Murray Bernard Koffler OC OOnt (January 22, 1924 – November 5, 2017) was a Canadian pharmacist, businessman, and philanthropist.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, to Romanian-born Jewish immigrant parents, Koffler attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute,[2] and then received a Phm.
In 1969, Koffler rallied the pharmaceutical community, among others, to launch a charitable non-profit association with the mandate to prevent substance abuse through health promotion and education impacting children and youth.
Another of his contributions to the Weizmann Institute was his funding of the Koffler Accelerator—a sophisticated twin-tower instrument for nuclear research.
[5] In 1977, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for his many services to his community as businessman, philanthropist and patron of the arts".
In 1986, the Retail Council of Canada recognized Koffler's ability in leading the Oshawa Group to outstanding business success.
He donated the land that later became the Koffler Scientific Reserve, University of Toronto's biological research station at Joker's Hill, in King Township, ON.