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$125 million gift for Harvard

Entrepreneur's donation will help create a biological engineering institute
Oct. 8, 2008
Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., says it has received the largest individual gift in its history, a $125 million donation from entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss. The money will underwrite a new biological engineering institute where scientists will research everything from new materials inspired by the natural world to restoration of diseased tissue. To read The Boston Globe article, click here.

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