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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.9B
  • Private
  • US
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Chiron Corporation, based in Emeryville, CA, deals in human healthcare products, offering blood safety products, vaccines, and a range of therapeutic products. The company offers more than 30 vaccines for flu, meningococcal, and pediatric vaccines. Some of its products are Procleix(R) HIV-1/HCV Assay, RIBA(R) tests, DTP vaccine and Oral polio vaccine, TOBI(R). It develops and markets a range of blood safety products used by blood banks and in transfusions. Founded in 1981, the company has revenue of $1.9 billion and employs about 5,500 people. In April 2006 the company merged with Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) when Novartis acquired all Chiron shares it didn't already own for $48.00 per share in cash.

Number of Employees 5,500
Contact Information

4560 Horton St

Emeryville, California 94608-2916

www.ebloodbank....

(510) 655-8730

NAICS Code Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing: 325412

Recent Events

  • Gen-Probe Reports Strong Financial Results for Second Quarter 2008, Raises Full-Year Guidance for Earnings Per...

    7/31/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Gen-Probe Reports Strong Financial Results for First Quarter 2008, Raises Full-Year Guidance

    4/28/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Novartis reports higher sales and earnings in first quarter of 2008 showing healthcare portfolio well...

    4/21/08 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • PDL Names Dr. Peter Calcott Vice President, Quality and Compliance

    4/18/07 - Mgmt. Change - Leaving - View Story

  • Gov't Prepares for Bird-Flu Pandemic

    2/01/07 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • 2006 rewind - Novartis acquires Chiron

    1/01/07 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Daniel B. Soland Joins ViroPharma Incorporated VPHM As Vice President And Chief Commercial Officer

    11/07/06 - Mgmt. Change - Leaving - View Story

  • Novartis Q3 Profit Up On Strong Pharmaceuticals Sales Growth; Reaffirms FY06 Forecast - Update [NVS]

    10/19/06 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE: Novartis Profit Rise Limited To 4% On Chiron Buyout

    7/17/06 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gilbert F. Amelio Director
Daniel B. Soland President, Vaccines
Gene Walther President
Jack Goldstein President, Blood Testing
William G. Green Member, Executive Committee
David V. Smith Chief Financial Officer
Meghan B. Leader CIO & Vice President
Rino Rappuoli Chief Scientific Officer
Anne Hill Vice President, Human Resources
Bryan Walser Vice President
Jessica Hoover Vice President
John Lambert Vice President
Kathelyn Steimer Vice President, Research
Leone Patterson Vice President & Controller
Linda Short Vice President, Corp Resources
Ursula B. Bartels General Counsel & Vice President
William (Bill) C. Waller V.P. of Ethics and Compliance
Carlos E Ibanez
David Briscoe
Stephen Emerick
Susan Wilson
Edward E. Penhoet Director
J. Richard Fredericks Director
Paul L. Herrling Director
Pierre Douaze Director
Pieter J. Strijkert Director
Raymund Breu Director
Vaughn D. Bryson Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Denise M. O'Leary Board of Directors

Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio has spent more than three decades as a technologist, inventor, entrepreneur, author and businessman. He has managed major corporations in the fields of semiconductors, telecommunications and computers and has achieved the successful turnaround of one Fortune 500 company and a string of business, scientific, and technological successes. In 1996, Dr. Amelio was elected chairman and CEO of Apple Computer, Inc. During the following almost two years he restored Apple to financial stability and launched a series of products which lead to Apple's return to its former position as the industry innovation leader. Dr. Amelio was formerly president of Rockwell Semiconductor Products (originally known as the Electronics Devices Division) and was promoted to president of Rockwell Communications Systems. Rockwell spun out the division as a public company now known as Conexant. Today, Conexant is a leader in digital data communications chips. In 1991, he was elected chairman and CEO of National Semiconductor Corporation. During the next five years he returned the company to profitability by focusing the company on mixed signal technology products. Dr. Amelio is presently a senior partner at Sienna Ventures, an early-stage technology investment partnership headquartered in Sausalito, California. Prior to joining Sienna Ventures, he was managing general partner, chairman and CEO of Beneventure Capital, a private equity investment firm based in San Francisco. The Beneventure investments are now being harvested and Gil remains Chairman and CEO. He is the co-author of three books and is a frequent invited lecturer.

Organization Position Status
Sienna Ventures Senior Partner Current
Thevanguard.Org Finance Chairman and Systems Strategist Current
AT&T Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pacific Summit Capital Advisory Board Current
Bpm Forum Board of Directors Current
Sematech Director Current
Chiron Director Current
SBC Communications, Inc. Director Current
American Film Institute Trustee Current
Jazz Technologies, Inc. Chairman and CEO Former
Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. CEO Former
Amtech Corp. Chief Executive Officer Former
Apple Inc. CEO Former
National Semiconductor Corporation CEO Former
National Semiconductor Corporation President Former
Rockwell International Corporation President Former
Jazz Technologies, Inc. Co-Founder Former
AT&T Inc. Advisory Director Former
Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Chairman Former
Amtech Corp. Chairman Former
National Semiconductor Corporation Chairman Former
Apple Inc. Chairman Former
Pacific Telesis Director Former
SBC Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Former
American Film Institute Director Former
Jazz Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Georgia Institute of Technology PhD in physics Former
Georgia Institute of Technology MS Former
Georgia Institute of Technology BS Former

Daniel Soland has served as Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer of ViroPharma since November 2006. He joined ViroPharma from his previous post as President of Chiron Vaccines. At Chiron, Soland was most recently responsible for managing the vaccine division to annual sales of $1 billion. Prior to Chiron, he was the president and chief executive officer of Epigenesis Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing drugs for use in asthma, COPD and allergic rhinitis. Prior to that, Mr. Soland spent nine years with GlaxoSmithKline as the vice president and director of worldwide marketing operations, and five years as their vice president and director of the U.S. vaccines business unit. Mr. Soland holds a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA.

Organization Position Status
Chiron President, Vaccines Current
ViroPharma Incorporated Chief Commercial Officer Current
Phillystocks.Com Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer Current
ViroPharma Incorporated Vice President Current
Copd Chief Executive Officer Former
Epigenesis Pharmaceuticals, LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Copd President Former
Epigenesis Pharmaceuticals, LLC President Former
Chiron Vice President, Vaccines Former
The University of Iowa B.S. Degree In Pharmacy Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron President Current
Chiron Vice President, Commercial Development, North America and Asia Pacific Former
Gen-Probe Inc. Vice President, Global Marketing and International Sales Former
Chiron Global Head of Diagnostics Former
Michigan State University B.S. Degree In Microbiology and Immunology Former
Gen-Probe Inc. Team Member Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron President, Blood Testing Current
Solexa, Inc. Chairperson Current
Illumina, Inc. Chairperson Current
Epitope, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nanotechnology.Com Director Current
Chiron Board of Directors Current
The Hepatitis C Support Project Board of Directors Current
OraSure Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Venrock Associates Director Current
Histofreezer Board of Directors Current
Bio-IT World, Inc. Director Current
Applied Imaging Corp. CEO Former
Applied Imaging Corp. President Former
Johnson & Johnson President Former
Chiron Interim Chief Operating Officer Former
Chiron Vice President Former
Windamere Venture Partners, LLC General Partner Former
Chiron Officer Former
Applied Imaging Corp. Chairman Former
Immucor, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Illumina, Inc. Board of Directors Former
St. John's University Ph.D. In Microbiology Former
St. John's University M.S. In Immunology Former
Rider University B.A. In Biology Former
American Home Products Corporation Team Member Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron President, Blood Testing Division Current
Chiron Member, Executive Committee Current
Chiron Senior Vice President Former
Chiron General Counsel Former

Organization Position Status
Thoratec Corporation Cfo & Executive Vice President Current
Chiron Chief Financial Officer Current
Perlegen Sciences, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Anergen Chief Financial Officer Former
Anergen Vice President, Finance Former
Chiron Vice President Former
Chiron Controller Former
Chiron Principal Accounting Officer Former
Golden Gate University B.A. In Economics and History Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron CIO & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Chiron Chief Scientific Officer Current
Chiron Vice President Former
Chiron Co-Founder of the Field of Cellular Microbiology Former
Harvard Medical School Visiting Scientist Former
The Rockefeller University Visiting Scientist Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron Vice President, Human Resources Current
Baxter International Inc. Global Vpof Human Resources for the Bioscience Division Former
Baxter International Inc. Executive Former
University of Wales Bsc Econ Degree In Industrial Relations Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Chiron Vice President Current
Chiron Head of Corporate Business Development Former
Yale Law School J.D Former
University of California A.B Former
Chiron Member of the Law Department Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron Vice President Current
Gavi Representative Current
Acambis plc Non-Executive Director Current
Cambridge Biostability Limited Chairman Current
Novavax, Inc. Chairman Current
aventis Group Former
Novavax, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Acambis plc Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron Vice President, Research Current

Organization Position Status
Chiron Vice President & Controller Current

Organization Position Status
Chiron Vice President, Corp Resources Current

Organization Position Status
Chiron General Counsel & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Chiron V.P. of Ethics and Compliance Current

Organization Position Status
Novarx Corporation The Company's Director of Manufacturing Current
Collateral Therapeutics, Inc. Current
Chiron Current
Viagene, Inc. Senior Scientist Former
Viagene, Inc. Director Former
University of California, San Diego Ph.D. Former

David Briscoe joined Protherics in November 2004 to build Protherics' commercial activities within the EU. He joins the company after spending over 25 years in sales and operational roles, mainly in oncology, with companies such as Chiron, Bristol Myers, Schering Plough and Incyte.

Organization Position Status
Macromed, Inc. Director of Marketing and Sales, Europe Current
Incyte Corporation Current
Chiron Current
Schering-Plough Corporation Current

Stephen Emerick is currently a Corporate GMP Trainer for XOMA (US) LLC in Berkeley, California. He has held training positions in the area of pharmaceutical compliance at DEY LP and Chiron. His areas of expertise include GMPs, ICH Q7A and Quality Systems development. Stephen has over 7 years of industry experience along with 15 years training experience. He is certified as a Training Administrator and a Training Manager by The Training Clinic. Mr. Emerick first began his training career while serving as a Plane Captain in the United States Marine Corps. He possesses a BA in Geology from the University of Colorado.

Organization Position Status
XOMA Corporation Corporate Gmp Trainer Current
Biotech Services Training Center (Bstc) Corporate Gmp Trainer for Xoma (US) Current
Chiron Current
University of Colorado Ba In Geology Former

Organization Position Status
Institute for Oneworld Health Senior Program Director, Diarrheal Disease Current
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Current
Chiron Current
Theravance, Inc. Project Leader Former
University of Leeds B.Sc (Hons) Degree In Pharmacology Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation President Current
Renovis, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Alta Partners Principal Current
Metabolex, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
ZymoGenetics, Inc. Chairman Current
Scynexis, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated Director Current
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Member of the Board of Trustees Current
Chemocentryx, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chiron Director Current
ZymoGenetics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Immune Design Corp. Board of Directors Current
Chimerix, Inc. Director Current
Alta Partners Director Current
National Academy of Sciences Member Current
Chiron chief executive officer Former
Chiron president Former
Chiron Co-Founder Former
University of California Dean of the School of Public Health Former
University of California, San Diego Fellow Former
Renovis, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
University of California, Berkeley Member Biochemistry Department Former
California Healthcare Institute, Inc. Chairman Former
Renovis, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chiron Vice Chairman Former
University of Washington Ph.D. In Biochemistry Former
Stanford University A.B. In Biology Former
University of California post-doctoral fellow Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron Director Current

Organization Position Status
Chiron Director Current

Organization Position Status
Chiron Director Current
Galenica Ltd. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron Director Current
Crucell N.V. Board of Directors Current
Crucell N.V. Chairman Former
University of Utrecht PhD Former

Organization Position Status
Chiron Director Current

Vaughn D. Bryson has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2000. Mr. Bryson was a 32-year employee of Eli Lilly & Company and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Eli Lilly from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Bryson was Executive Vice President of Eli Lilly from 1986 until 1991 and served as a member of Eli Lilly s board of directors from 1984 until his retirement in 1993. He serves as the President of Clinical Products, Ltd., a medical foods company that he founded in 1999. Mr. Bryson was Vice Chairman of Vector Securities International from 1994 to 1996. He is also a director of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mr. Bryson received a B.S. degree in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina and completed the Sloan Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Organization Position Status
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
Elan Corporation, PLC Director Current
ICOS Corporation Director Current
Chiron Director Current
Eli Lilly and Company CEO Former
Eli Lilly and Company President Former
AtheroGenics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Life Science Advisors, LLC President Former
Vector Securities International, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
The University of North Carolina B.S. Degree In Pharmacy Former
Eli Lilly and Company member Former
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