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Regeneron company history timeline

1988

The company was founded by Alferd G. Gilman, Leonard S. Schleifer and Eric M. Shooter on January 8, 1988 and is headquartered in Tarrytown, NY.“

One of our best hopes for fighting the coronavirus pandemic may have started with a signed napkin in 1988.

1989

By 1989, Yancopoulos had bailed on Columbia to join Schleifer as Regeneron's chief scientific officer, setting up shop in Tarrytown, New York, about 20 miles north of Manhattan.

1991

While many biotechs are secretive, Regeneron's researchers were encouraged to publish early and often, said Stahl, who joined in 1991.

Its early research helped the company gain some attention and raise $91 million in a 1991 initial public offering.

2008

Approved by the FDA in February 2008.

2010

By 2010, Regeneron had more than 1,000 employees and a market value north of $1 billion.

2011

Our President and CEO, Leonard S. Schleifer, is named Ernst & Young's 2011 New York Entrepreneur Of The Year®

2012

Zaltrap (aflibercept injection) for metastatic colorectal cancer approved by the FDA in August 2012.

2013

The drug brought in $1.4 billion in US sales in 2013 and has kept growing since then.

2014

Regeneron was also cofounded by Eric Shooter, a Stanford University neuroscientist who served on the biotech's board until 2014.

2015

Approved by the FDA in July 2015, It is reported to cost $4,500 to $8,000 per year.

2017

Approved by the FDA in March 2017.

2018

Approved by the FDA in September 2018.

2020

On February 4, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which already worked with Regeneron, announced that Regeneron would pursue monoclonal antibodies to fight COVID-19.

In October 2020 when United States President Donald Trump was infected with COVID-19 and taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, he was administered REGN-COV2.

In the filing, it specified that it currently had 50,000 doses and that it expected to reach a total of 300,000 doses "within the next few months." The FDA granted approval for emergency use authorization in November 2020.

Antibody drugs could be a "bridge to a vaccine" by being ready by the end of 2020.

Fortune: Change the World, 2020

2021

2021: Regeneron among the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies

Great Place To Work: Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, 2021

2022

Regeneron to Report Second Quarter 2022 Financial and Operating Results and Host Conference Call and Webcast on August 3, 2022

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1988
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Leonard S. Schleifer,George Damis Yancopoulos,Eric Shooter
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