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Market Cap:$176.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$65.5M
  • Public
  • US
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Depomed is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of differentiated products that address large and growing markets and are based on proprietary oral drug delivery technologies. We have two product candidates in Phase 3 clinical trials. In March 2008, we initiated a Phase 3 clinical trial for DM-1796, an extended release formulation of gabapentin for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia that we have licensed to Solvay. In September and October 2008, we initiated Breeze 1 and Breeze 2, our Phase 3 clinical trials for Serada, an extended release formulation of gabapentin for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes. In February 2009, we completed enrollment of our Breeze 1 trial, and in March 2009 we completed enrollment in our Breeze 2 trial for Serada. In 2009, we expect to complete enrollment of our DM-1796 Phase 3 clinical trial and expect to report top-line results for all three trials. We seek to optimize the use and value of our product candidates and drug delivery technologies in three ways. First, we are seeking to assemble a number of pharmaceutical products that can be highly differentiated from immediate release versions of the compounds upon which they are based and may be promoted together to womens health care providers. ...

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Carl Pelzel
Number of Employees 81
Contact Information

1360 O'Brien Drive

Menlo Park, California 94025-1436

depomedinc.com

1 650 462 5900

NAICS Code Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing: 325412

Recent Events

  • Depomed sues Lupin for patent infringement

    11/30/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Depomed Files Lawsuit Against Lupin For Patent Infringements - Quick Facts

    11/30/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Depomed, Inc. DEPO Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Lupin Ltd. (LUPN.BO)

    11/30/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Week of Nov. 23, 2009: Pfizer Collaborates to Fight Neglected Diseases; Patheon Names VP of...

    11/24/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • DepoMed Receives Paragraph IV Certification Notice For Generic Version Of Glumetza - Quick Facts

    11/10/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Depomed Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Depomed DEPO Releases Hot Flash Treatment Results of Two Phase 3 Trials

    10/12/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • DepoMed - Awaiting Big News

    9/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Depomed Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    8/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Depomed signs licensing agreement with Merck

    7/23/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Carl Pelzel President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Bret Berner Vice President, Prod Development & Chief Scientific Officer
Thadd Vargas Senior Vice President, Business Development
Abid Rawn Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Daniel M. Dye Vice President
Jeff P. Miller Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance
John N. Shell Vice President, Operations
Kera Alexander Vice President, Administration and Human Resources
Matthew Gosling Vice President, Legal and General Counsel
Michael Sweeney Vice President, Product Development
Tammy L Cameron Vice President, Finance
Joshua D Schein Founder
Judson Cooper Founder
Georg Yu Associate Director of Corporate Development
Craig Smith Faculty
Julian Stern Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David B. Zenoff Board of Directors
G. Burrill Board of Directors
Gerald T. Proehl Board of Directors
James A Schoeneck Board of Directors
John W. Fara Board of Directors
Karen A. Dawes Board of Directors
Peter D. Staple Board of Directors
Steven Burrill Board of Directors

Carl A. Pelzel has served as a director of the Company since August 2007, when he was elected to the Board in conjunction with his appointment as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Pelzel joined the Company in June 2005 as Vice President, Marketing and Commercial Development, and was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in September 2005. Before joining the Company, Mr. Pelzel served as Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Operations at Chiron Corporation from June 2003 to September 2004. Prior to joining Chiron, Mr. Pelzel was President and Chief Executive Officer of Invenux Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, from March 2001 to November 2002. Mr. Pelzel also spent 11 years with GlaxoSmithKline in senior-level sales, marketing and international operational positions, including Country Manager of Hong Kong and China. He spent 13 years with American Home Products, focused primarily on its antibiotics business. During his career, he directed the launch of five major pharmaceutical products, many on a global basis. Mr. Pelzel has a B.A. degree from Hartwick College of Oneonta, New York and a Masters degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Paris.

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Depomed, Inc. COO & Executive Vice President Former
Depomed, Inc. Vice President of Marketing and Commercial Development Former
American Home Products Corporation Former
University of Paris Masters Degree In Natural Sciences Former

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Vice President, Prod Development & Chief Scientific Officer Current
Chrono Therapeutics, Inc Board of Directors Current
Cygnus, Inc. vice president of development Former
Procter & Gamble staff scientist Former
University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. in physical chemistry Former
University of Rochester B.A. in neurosciences Former

Mr. Vargas joined Depomed as vice president, Business Development in December 2002. Prior to this, he held the positions of vice president, Finance, at Worldres.com, Inc., director of Finance at Kosan Biosciences, Inc., and director of Business Development, Finance, and Information Technology at Anergen, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Vargas was a member of Ernst & Young's biotech audit practice. Mr. Vargas received a B.A. degree in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Development Current
Depomed, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current
Worldres, Ltd. Vice President, Finance Former
Kosan Biosciences, Inc. Director of Finance Former
University of California, Santa Barbara B.A. degree in Business Economics Former

Mr. Rawn joined Depomed as vice president of sales and marketing in February 2008. Prior to Depomed, Mr. Rawn served as director of BioOncology Business Unit operations at Genentech, Inc. Prior to Genentech, he spent 18 years at GlaxoSmithKline in a variety of marketing and commercial operations positions, including general manager of Glaxo Wellcome Saudi Arabia, director of Strategic Planning and Lifecycle Management, group director of New Products Planning, and director of Marketing Planning and Development. Mr. Rawn also served in various sales and marketing positions at Bristol Myers and Eli Lilly. Mr. Rawn received B.S. degrees in Pharmacy and Zoology from the University of Wyoming.

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Current
Life Cycle Management Former
University of Wyoming B.S. Degrees In Pharmacy and Zoology Former

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Activevideo Networks, Inc. CEO and President Current
ICTV, Inc. President & CEO Current
Depomed, Inc. Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance Current
Activevideo Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ICTV, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of California, Santa Barbara B.A. in Biological Sciences Former
University of Southern California Master's degree in systems management Former
University of California, Santa Barbara BS In Electrical Engineering Former

Mr. Shell was named vice president of Operations in 1996, after having been with the company as director of Operations since its inception a year prior. From 1995 to November 2003, he served on the company’s Board of Directors. Prior to joining Depomed, Mr. Shell served as materials manager at Ebara International Corporation, a multi-national semiconductor equipment manufacturer, and ILC Technology, an electro-optics and electronics manufacturer. He also worked in the process and product engineering departments at ALZA. Mr. Shell received a B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Johnson & Johnson Vice President of Research Former
Ebara International Corp. Materials Manager Former
University of California, Berkeley B.A. degree Former

Ms. Alexander was named vice president, Administration and Human Resources in October 2007 after having served as senior director, Corporate Administration and Human Resources since March 2005, and after having been with the company since February 1997. Prior to joining Depomed, Ms. Alexander held various positions at ALZA Corporation, including manager, Shareholder Relations. Ms. Alexander received her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification in 2005.

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Vice President, Administration and Human Resources Current

Before joining Depomed in 2006, Mr. Gosling was a partner at Heller Ehrman LLP, where he served a nine-year tenure. At Heller Ehrman, he represented both public and private companies and provided legal counsel on general corporate matters, including SEC compliance and license and collaboration agreements, as well as many other business transactions. Mr. Gosling received his law degree from the University of Chicago and holds a B.A. from Trinity University, San Antonio.

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Vice President, Legal and General Counsel Current
Depomed, Inc. General Counsel Current
Heller Ehrman LLP Partner Former
University of Chicago J.D. Degree Former
University of Chicago Law Degree Former
Trinity University B.A. Former

Dr. Sweeney joined Depomed as vice president of Product Development in December 2007. Before joining Depomed, Dr. Sweeney was vice president of Medical Affairs at CV Therapeutics, where he built the Medical Affairs Department to enable the commercial preparation and successful launch of Ranexa® in 2006. Prior to CV Therapeutics, Dr. Sweeney spent 11 years at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in New York and the U.K. where he held a variety of senior-level medical and marketing positions, including director of Marketing, Viagra Worldwide Team and Global Urology Medical Group Leader for Pfizer’s urological products Viagra, Cardura and Detrol. Prior to Pfizer, he served as a senior clinical pharmacologist and a medical advisor at Zeneca PLC. Dr. Sweeney received his M.D. degree from Manchester University in the U.K. together with post graduate diplomas in Pharmaceutical Medicine and Pharmacoepidemiology, the latter from the University of London. He also is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Vice President, Product Development Current
Manchester University M.D. Degree Former

Tammy Cameron joined Depomed in July 2007 as controller and in October 2007 was named interim principal financial and accounting officer of the company. Prior to Depomed, Ms. Cameron has served as the controller at Adeza Biomedical Corporation, director of Finance and Administration at Timi3 Systems, director of Treasury and External Reporting at KeraVision, Inc., and was a member of Ernst & Young's audit practice. She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. degree from California State University, East Bay.

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Vice President, Finance Current
Depomed, Inc. Controller Current
California State University B.A. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Current
Depomed, Inc. Founder Current
SIGA Technologies, Inc. Founder Current
Siga,Inc. Acting Chief Executive Officer Former
Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Executive Officer Former
Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Former
Albert Einstein College Ph.D. In Neuroscience Former
Columbia Business School MBA Former
Brandeis University B.A. In Biochemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman and Executive V.P. Current
SIGA Technologies, Inc. Founder Current
Depomed, Inc. Founder Current
Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Founder and Chairman Current
SIGA Technologies, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Executive Officer and Director Former
Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Executive Officer Former
Siga,Inc. Acting Chairman Former
SIGA Technologies, Inc. Director Former
Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University Former

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Associate Director of Corporate Development Current

Organization Position Status
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Chairman of the Board and President of Williston Consulting Current
Algenol Biofuels Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Algenol Biofuels Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman Former
Oxxon Therapeutics, Inc. Help Guide Current
Oxxon Therapeutics, Inc. Chairman of Oxxon Current
Depomed, Inc. Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Algenol Biofuels Inc. Director Current
Adams Express Company Director Current
Maryland Chapter Board of Directors Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Petroleum & Resources Corporation Director Current
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Board of Directors Current
Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Williston Consulting President Former
Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc. President Former
Centocor, Inc. Senior Vice President of Business and Market Development Former
Depomed, Inc. Vice President of Clinical Research Former
Centocor, Inc. Vice President of Clinical Research Former
Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Department of Medicine Faculty Former
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Faculty Former
State University of New York at Buffalo M.D. Former
Johns Hopkins Hospital Internal Medicine Former
Depomed, Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Create Partners Limited Adviser Current
Larkin Street Youth Services Chairman of the Board Current
Larkin Street Youth Services Board of Directors Former
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Director Current
Harvard University Doctorate Degrees Former
Harvard University M.B.A. Former
Stanford University B.A. Former

G. Steven Burrill has been involved in the growth and prosperity of the biotechnology industry for over 40 years. An early pioneer, Mr. Burrill is one of the original architects of the industry and one of its most avid and sustained developers. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Pharmasset (NASDAQ: VRUS) and is a member of the Boards of Directors of Catalyst Biosciences, DepoMed (NASDAQ: DEPO), Intranasal, Phytomedics, Proteogenix, Proventys, Targacept (NASDAQ: TRGT) and XDx. Prior to founding Burrill & Company in 1994, he spent 28 years with Ernst & Young, directing and coordinating the firm's services to clients in the biotechnology/life sciences/high technology/manufacturing industries worldwide. In 2002, Mr. Burrill was recognized as the biotech investment visionary by the prestigious Scientific American magazine (The Scientific American 50). Mr. Burrill is a founder and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for the National Medals of Science and Technology. Additionally, he serves as Chairman of the Board on Campaign for Medical Research as well as Chairman of the San Francisco Mayor?s Biotech Advisory Committee (MAYBAC). Other not-for-profit activities include serving on the Boards of Directors for the Bay Area Science Infrastructure Consortium, BayBio, California Healthcare Institute, The Exploratorium, Genetics Policy Institute, The Kellogg Center for Biotechnology, Kramden Institute, The National Health Museum, and Research!America. He also serves as an advisor on the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation.

Organization Position Status
Burrill & Company CEO Current
National Medals President, Chairman of the Board Current
National Medals Founder Current
University of California adjunct professor Current
University of California, San Francisco Adjunct Professor Current
Pjb Publications, Ltd. Current
Pyxis Genomics, Inc. Chairman of the Boards Current
Pharmasset, Inc. Chairman of the Boards Current
Icoria Inc. Chairman of the Boards Current
Andrx Corporation Chairman Current
Bioimagene, Inc. Chairman Current
Newbridge Chairman of The Boards Current
Proventys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
BayBio Director Current
Bioexec Ventures, LLC Board of Directors Current
Crosscart, Inc Board of Directors Current
Pharmasset, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Clinical Data Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Kramden Institute Board Member Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Third Wave Technologies, Inc. Director Current
University of California Director Current
California Healthcare Institute, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The National Health Museum, Inc Treasurer Current
Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Proteogenix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Center for Policy On Emerging Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Phytomedics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Depomed, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Burrill & Company Former
Burrill & Company Founder Current
The Center for Policy On Emerging Technologies, Inc. CEO, Burrill and Company, San Francisco Former
Pharmasset, Inc. President and CEO of Pharmasset, Inc. Former
Craves Founder Former
Icoria Inc. Board of Directors Former
Ernst & Young Director Former

Gerald T. Proehl President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Gerald T. Proehl has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since January 2002. From March 2000 through December 2001, Mr. Proehl was our President and Chief Operating Officer. From April 1999 to March 2000, Mr. Proehl was our Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. Prior to joining Santarus, Mr. Proehl was with Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., a global pharmaceutical company, for 14 years, where he served in various capacities in multiple therapeutic areas including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, wound care and central nervous system, and from March 1997 to April 1999 served as Vice President of Global Marketing. While at Hoechst Marion Roussel, Mr. Proehl oversaw the co-promotion of the proton pump inhibitor Prilosec® by Hoechst Marion Roussel and Astra Merck Inc. and was responsible for the marketing of gastrointestinal products Carafate® and Pentasa®, among products in several other therapeutic areas. Mr. Proehl holds a B.S. in education from the State University of New York at Cortland, an M.A. in exercise physiology from Wake Forest University and an M.B.A. from Rockhurst College.

Organization Position Status
Santarus, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Santarus, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Santarus, Inc. COO Former
Santarus, Inc. Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Former
Hoechst Marion Roussel Vice President of Global Marketing Former
Rockhurst University M.B.A. Former
Wake Forest University M.A. In Exercise Physiology Former
State University of New York at Cortland B.S. In Education Former

Organization Position Status
Braincells, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. CEO Former
Activ X Biosciences, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. President Former
Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Prometheus, Inc. COO. While Former
Centocor, Inc. Vice President of Marketing and Commercial Development Former
Centocor, Inc. General Manager Former
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Director of Marketing Former
Jacksonville State University B.S. Degree In Education Former

Organization Position Status
AVI BioPharma, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, Depomed Inc. Current
IOMED, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
AVI BioPharma, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Depomed, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Anergen Chief Executive Officer Former
Prototek Corporation President Former
Anergen President Former
Depomed, Inc. President Former
Prototek Corporation Vice President of Business Development Former
AVI BioPharma, Inc. Director of Avi Former
Prototek Corporation Director of Biomedical Research Former
Depomed, Inc. Chairman Former
University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. Former
University of Wisconsin B.S. Former

Julian Stern has been Secretary and General Counsel of ROXRO PHARMA since its incorporation. For the past thirty years, Mr. Stern has focused his practice on high-technology and health-related companies. Mr. Stern is a past Chair of Heller Ehrman and served on its executive committee for more than 20 years. Mr. Stern was the incorporator of ALZA Corporation, Affymax, Cetus, A.P. Pharma, Inc. and Maxygen, Inc. Mr. Stern is a graduate of New York University and has his law degree from Yale Law School.

Organization Position Status
Roxro Pharma, Inc General Counsel Current
Depomed, Inc. Director Current
Roxro Pharma, Inc Board of Directors Current
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe Llp partner Former
Heller Ehrman LLP Partner Former
Roxro Pharma, Inc Partner Former
Heller Ehrman LLP Chair Former
Yale Law School Degree Former
New York University Former

Organization Position Status
ESP Pharma, Inc. Current
PDL BioPharma, Inc. Chairman Current
Repligen Corporation Board of Directors Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Genetics Institute, Inc. Vice President, Commercial Operations Former
Pfizer Inc. Vice President Former
Bayer Corporation Former
Harvard Business School MBA degree Former
Simmons College degrees in English Former

Peter D. Staple has served as a director of Depomed since November 2003. Since March 2008, Mr. Staple has served as chief executive officer and director of Corium International, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company. From 2002 to March 2008 he served as director, and from 2002 to November 2007 as chief executive officer of BioSeek, Inc., a privately held drug-discovery company. From 1994 to 2002, Mr. Staple was a member of the senior executive team at ALZA Corporation, where he was most recently acted as executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel. Prior to joining ALZA, Mr. Staple held the position of executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel for biopharmaceutical company Chiron Corporation. Mr. Staple previously served as vice president, associate general counsel for Cetus Corporation, a biotechnology company. Mr. Staple received a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School and a B.A. degree from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bioseek, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bioseek, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Alza Technologies Corp Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer Former
Cetus Corporation Vice President Former
Chiron Vice President Former
Bioseek, Inc. Finance Executive Former
Cetus Corporation Associate General Counsel Former
Stanford University JD Former
Stanford University B.A. Former
Alza Technologies Corp member Former

G. Steven Burrill has served as a director of the Company since August 1997. He founded and has been Chief Executive Officer of Burrill & Company, a life sciences merchant bank, since 1997. Mr. Burrill served in the same capacity at Burrill & Company's predecessor firm, Burrill & Craves, between 1994 and 1996. Prior to starting Burrill & Craves, Mr. Burrill spent 28 years with Ernst & Young LLP, as Partner and as International Chairman of the firm's Manufacturing/High Technology/Life Sciences Industry Practice. Mr. Burrill currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Pharmasset, Inc., and is a director of Targacept, Inc. and several private companies.

Organization Position Status
Burrill & Company Chief Executive Officer Current
Pharmasset, Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Santarus Inc. (SNTS) to Present at September Investment Conferences

    BioSpace - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Santarus to Present at September Investment Conferences

    Reuters - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Biotech Cools Off in August But Capital Markets Remain Positive

    NewsBlaze - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Depomed, Inc. (DEPO) to Present at Canaccord Adams' 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

    BioSpace - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Depomed to Present at Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

    Business Wire - 8/10/09 - View Story

  • Depomed Reports Encouraging Results of its Phase I Trial for DM-1992 Program in Parkinsons Disease

    Business Wire - 8/10/09 - View Story

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     DEPO $3.40 +0.01 (0.29% )
Average Volume 838,532
Shares Outstanding 52.01M
Market Cap 176.8M
Year High 6.4
Year Low 1.4
Earnings Per Share -0.58
P/E Ratio -5.86
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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