Richest scientists in the world 2023
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While much of Billionaires Row is typically associated with the tech-savvy, the internet czars, the heirs and heiresses of renowned lineage, and financial bigwigs, there are more than a few scientists in the equation as well.
From biotech juggernauts to pharmaceutical pioneers and even a Harvard professor, here are the world’s wealthiest scientists as of 2023…
Robert Langer, Professor of medical engineering at MIT/founding investor in Moderna
Net worth: $1.5 Billion
Liangzhi Xie, Chairman Sinocelltech Group/CEO at Sino Biological
Net worth: $2 Billion
Zhu Yiwen, Chairman/Co-CEO of Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co Ltd.
Net worth: $2.2 Billion
Dai Lizhong, Founder and Chairman of Sansure Biotech Inc.
Net worth: $2.3 Billion
Rajendra Agarwal and Banwari Lal Bawri, and Girdharilal Bawri, Founders of Macleods Pharmaceuticals
Net worth: $2.6 Billion each
Timothy Springer, Immunologist and Harvard Medical School professor
Net worth: $2.7 Billion
Carl Hansen, Co-founder/CEO of biotech firm AbCellera
Net worth: $2.9 Billion
Gan Zhongru, Chairman of Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals
Net worth: $3.1 Billion
Jin Lei, Chairman of Beijing Balance Medical Technology
Net worth: $3.6 Billion
Hao Hong, Chairman of Shenzhen-listed Asymchem Laboratories
Net worth: $3.9 Billion
Ronda Stryker, Director of the Stryker Corporation
Net worth: $6 Billion
Ugar Sahin, Co-founder/CEO of BioNTech
Net worth: $7.1 Billion
James Dyson, Inventor
Net worth: $9.8 Billion
James Watson, Molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist
Net worth: $20 Billion
