Isaac Kaye is a businessman with interests in healthcare and politics in the United Kingdom. Originally from South Africa, he obtained Irish citizenship upon his arrival in the UK in 1985. [1]
Healthcare
Kaye built Norton Healthcare Ltd., a UK generic pharmaceutical company, which was acquired by Ivax Corporation in 1990. [2] He became chairman of Ivax Pharmaceuticals UK. In 2006 Ivax was sold to Teva Pharmaceuticals for $7.4 billion. [2]
In 2002 Ivax was the largest supplier of generic drugs to the NHS. [1]
Kaye was also a co-founder of Israel Healthcare Ventures, an Israel-based venture capital firm, and also established the Kaye Innovation Awards in order to encourage and recognize technological achievements at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem [2]
Politics
In January 2008 his name was listed as one of the donors to Peter Hain's May 2007 election campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party. [3] Kaye's donation of £15,000, undeclared as a donation by Hain at the time, was channelled through the Progressive Policies Forum organization. [4] Kaye, along with David Garrard, sponsors the annual lunch of the Labour Friends of Israel. [5]
References
- ^ a b Kevin Maguire (13 April 2002). "Isaac Kaye". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c "Strategic Partners". Trevi Health Capital.
- ^ George Monbiot (5 February 2008). "This scandal makes it clear: for Labour, money trumps principle every time". The Guardian.
- ^ "'Think tank' that fuelled Hain's bid". The Guardian. 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Miliband warms the hearts of the Labour Friends". The Jewish Chronicle. 23 March 2018.
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Isaac Kaye is a businessman with interests in healthcare and politics in the United Kingdom. Originally from South Africa, he obtained Irish citizenship upon his arrival in the UK in 1985. [1]
Healthcare
Kaye built Norton Healthcare Ltd., a UK generic pharmaceutical company, which was acquired by Ivax Corporation in 1990. [2] He became chairman of Ivax Pharmaceuticals UK. In 2006 Ivax was sold to Teva Pharmaceuticals for $7.4 billion. [2]
In 2002 Ivax was the largest supplier of generic drugs to the NHS. [1]
Kaye was also a co-founder of Israel Healthcare Ventures, an Israel-based venture capital firm, and also established the Kaye Innovation Awards in order to encourage and recognize technological achievements at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem [2]
Politics
In January 2008 his name was listed as one of the donors to Peter Hain's May 2007 election campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party. [3] Kaye's donation of £15,000, undeclared as a donation by Hain at the time, was channelled through the Progressive Policies Forum organization. [4] Kaye, along with David Garrard, sponsors the annual lunch of the Labour Friends of Israel. [5]
References
- ^ a b Kevin Maguire (13 April 2002). "Isaac Kaye". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c "Strategic Partners". Trevi Health Capital.
- ^ George Monbiot (5 February 2008). "This scandal makes it clear: for Labour, money trumps principle every time". The Guardian.
- ^ "'Think tank' that fuelled Hain's bid". The Guardian. 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Miliband warms the hearts of the Labour Friends". The Jewish Chronicle. 23 March 2018.
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