Valerie M. Mulligan

The Group's principal activity is to develop proprietary drugs, focusing primarily on therapeutic proteins. Its technologies to develop proprietary versions of protein drugs with proven safety and efficacy and to improve the therapeutic profiles of proteins being developed. Its proprietary drug development portfolio currently consists of two therapeutic protein candidates.GlycoPEG-EPO (NE-180) is a long-acting version of erythropoietin (EPO) produced in insect cells. EPO is prescribed to stimulate production of red blood cells, and it gives treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia and anemia associated with chronic renal failure. Its second proprietary protein, GlycoPEG-GCSF, is a long-acting version of granulocyte colony stimulating factor G-CSF and it is prescribed to stimulate production of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell). Its trademarks are NEOSE, GlycoPEGylation and GlycoConjugation. It operates predominantly in the domestic market.

Ethicon, Inc. develops and markets medical products and devices for surgery. It offers different types of services such as wound management, women's health, and cardiovascular surgery. The company was founded by George F. Merson in 1915 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.