Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet need. With each new discovery and experimental drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases.
Gilead’s primary areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver disease and serious cardiovascular and respiratory conditions.
Our portfolio of 10 marketed products includes a number of category firsts and market leaders, including Atripla® (efavirenz 600 mg / emtricitabine 200 mg / tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) – the first single tablet regimen for HIV infection. The company’s latest therapy, Viread® (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, was approved in August 2008. Chronic hepatitis B, a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus, is the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide and affects an estimated two million individuals in the United States.