Gilead Sciences, Inc. is an American biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Foster City, California, founded in 1987. It became a leading developer of antiviral medicines, producing widely used treatments for HIV/AIDS including Truvada and Biktarvy and for hepatitis C including Sovaldi, and its antiviral drug remdesivir became one of the first medicines authorized for treating COVID-19.
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Company TypeAmerican biopharmaceutical company 1 Founded Year HeadquartersFoster City, California, U.S. 1 Connections
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A major biotechnology company; classified in the atlas biotechnology-industry.
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1. Gilead Sciences (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section, sentence 1, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilead_Sciences
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is an American biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Foster City, California, that focuses on researching and developing antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, influenza, and COVID-19.
History section, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilead_Sciences
In 1987, Michael L. Riordan founded the company under the name Oligogen.
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