Pharmasset - Ownership and Business Overview

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Pharmasset Ownership

Who owns Pharmasset?

Pharmasset is owned by Gilead Sciences. It was acquired on November 21, 2011.

Pharmasset Business Overview

Where is Pharmasset headquartered?

Pharmasset is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

How many employees does Pharmasset have?

Pharmasset has 82 employees.

What sector is Pharmasset in?

Pharmasset is a life science company.

When was Pharmasset founded?

Pharmasset was founded in 2004.

Life Science M&A Summary in 2011

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, life science ranked 11 in number of deals in 2011. The largest life science acquisition in 2011 was Genzyme - which was acquired by Sanofi SA for $20.1B.

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Pharmasset, Inc.

303-A College Road East,
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
United States,
(609)613-4100
www.pharmasset.com

Pharmasset is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing novel drugs to treat viral infections. Pharmasset’s primary focus is the development of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Pharmasset’s research and development efforts are focused on nucleoside/tide analogs, a class of compounds which act as alternative substrates for the viral polymerase, thus inhibiting viral replication.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Life Science

Employees

82

Established

2004

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