now directly linked to the opioid epidemic in the United States of America . On September 16, 2019, Purdue Pharma LP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As part of this, the company is to be transferred to a public-sector foundation.
Together with his wife Beverly Sackler, Raymond Sackler repeatedly acted as a patron by virtue of his fortune and made donations to research institutions and universities worldwide.
In March 2019, several art museums announced that they would no longer accept donations from the heirs of Raymond and Mortimer Sackler due to the Sackler family's involvement in the opioid crisis. Museums that have declined large donations include the National Portrait Gallery , the Tate Gallery, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum .
Awards
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
- Officer of the French Legion of Honor
- Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Joanna Walters: : Meet the bag moth: the family Feuding over blame for the opioid crisis. The Guardian February 13, 2018.
- ^ Financial Times: What next for the Sacklers? A pharma dynasty under siege. Financial Times , accessed September 26, 2018.
- ↑ Zeit Online : The Pill Rollers. accessed on September 26, 2018.
- ↑ faz.net : Museums no longer want the Sacklers' money. accessed on March 31, 2019
- ↑ EMBASSY OF FRANCE IN WASHINGTON, DC: Raymond Sackler Officier of the Legion of Honor accessed on September 26, 2018
- ↑ Forbes: Raymond Sackler, Former CEO Of OxyContin Producer Purdue Pharma, Dies At 97, accessed September 26, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sackler, Raymond |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and patron |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th July 2017 |
| Place of death | Greenwich , United States |