Martine Rothblatt
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Pharmaceuticals
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Residence
- Satellite Beach, Florida
- Organization
- Founder & CEO at United Therapeutics
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 4
Assets
- United Therapeutics150,000 shares @ --UTHR-US
- United Therapeutics639,489 shares @ --UTHR-US
- United Therapeutics244,000 shares @ --UTHR-US
- United Therapeutics0 shares @ --UTHR-US
- United Therapeutics214,000 shares @ --UTHR-US
- United Therapeutics240,000 shares @ --UTHR-US
- United Therapeutics500,000 shares @ --UTHR-US
- United Therapeutics285,000 shares @ --UTHR-US
- United Therapeutics500,000 shares @ --UTHR-US
- United Therapeutics100,000 shares @ --UTHR-US
Biography
Martine Rothblatt cofounded Sirius Satellite Radio in 1990 but left soon after the company's 1993 IPO.
Rothblatt moved into biotech after her daughter was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a disease that was deadly at the time.
She founded United Therapeutics in 1996; it sells five FDA-approved drugs to help people with the disease.
The publicly-traded company is experimenting with pig cloning and genetic modification to create lung transplants the human body doesn't reject.
The company's pig 'pharm' in Blacksburg, Virginia is the world's largest cloner of pigs.
About
Rothblatt is an activist for transgender rights. She and her wife Bina have been married for more than 30 years.
Rothblatt is working to develop the first electric helicopter.