Cetus Corporation

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

Cetus Corporation was one of the first biotechnology companies.[1] 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.

  1. ^ "First-Hand:Starting Up Cetus, the First Biotechnology Company - 1973 to 1982 - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". ethw.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.