Don Soland

Chiron Corp. provides nucleic acid test for blood screening. Its products include tigris system, target capture system, reagent preparation incubator, and many more. The company was founded in 1981 by William J. Rutter, Edward E. Penhoet & Pablo Valenzuela and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on the clinical development, and commercialization of drug candidates for both oncology and rare disease indications. The company was founded by Paul C. Zamecnik, Sudhir A. Agrawal, and James B. Wyngaarden on May 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Shire ViroPharma, Inc. develops and manufactures drugs. It offers treatment for prophylaxis of hereditary angioedema, as well as capsules for the treatment of antibiotic associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and enterocolitis. The company was founded by Claude H. Nash and Mark A. McKinlay in September 1994 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Corixa Corp. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It develops and manufactures oncology and immunology products. The firm offers vaccines, immunotherapeutic, monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics, adjuvant and antigen delivery systems, toxin-conjugated, and antigen-specific diagnostic products. The company was founded by Steven H. Gillis and Mark McDade in 1994 and is headquartered in Hamilton, MT.