About Business
Gilead Sciences is a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company established in 1987 by Michael L. Riordan and based in Foster City, California, United States. It works on the development and research of vital drugs, including antivirals, for various fatal diseases like Hepatitis, COVID-19, influenza, and AIDS. The company was originally formed in 1987 by Michael L. Riordan as Oligogen, referring to the oligonucleotides. The company went public in 1992 and developed powerful drugs at that time. The initial purpose of the company was to research small DNA strands like oligonucleotides. The company?s founder always wanted to use the name Gilead Sciences, but he named it Oligogen until the right time. After successful years, the company moved to Foster City?s Vintage Park neighbourhood .