Cetus Corporation

Cetus Corporation
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: CTUS
IndustryBiotechnology
Founded1971
Defunct1991
FateMerged with Chiron Corporation
HeadquartersEmeryville, California
ProductsBetaseron, Proleukin, PCR

Cetus Corporation was one of the first biotechnology companies. It was established in Berkeley, California, in 1971, but conducted most of its operations in nearby Emeryville. Before merging with Chiron Corporation in 1991 (now a part of Novartis), it developed several significant pharmaceutical drugs as well as a revolutionary DNA amplification technique.

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