Post job

Pharmacyclics company history timeline

1998

In 1998, a radically inventive biologist, J. Craig Venter, founded a company called Celera, with the goal of sequencing the human genome within three years.

2001

The company’s attempts to try its hand at drug development -- kick-started by the acquisition of Axys Pharmaceuticals in 2001 -- had largely fallen short.

2003

IDEC merged with Biogen in 2003.

2004

According to public filings, Duggan began buying Pharmacyclics shares in the fall of 2004, when the company's stock was trading around $10 a share.

2008

In another strange twist, Miller hasn’t been around to see this; he was reportedly forced out in 2008 by the chairman of the board, Robert Duggan, who is perhaps best known as Scientology’s biggest donor.

2011

After a series of positive trials, J&J cut a deal in 2011 to co-promote Imbruvica for $975 million, and as the drug goes mainstream, Pharmacyclics caught the attention of large pharmaceutical firms looking for the next big treatment to put in their portfolios.

Work at Pharmacyclics?
Share your experience
Founded
1991
Company founded
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, CA
Company headquarter
Founders
Richard Miller,Jonathan Sessler
Company founders
Get updates for jobs and news

Rate how well Pharmacyclics lives up to its initial vision.

Zippia waving zebra

Pharmacyclics jobs

Do you work at Pharmacyclics?

Does Pharmacyclics communicate its history to new hires?

Pharmacyclics competitors

Company nameFounded dateRevenueEmployee sizeJob openings
Regeneron1988$14.2B9,123386
Seagen1997$2.0B900-
Acadia Pharmaceuticals1993$957.8M57058
Gilead Sciences1987$28.8B11,800733
Amgen1980$33.4B22,000629
Exelixis1994$2.2B484172
Merck1891$64.2B74,0001,772
Vertex Pharmaceuticals1989$11.0B3,400284
Ligand Pharmaceuticals1987$241.5M116-
Genentech1976$166.9M13,638530

Pharmacyclics history FAQs

Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of Pharmacyclics, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about Pharmacyclics. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Pharmacyclics. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by Pharmacyclics. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of Pharmacyclics and its employees or that of Zippia.

Pharmacyclics may also be known as or be related to PHARMACYCLICS INC, Pharmacyclics and Pharmacyclics LLC.