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Johann Georg Wyss known as Hansjörg Wyss (born 19 September 1935) is a Swiss billionaire businessman and donor to politically liberal and environmental causes in the United States. He is the founder and the former president and chairman of Synthes Holding AG , a medical device manufacturer.
2 days ago · Harvard University has received one of its largest private gifts in history - $350 million from billionaire entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss, for the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired...
Jul 18, 2019 · Washington DC July 18, 2019. In 1958, a Swiss student named Hansjörg Wyss boarded a propeller plane across the Atlantic to Denver, Colorado. Between his time hiking and climbing, Wyss fell in love with the landscapes of the American West. At 30 years old, he made his first donation: $200 to a conservation organization.
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May 3, 2021 · Hansjörg Wyss, who recently dropped his bid to buy Tribune Publishing, has been a leading source of difficult-to-trace money to groups associated with Democrats.
To confront the global conservation crisis, the Wyss Foundation launched a $1.5 billion campaign, called the Wyss Campaign for Nature. Climbing and hiking the Rocky Mountains as a young man, Hansjörg Wyss developed a lifelong love for America’s open lands and a passion for discovery and innovation.
Oct 20, 2022 · Credit: Wyss Foundation. (CAMBRIDGE, Mass) — Harvard University announced today the latest gift of $350 million from Hansjörg Wyss (Harvard M.B.A. ’65), an entrepreneur and philanthropist, to support the continued mission of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and ensure that it will continue to ...
Oct 20, 2022 · Hansjörg Wyss’ fourth gift to the Wyss Institute, $350 million, aims to transform health care and the environment by developing innovative technologies that emulate how nature builds and accelerating their translation into products.
