Thursday, July 03, 2003

The Biggest Biotech Company You've Never Heard Of

Even casual observers of the biotech industry know about Amgen and Genentech, but how many have heard of Gilead? (As in "balm of Gilead"?) Get to know them. The FDA just approved Gilead's new anti-AIDS drug, Emtriva. That makes three FDA approvals in the past two years, which is lightening speed.