Alexander MacGregor (born December 29, 1963), is a Scottish-born, Canadian-based businessman, biochemist and pharmaceutical engineer. He is the founder and CEO of Transpharm, and serves as dean of faculty and president of Transpharm's main subsidiary, the Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, which bills itself as the first institution of its kind in North America.

Early life

MacGregor was born in Perth, Scotland on December 29, 1963 to Harold MacGregor, a successful merchant and trader, and Cecilia Adebisi. He is the only child of his parents, although he has brothers and sisters from both parents. He first attended a private school in Nigeria, from where his father controlled his commodities enterprise.
MacGregor then attended a boarding school on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. Upon his graduation, MacGregor attended the University of Wales, where he received his degree in Medical biochemistry magna cum laude; he also attended the Royal Post-Graduate Medical School in the United Kingdom where he received his doctor of philosophy (Ph.D) in Clinical pharmacology. He also holds a doctor of science (D.Sc) in Biomedical science from Pacific University, in the United States.<!---Perhaps another institution is meant? The one linked here has never offered a D.Sc. degree - a anonymous editor from a vandalous version indicates he graduated from Pacific Western University, which is a diploma mill------>

Career

After completing his degrees, MacGregor set up Transpharm UK, a pharmaceutical supplier. During this time, he was working as a researcher for a London hospital. MacGregor emigrated to Canada in 1992, where he re-established Transpharm and expanded into the training aspect of pharmaceutics with the establishment of the Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology. TIPT, which he ran with his wife Nneka MacGregor, bills itself as the only facility of its kind in North America. Students go through intensive pharmaceutical education and training, which leads to the receipt of a certified diploma in one of many of the courses offered.

Family

In the late 1980s, MacGregor married his university sweetheart Nneka Orakwue, the daughter of a prominent British lawyer and herself a lawyer. The two had three children: Alero MacGregor, born on August 28, 1987, in England; Alexander MacGregor Jr., born on April 2, 1992, in England; and Christiana MacGregor, born on May 27, 1997, in Canada. Alexander MacGregor is currently divorced from Nneka MacGregor.

Legal difficulties

Dr. MacGregor has also found himself at the centre of several well-publicised legal difficulties and scandals:

Human rights violations

Dr. MacGregor and Transpharm Canada were the subject of a Ontario Human Rights Code Board of Inquiry alleging discrimination in employment practices [467]. During the course of the Inquiry, Dr. MacGregor's professional qualifications were called into question [468]. The Ontario Human Rights Commission sought to introduce as evidence letters from the University of London’s records office indicating that,

Alex MacGregor does not appear in the University’s list of MSc graduates for 1986 or PhD graduates for 1989, and, furthermore, that a copy of a PhD diploma bearing Alex MacGregor’s name did not appear to be genuine.[469]

The final disposition was that an employee of Transpharm was found to have been illegally dismissed by MacGregor because of her pregnancy, and awarded $12,850.96 actual damages and $5,000 for having her right to be free from discrimination infringed[470][471].

Wife beating

Dr. McGregor also created controvery in a highly publicized case of wife beating, as reported in the Toronto Sun [472], following an assault on his wife Nneka and eldest daughter on Mother's Day 2003 in the presence of their other two children. In the course of this assault, the Sun reported that he choked his wife and struck her while "swinging a lamp like a baseball bat". The controversy arose because the sentencing for this assault was to be followed one day later by a gala dinner at which he was to be awarded the Harry Jerome Award, an honour named after Canadian athlete Harry Jerome. The Jerome awards, however, are intended for those who are "positive role models in society". Following the sentencing and newspaper stories, the award was revoked [473]. MacGregor received a 60 day conditional sentence, 18 months of probation, and was ordered to attend an anger management course [474].

Health regulation scandal

MacGregor was once more embroiled in controversy in 2004, when the Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology was found by Health Canada to have repeatedly violated Federal health regulations, including allegations that the formula of compounds used in clinical trials were altered without authorisation, and that drug manufacturing and testing procedures were found to be "sloppy". Although neither TIPT or any of its representatives were charged with or found guilty of any crime, fourteen different violations were found, involving alteration of formulations, deficiencies in sanitation, record keeping, packaging, and quality control [475].

This was all a part of an very interesting plan led by a few key envious people to do whatever was necessary to tarnish Dr. Alexander MacGregor's reputation. These articles that were written have since been retracted by the papers after the institute discovered the articles. For more info on this you can contact the papers themselves or the company for hardcopy proof.

The human rights cases, the newspaper articles are led by the same few but key individuals trying to make trouble for Dr. Alexander MacGregor. Once one is scene to be successful naturally one will have people with envious minds watching you and hoping for the worst for you. It it even more difficult when the individual is a young black man. If one also has a wife that has chosen to take out her frustrations on her ex-husband instead of doing something great and positive with her life, you have to wonder. Ms. Nneka MacGregor is still very obsessed with her ex-husband who is no longer a part of her life.

When you do the research on the Male individual who brought the couple to human rights in the past...you realise that you are dealing with an extremely shaddy character who was had 19 counts of charges against him for developing and selling dangerous drugs ie. speed, exstacy and the list goes on. You can find that out in the Toronto Star newspaper. This is the very same person who aid the young lady in taking the company to Human Rights. That case as well should have been thrown out. There are too many lies. But overlooking all this it seems that lying to get what one wants is OK.

Many have seen and spoken with Dr. Alexander MacGregor. They have listened to his side of the story as well and many are undoubtly highly upset about the wrong he has encountered. Should be very interesting when all the research being done is out.

Professional Achievements

Recipient of numerous international patents for his drug delivery technologies

Recipient of African-Canadian Achievement Award in Science and Technology (2003)

Founding member and chairman of Canadian Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists (CapTech)

Appointed International Pharmaceutical Expert Advisor of Beijing, China (2000)

Member of adjunct faculty of the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Technology in Jamaica

Published over 100 manuscripts related to his teaching and varied research

Active philantropist and member of numerous charities, including United Way and the Mandela Children's Fund

See also

Black Canadian

List of Canadians

External links

Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology