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Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq: CTUS | |
Industry | Biotechnology |
Founded | 1971 |
Defunct | 1991 |
Headquarters | Emeryville, California |
Products | Betaseron, 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.