Isaac Kaye
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Isaac Kaye is a businessman with interests in healthcare, originally from South Africa
. He obtained Irish citizenship upon his arrival in the UK in 1985.
Kaye built Norton Healthcare
Ltd., a UK generic pharmaceutical company, which was acquired by Ivax Corporation
in 1990. He became chairman of Ivax Pharmaceuticals UK. In 2006 Ivax was sold to Teva Pharmaceuticals for $7.4 billion. Kaye has also been active is technology, investment and healthcare in Israel
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Mr. Kaye has also been active in promoting Israel-based technology and innovation. He was a co-founder of Israel Healthcare Ventures, a leading 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.
In 2002 Ivax was the largest supplier of generic drugs to the NHS
.
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. Kaye's donation of £15,000, undeclared as a donation by Hain at the time, was channelled through the mysterious Progressive Policies Forum
organization.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He obtained Irish citizenship upon his arrival in the UK in 1985.
Kaye built Norton Healthcare
Norton Healthcare
Norton Healthcare is Kentucky's largest healthcare system with more than 40 locations in and around Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 1886, Norton's current major products include pediatrics; women's services; orthopedics; cardiac care; stroke care; advanced surgical services; cancer diagnosis,...
Ltd., a UK generic pharmaceutical company, which was acquired by Ivax Corporation
Ivax Corporation
IVAX Corporation was a Miami, Florida, United States public corporation focused on manufacturing and distributing generic pharmaceutical products.-History:...
in 1990. He became chairman of Ivax Pharmaceuticals UK. In 2006 Ivax was sold to Teva Pharmaceuticals for $7.4 billion. Kaye has also been active is technology, investment and healthcare in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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Mr. Kaye has also been active in promoting Israel-based technology and innovation. He was a co-founder of Israel Healthcare Ventures, a leading 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.
In 2002 Ivax was the largest supplier of generic drugs to the NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
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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. Kaye's donation of £15,000, undeclared as a donation by Hain at the time, was channelled through the mysterious Progressive Policies Forum
Progressive Policies Forum
The Progressive Policies Forum is a political organization, set up by British Labour Party adviser John Underwood, that channelled funds of over £50,000 to Peter Hain's campaign in the May 2007 Labour Party Deputy Leadership contest...
organization.