Corixa (company)
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Company type | biotechnology/pharmaceutical |
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Founded | 1994 in Seattle, Washington |
Defunct | March 31, 2006 |
Successor | acquired by GlaxoSmithKline |
Headquarters | Seattle , Washington |
Number of locations | 2 |
Parent | GlaxoSmithKline (United States) |
Corixa was a biotechnology/pharmaceutical company based in Seattle, Washington, involved in the development of immunotherapeutics to combat autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, and cancer. It was founded in 1994. It operated a laboratory and production facility in Hamilton, Montana.
In 2005, the European pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline completed the acquisition of Corixa.[1] GSK had formerly made use of the Corixa's MPL (Monophosphoryl lipid A, a derivative of the lipid A molecule), an adjuvant in some of their vaccines.
External links
[edit]- "Corixa Corporation - powering the immune system". Archived from the original on 2006-03-01.
References
[edit]- ^ "Glaxo to acquire Corixa for $300 million". Market Watch. April 29, 2005.
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- Defunct companies based in Seattle
- Pharmaceutical companies established in 1994
- Biotechnology companies established in 1994
- Biotechnology companies disestablished in 2006
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- 2006 disestablishments in Washington (state)
- Pharmaceutical companies disestablished in 2006
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