Here are the 10 richest healthcare and biotech execs

Forbes just released its annual ranking of the top billionaires and several healthcare executives and investors made the cut. 

After all, curing diseases can be highly profitable. 

Here are the top 10 richest billionaires with healthcare ventures. 

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1. Dilip Shanghvi

Net worth: $12.8 billion

Home country: India

Dilip Shanghvi started Sun Pharma in 1983. Though the company had some up and downs with FDA approvals and standards for its drugs, the company said last August that it was on track to gain $300 million from a deal with Ranbaxy. 

2. Seo Jung-jin

Net worth: $11.9 billion

Home country: South Korea

Seo Jung-jin co-founded and now is the CEO of Celltrion, a biopharmaceutical company which develops drugs to treat cancer, influenza and rheumatoid arthritis, among others. The company is also known for making biosimilars and has recently partnered with Teva to develop migraine drugs. 

3. Thomas Frist Jr.

Net worth: $9.6 billion

Home country: USA

Thomas Frist Jr. and his father founded Hospital Corporation of America in 1968. HCA, in addition to having hospitals and surgery centers, also has several subsidiaries that branch out into different healthcare businesses. 

 

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