Celgene discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapies to treat cancer and immune-inflammatory-related diseases.
There are hundreds of clinical trials at major medical centers evaluating compounds from Celgene. Investigational compounds are being studied for patients with incurable hematological and solid tumor cancers, including multiple myeloma (MM), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), pancreatic cancer, non-small lung cancer, and melanoma.
Celgene has acquired 14 organizations. One of their acquisitions was Juno Therapeutics on Jan 22, 2018. They acquired Juno Therapeutics for $9B. The intellectual property of Celgene includes 585 registered patents primarily in the 'Medical Or Veterinary Science; Hygiene' category. Additionally, Celgene has registered 342 trademarks with the most popular class being 'Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products'. Celgene has made 55 investments. One of their investments was on Feb 7, 2019, when they invested $60.8M in HiberCell.
Celgene Corporation is an American biotechnology company that discovers, develops and commercializes medicines for cancer and inflammatory disorders. It is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Summit, New Jersey and was founded in 1986 by Robert Harris and Sol Barer. The company's major product is Revlimid (lenalidomide), in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of multiple myeloma patients. Revlimid is also approved in the United States for the treatment of patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to Low- or Intermediate-1-risk Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) associated with a deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality with or without additional cytogenetic abnormalities. Revlimid is sold through proprietary risk-management distribution programs to ensure safe and appropriate use of these pharmaceuticals. Vidaza is approved for the treatment of patients with MDS. Celgene Cellular Therapeutics, a subsidiary, is a public cord blood bank.