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Chiron Corporation
Chiron Corporation ( ) was an American multinational biotechnology firm based in Emeryville, California that was acquired by Novartis International AG on April 20, 2006. It had offices and facilities in eighteen countries on five continents. Chiron's business and research was in three main areas: biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and blood testing. Chiron's vaccines and blood testing units were combined to form Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, while Chiron BioPharmaceuticals was integrated into Novartis Pharmaceuticals. In 2014, Novartis completed the sale of its blood transfusion diagnostics unit
of international diagnostics and blood banking (Hepatitis C, AIDS, Hepatitis B) that have been commercialized by Chiron Corporation, Abbott and Johnson & Johnson.
- Four products in the pharmaceutical area (Hepatitis B vaccine, human insulin, beta-interferon and a wound healing gel based on PDGF) and one product for the food industry (bovine rennin), commercialized worldwide by Chr. Hansen.
Work Science & technology developments in Chile.
- Co-Founder and President of Bios Chile and Austral Biologicals.
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