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We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of fully human antibody-based therapeutic products to address major unmet healthcare needs in the areas of oncology, inflammation, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. We and our partners are developing fully human antibody therapeutics for a wide range of diseases through the use of our UltiMAb ® technology platform for generating antibodies. In addition, we have enhanced our core UltiMAb ® platform with a suite of technologies that optimize or augment the therapeutic activity of antibodies, including one important technology expansion for developing antibodies that can deliver a cytotoxic agent to disease sites, which is our proprietary Antibody-Drug Conjugate, or ADC, technology platform. Our UltiMAb ® and ADC technologies provide the foundation for our pipeline of innovative, antibody-based therapeutics. Through the application of our technology platform assets, we are advancing a strong portfolio of strategic assetsthose antibody-based product candidates with direct commercial opportunity for Medarexthrough research, manufacturing and clinical development (the "Strategic Assets"). Our Strategic Assets provide us with the strategic options to either retain full economic rights to innovative antibody therapeutics or seek favorable economic terms through advantageous commercial partnerships. ...

Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
Howard H. Pien
Number of Employees 488
Contact Information

707 State Rd

Princeton, New Jersey 08540-1437

medarex.com

(609) 430-2880

NAICS Code Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing: 325414

Recent Events

  • UPDATE: Bristol-Myers 3Q Net Down 63% On Year-Ago Gains

    10/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Q3: Beats by a Penny

    10/22/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Medarex, Inc. Issues Notice of Change in Control to Holders of

    9/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company BMY JOBS Still Hungry for Deals After Medarex, Inc. MEDX JOBS

    9/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Bayer taps outsider as CEO, deals ahead?

    9/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Company and People Notes: Merck and Portola Sign Agreement; Eisai Appoints Senior Vice-Presidents; More ...

    8/26/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Alexion says open to buyout, not partnerships

    8/23/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb to Purchase Medarex

    7/25/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Begins Tender Offer to Acquire Medarex, Inc.

    7/28/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BMS To Acquire Medarex

    7/29/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Company and People Notes: Merck and Portola Sign Agreement; Eisai Appoints Senior Vice-Presidents; More ...

    7/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Stocks in the Spotlight Monday

    6/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Charistian S. Schade CFO & Senior Vice President
Christian Schade Chief Financial Officer
Bradford Middlekauff General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary
Geoffrey M. Nichol Senior Vice President, Product Development
Ronald A. Pepin Senior Vice President, Business Dev
Thomas K Kaney Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Ursula B. Bartels Senior Vice President
W Bradford Middlekauff Senior Vice President, Strategy
Deanna Dietl Vice President of Human Resources
Nils Lonberg Senior Vice President, Scientific Director
Celia Moh Professor, Healthcare Systems, Insurance and Risk Management
Julius A. Vida Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Howard H. Pien Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
Abhijeet J. Lele Denotes Chair
Irwin Lerner Chairman
Ronald Saldarini Denotes Chair
Charles R. Schaller Board of Directors
Fred B. Craves Board of Directors
Marc Rubin Board of Directors
Michael A. Appelbaum Board of Directors
Patricia M. Danzon Board of Directors
Robert C. Dinerstei Board of Directors
Robert C. Dinerstein Board of Directors

Mr. Pien is the Chairman of our Board and our President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining us in June 2007, Mr. Pien was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Chiron Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company involved in three healthcare markets: blood testing, vaccines, and biopharmaceuticals, from April 2003 until Chiron's merger with Novartis in April 2006. From April 2006 to June 2007, Mr. Pien performed consulting services. He joined Chiron from GlaxoSmithKline, where he held roles in commercial operations and general management, including positions as the head of the international business. Mr. Pien previously held key positions in SmithKline Beecham's pharmaceuticals business in the United States, the United Kingdom, and North Asia, culminating in his tenure as President, Pharmaceuticals-North America and head of the worldwide pharmaceutical and vaccines businesses. Prior to joining SmithKline Beecham, he worked for six years for Abbott Laboratories and five years for Merck & Co., in positions of sales, market research, licensing and product management. Mr. Pien is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate and received an M.B.A. from Carnegie-Mellon University. Mr. Pien currently serves as a director of ViroPharma Incorporated and Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., each a publicly traded biotechnology company.

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director Current
Phillystocks.Com Director Current
SmithKline Beecham Corporation President Former
ViroPharma Incorporated Director Current
Massachusetts, Inc. B.S. Degree Former

Mr. Schade is our Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Mr. Schade is responsible for Technical Operations, as well as Business Development. Mr. Schade joined us in October 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Schade was a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Schade was employed by Merrill Lynch from March 1992 until October 2000 and was involved in Merrill Lynch's international capital markets and corporate funding groups. Mr. Schade is a graduate of Princeton University and received an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Schade is a director of Integra LifeSciences Corporation, a publicly traded medical technology company.

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Medarex, Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration Current
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation Board of Directors Current
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Managing Director Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Degree Former
Princeton University A.B. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Informedix, Inc. Senior Vice President, Product Development, Medarex Current
Medarex, Inc. Senior Vice President, Product Development Current
03.Tilt Senior Vice President, Product Development, Medarex Current
The Bone Vice President and Global Head Former
Lederle Laboratories Deputy Director of Clinical Research Former
Medarex, Inc. Manager Former
GlaxoSmithKline Plc Former
Warwick University M.B.A. Degree Former

Dr. Pepin is our Senior Vice President, Business Development. Dr. Pepin joined us in August 2000 as Vice President, Business Development. Prior to joining us, Dr. Pepin was Executive Director, External Science and Technology at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Dr. Pepin was employed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. from March 1990 until July 2000 and was responsible for the licensing of new technologies and establishing research collaborations. Dr. Pepin is a graduate of Tufts University and received a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from Georgetown University.

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Dev Current
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Former
Georgetown University Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics Former
Tufts University Former

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current
McNeese State University Former
Subaru Inc Former
Antioch College M.A. In Organizational Psychology Former
Penn State B.A. Former

Ms. Bartels is our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Ms. Bartels joined us in October 2007. Prior to joining us, Ms. Bartels was most recently Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Chiron Corporation from August 2004 until April 2006, when it was acquired by Novartis. Prior to joining Chiron, Ms. Bartels served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation from 1999 through August 2004, where she was responsible for all legal, and compliance functions for the US businesses. Before that, she spent 11 years at SmithKline Beecham Corporation (currently GlaxoSmithKline) from 1988 through 1999, serving in various capacities in the legal department, culminating in the position of Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Legal Operations North America. Ms. Bartels is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and received a J.D. from the University of Virginia.

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation Senior Vice President Former
SmithKline Beecham Corporation Vice President Former
SmithKline Beecham Corporation Associate General Counsel Former
Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation General Counsel Former
Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation Secretary Former
University of Virginia J.D. Former
Bryn Mawr College Former

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Senior Vice President, Strategy Current
Cooley Godward Llp associate Former
Yale Law School J.D. degree Former
Brown University Former

Deanna Dietl is our Vice President of Human Resources. Ms. Dietl assumed this role in March 2009, after serving as our Senior Director of Human Resources from July 2005 through February 2009, our Director of Human Resources from February 2003 through June 2005 and in various other roles, including Manager of Corporate Development, since joining Medarex in February 1997. Ms. Dietl holds a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University, School of Business and is currently pursuing an M.B.A. from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Vice President of Human Resources Current
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Dr. Lonberg is our Senior Vice President, Scientific Director. Dr. Lonberg joined GenPharm International, Inc. in 1990 as a Senior Scientist and was promoted to Director, Molecular Biology in 1994. Mr. Lonberg joined us on October 21, 1997 upon our acquisition of GenPharm. Prior to joining GenPharm, Dr. Lonberg was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York. He received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Harvard University.

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Senior Vice President, Scientific Director Current
Medarex, Inc. Vice President Former
Harvard University Ph.D. In Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Professor, Healthcare Systems, Insurance and Risk Management Current
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Abhijeet J. Lele has served as a director since April 2004. Mr. Lele is a General Partner of EGS Healthcare Capital Partners, a venture capital firm based in Rowayton, Connecticut, focusing on investments in medical device, biopharmaceutical and specialty pharmaceutical companies. He joined EGS in 1998, after spending four years in the health care practice of McKinsey & Company. Before McKinsey, Mr. Lele held operating positions with Lederle Laboratories, Progenics Pharmaceuticals and Clontech Laboratories. He is currently a director of EP MedSystems, CryoCath Technologies, OptiScan Biomedical and Ekos Corporation. Mr. Lele received his M.A. in molecular biology from Cambridge University and his M.B.A. with distinction from Cornell University.

Organization Position Status
Egs Current
Medarex, Inc. Denotes Chair Current
Stereotaxis, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lederle Laboratories Former
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Former
BD Biosciences Clontech Former
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cambridge University M.A. In Molecular Biology Former
CryoCath Technologies Inc Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Medarex, Inc. Chairman Current
Covance, Inc. Director Current
Centralized Ecg Director Current
Cardiac Safety Director Current
Sternberger Monoclonals Inc.(Smi) Director Current
Nektar Therapeutics Director Current
Six Sigma Companies Director Current
Genmab A/S Director Current
Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Roche Chief Executive Officer Former
Medarex, Inc. CEO Former
Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Roche President Former
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. President Former
Medarex, Inc. Interim President Former
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
Humana Inc. Board of Directors Former
Medarex, Inc. Director Former
Rutgers University MBA Degrees Former
Rutgers University B.S. Former

Ronald Saldarini, Ph.D., Subsequent to his retirement in 1999 as President of the global vaccine business of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (1986-1999), Dr. Saldarini founded Biological Initiatives, a private consulting firm providing service to the vaccine/pharmaceutical industry. He has consulted for several vaccine and investment companies. He serves as Chairman of the Board for Medavante, a Princeton, NJ healthcare company. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Medarex and Community Blood Services, Inc. of Oradell, NJ. He was the Chairman of Idun Pharmaceuticals until its sale to Pfizer, Inc. in 2005, Therion Biologics until 2006 and Alphavax (2006). He is an associate at Naimark & Associates, consultants to the healthcare industry. Dr. Saldarini has served as a consultant to the Institute of Medicine, the Malaria Vaccine Initiative, and has been a member of several committees/boards as the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, the Blue Ribbon Search Committee for the Selection of the FDA Commissioner, the Board of Trustees for the National Foundation of Infectious Disease, the Immunization Advisory Council of the New York Department of Health and Corporate Council for the Children's Health Fund. Dr. Saldarini has a B.A. degree from Drew University and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.

Organization Position Status
Medavante Inc Chairman of the Board Current
Medarex, Inc. Denotes Chair Current
Medarex, Inc. Director Current
Hawaii Biotech, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman Former
University of Kansas Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Physiology Former
Drew University B.A. Degree Former

Mr. Schaller is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Celldex and became a Director of Celldex in November 2006. Mr. Schaller has been a Director of Medarex, Inc. since its inception in 1987 and served as Chairman of the Medarex Board of Directors from 1987 - 1997. Since 1989, Mr. Schaller has been a chemical industry development consultant and, until June 2002, he served as a director of AstroPower, Inc., a major U.S. manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, now part of General Electric. Mr. Schaller is a chemical engineering graduate of Yale University and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development.

Organization Position Status
CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. Chair of Board Current
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. Chair of Board Current
Avant LLC Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Astropower, Inc. Director Former
Yale University Former
Harvard Business School Former

Organization Position Status
Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice Chairman & Vice President Current
Bay City Capital LLC Managing Director Current
Via Pharmaceuticals Managing Director, Bay City Capital Current
Bay City Capital LLC founder Current
Via Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Incyte Corporation Board of Directors Current
Bioseek, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Via Pharmaceuticals Board of Directors Current
Galileo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Loyola Marymount University Board of Directors Current
Craves Founder Former
Creative BioMolecules, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Burrill & Company Founder Former
Creative BioMolecules, Inc. Chairman of the Board Former
NeoRx Corporation Director Former
The University of California, San Francisco PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology Former
University of California, San Francisco PhD In Pharmacology and Toxicology Former
Georgetown University BS In Biology Former

Since 1993, Dr. Vida has been a self-employed pharmaceutical consultant with VIDA International Pharmaceutical Consultants. From 1975 until his retirement in 1993, Dr. Vida held various positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb and its predecessors. From 1991 to 1993, Dr. Vida was Vice President, Business Development, Licensing and Strategic Planning, and from 1985 to 1991, he was Vice President, Licensing. Dr. Vida serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Medarex, Inc., Orphan Medical, Inc., Albachem Ltd., (UK), Advanced Life Sciences, Inc., FibroGen, Inc., OsteoScreen, Inc., SWITCH Biotech AG (Germany), and YM Biosciences, Inc. (Canada). Dr. Vida graduated from Pazmany Peter University, Budapest, Hungary, holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Carnegie Institute of Technology, was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Organization Position Status
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. Director Current
Medarex, Inc. Director Current
Orphan Medical Inc. Director Current
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. Committee Member Current
YM BioSciences Inc. Director Former
Carnegie Institute of Technology Ph.D. In Organic Chemistry Former
Columbia University M.B.A. Former
Carnegie Institute of Technology M.S. Former
Medarex, Inc. member Former

Dr. Rubin has served as our President and Chief Executive since October 2007, and. has been a Director of Titan Pharmaceuticals since November 2007 until February 2007, Dr. Rubin served as Head of Global Research and Development for Bayer Schering Pharma, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer Healthcare and the Board of Management of Bayer Schering Pharma. Prior to the merger of Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Schering AG in June 2006, Dr. Rubin was a member of the Executive Board of Schering AG since joining such company in October 2003, as well as Chairman of Schering Berlin Inc. and President of Berlex Pharmaceuticals, a division of Schering AG. From 1990 until August 2003, Dr. Rubin was employed by GlaxoSmithKline where he held positions of responsibility in global clinical and commercial development overseeing programs in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. From 2001 through 2003, he was Senior Vice President of Global Clinical Pharmacology & Discovery Medicine. Dr. Rubin holds an M.D. from Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Rubin currently serves on the Board of Directors of Medarex, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chair of Board Current
Surface Logix, Inc. Member of the Board of Management and Head, Research and Development at Bayer Schering Pharma Ag Current
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Schering AG President Former
Schering AG Board of Directors Former
Weill Medical College of Cornell University M.D. Former
Schering AG member Former

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bone Care International, Inc. Director Former
Suffolk University J.D. degree Former

Patricia Danzon is a Research Associate in the NBER's Program on Health Care and the Celia Moh Professor at The Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania. She is also Chair of the Health Care Systems Department and a Professor in the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at Wharton. Danzon received a B.A. from Oxford University, England, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago. She has previously held faculty positions at Duke University and a visiting position at the University of Chicago. Danzon is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Social Insurance. She has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the European Commission, the New Zealand Treasury, the Asian Development Bank, and U.S. Agency for International Development, the Institute for Civil Justice, the Alliance of American Insurers, and others. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Health Economics and the International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics. She has published widely in scholarly journals on a broad range of subjects related to medical care, pharmaceuticals, insurance, and the economics of law. She also serves on the board of Medarex, Inc. and on the Advisory Board of the NIH Fogarty Institute. In her spare time, she is an avid photographer and an active participant in the Chester County camera club (see patriciadanzonphoto.com).

Organization Position Status
National Bureau of Economic Research Current
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Professor Former
University of Pennsylvania Former
University of Chicago Ph.D. In Economics Former
University of Chicago MA Former
University of Oxford BA Former

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Dinerstein is currently Chairman of Crossbow Ventures, Inc. and served as the Global Co-Chair and New York Chair of the Financial Institutions Practice at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, an international law firm, from August 2006 through July 2008. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Mr. Dinerstein held various positions at UBS Investment Bank, including Vice Chairman, Americas, and Senior Corporate Counsel (from 2005 to 2006) and Managing Director and Global General Counsel (from 2000 to 2004). Prior to joining UBS in 1991, Mr. Dinerstein was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Shearson Lehman Brothers. From 1979 through 1987, he was a Vice President and the General Counsel of Citicorp's Investment Bank.Mr. Dinerstein received a B.A., cum laude, from Harvard University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan. He also is a graduate of the Wharton Executive Development Program.

Organization Position Status
Medarex, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Greenberg Traurig, Llp Former
University of Michigan J.D. Former
University of Michigan B.A. Former

Executive News

  • Celldex Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Larry Ellberger as Chairman of the Board

    TradingMarkets - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • Celldex Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Larry Ellberger as Chairman of the Board

    Business Wire - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb to Acquire Medarex

    TradingMarkets - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb to Acquire Medarex

    Business Wire via MSN Money - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb to Acquire Medarex

    Business Wire - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • Medarex to Receive Milestone Payment from FibroGen for the Initiation of a Phase 2 Study of FG-3019 in Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease

    Business Wire - 7/13/09 - View Story

  • Medarex to Receive Milestone Payment for the Approval of Ilaris for the Treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome

    Business Wire - 6/30/09 - View Story

  • Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

    Reuters - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

    Business Wire - 6/26/09 - View Story

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