Background
Friedman, Orrie Max was born on June 6, 1915 in Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Jack and Gertrude (Shulman) Friedman.
Biotechnology company executive
Friedman, Orrie Max was born on June 6, 1915 in Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Jack and Gertrude (Shulman) Friedman.
1 child, Mark David; Bachelor of Science, University Manitoba, 1935. Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1941, Doctor of Philosophy, 1944.
Assistant professor chemistry Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1952-1953. Assistant professor, professor, adjunct research professor Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1953-1970. President, science director Collaborative Research Inc., Bedford, 1962-1982, chairman board, since 1982, Chief Executive Officer, 1986-1993.
President Grenfell Development Corporation, since 1994. Member committee on innovation Small Business Administration, 1973-1975. Member corporation Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Museum of Science, Boston.
Board governors Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa. Trustee Barnett Institute Northeast University, Boston, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston. President GrenPharma LLC, 2000.
Senior visiting scientist, Brandeis University, since 2000.
Member of committee on innovation Small Business Administration, 1973-1975. Member corporation.Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Museum Science, Boston. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Chemical Society, American Association for Cancer Research, New York Academy Science, Sigma Xi.
Married Marcia Gordon, September 8, 1950 (divorced August 1957). 1 child, Mark David; Married Laurel E. Leeder, January 2, 1959. Children: Gertrude Jane, Hugh Robert.