Martin Cremer
Jan 11, 2022
Roy Eddleman Passes Away Peacefully
Roy Truman Eddleman, born February 18, 1940, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2022, at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
A pioneering figure in the life sciences industry, Eddleman founded Spectrum Medical Industries in 1970, revolutionizing bioprocessing technologies that accelerated drug development and diagnostics worldwide.
His entrepreneurial brilliance was matched by a deep commitment to philanthropy. He established the Roy Eddleman Institute and the Eddleman Research Museum at the Science History Institute, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. In the early years of the AIDS crisis, he helped raise millions through the Foundation for Educational Research and the annual Labor Day LA event—at a time when hope was scarce and support even scarcer.
Roy is remembered not only for his scientific impact but for his insatiable curiosity, generosity, and belief in the transformative power of knowledge.