YM BioSciences - Ownership and Business Overview

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YM BioSciences Ownership

Who owns YM BioSciences?

YM BioSciences is owned by Gilead Sciences. It was acquired on December 12, 2012.

YM BioSciences Business Overview

Where is YM BioSciences headquartered?

YM BioSciences is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.

How many employees does YM BioSciences have?

YM BioSciences has 32 employees.

What sector is YM BioSciences in?

YM BioSciences is a life science company.

When was YM BioSciences founded?

YM BioSciences was founded in 1994.

Life Science M&A Summary in 2012

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, life science ranked 18 in number of deals in 2012. The largest life science acquisition in 2012 was Amylin Pharmaceuticals - which was acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb for $5.3B.

Join Mergr to view all 125 acquisitions of life science companies in 2012, including 18 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 107 by strategics.

YM BioSciences, Inc.

Building 11, Suite 400, 5045 Orbitor Drive,
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Y4
Canada,
(905)629-9761

YM BioSciences Inc. is a drug development company primarily focused on advancing CYT387, an orally administered inhibitor of both the JAK1 and JAK2 kinases, which have been implicated in a number of hematological and immune cell disorders including myeloproliferative neoplasms and inflammatory diseases as well as certain cancers. Positive interim results have been reported from a Phase 1/2 trial of CYT387 in 166 patients with myelofibrosis.


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