Yahoo! FinanceFinance Home - My Yahoo - Yahoo! - Help 

Saturday, November 28, 2009, 12:20PM ET - U.S. Markets Closed. Dow Down 1.48% Nasdaq Down 1.73%
Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (ABII)On Nov 27: 35.21  Up 1.21 (3.56%)  
MORE ON ABII
Quotes
Charts
News & Info
Company
HereProfile
Analyst Coverage
Ownership
Financials

ProfileGet Profile for:
Abraxis BioScience, Inc.
11755 Wilshire Boulevard
20th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025
United States - Map
Phone: 310-883-1300
Fax: 310-998-8553
Web Site: http://www.abraxisbio.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Healthcare
Industry:Biotechnology
Full Time Employees:734

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Abraxis BioScience, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery, development, and delivery of next-generation therapeutics and core technologies that offer treatments for cancer and other critical illnesses. The company’s product pipeline includes clinical oncology and cardiovascular product candidates in various stages of testing and development. Its principal product includes Abraxane, a nanoparticle chemotherapeutic compound that is based on its proprietary tumor targeting nab technology platform for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Abraxis BioScience’s other clinical product candidates include ABI-008, a solvent-free, Tween-free nanometer-sized form of docetaxel for the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer and metastatic breast cancer; ABI-009, a nab-rapamycin mTOR inhibitor for the treatment of solid tumors; ABI-010, a polyketide inhibitor of heat shock protein 90 for the treatment of multiple cancers; ABI-011, a thiocolchicine dimer for microtubule destabilization and the disruption of topoisomerase-1 activity; and Coroxane, a nanometer-sized paclitaxel for coronary restenosis and peripheral artery restenosis. It has strategic relationships with Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Biocon Limited; and ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. Abraxis BioScience also has licensing agreements with Green Cross Corporation and University of Southern California. The company was formerly known as New Abraxis, Inc. and changed its name to Abraxis Bioscience, Inc. in November 2007. Abraxis BioScience is based in Los Angeles, California.
Key Statistics

COMPANY WEBSITES 
  • Home Page
  • Search Yahoo! for:
    More on Abraxis BioScience, Inc.


    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Abraxis BioScience, Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 10.2% of Russell 3000 companies and 13.7% of Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences companies.
    Brought to you by Institutional Shareholder Services.

    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong M.D., 57
    Chairman, Exec. Chairman of Abraxis Health and Chief Exec. Officer of Abraxis Health
    $ 1.51M $ 0
    Mr. Bruce Wendel J.D., 53
    Exec. VP of Corp. Operations & Devel., Vice Chairman of Abraxis Health and Exec. VP of Global Bus. Devel. - Abraxis Health
    $ 547.00K $ 0
    Mr. Leon O. Moulder Jr., 51
    Vice Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Richard Rodgers , 42
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    N/A N/A
    Dr. Mary Lynne Hedley Ph.D., 46
    Chief Scientific Officer and Exec. VP of Operations
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
    View Insiders


    Add to My Portfolio Add to Portfolio    Set Alert Set Alert    Email to a Friend Email to a Friend
    Get Profile for Another Symbol: Symbol Lookup
    Annual ReportsSector Analysis