Company type
Provider of life-saving medicines for life-threatening diseases.Overview
ViroPharma Incorporated is an international biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing novel solutions for physician specialists to address unmet medical needs of patients living with diseases that have few if any clinical therapeutic options. ViroPharma is developing a portfolio of therapeutics for rare and Orphan diseases including C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency, cytomegalovirus (CMV), Friedreich's Ataxia, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and adrenal insufficiency. ViroPharma's goal is to provide rewarding careers to employees, to create new standards of care in the way serious diseases are treated, and to build international partnerships with the patients, advocates, and health care professionals it serves. ViroPharma's commercial products address diseases including hereditary angioedema (HAE), seizures in children and adolescents, adrenal insufficiency and C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).
Funding rounds
Acquisition USD 495,000,000
USD 495,000,000 ( ) at USD 495,000,000 pre-money valuation
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Abbott Laboratories | USD 495,000,000 (USD 495,000,000) Initial investment. Led the round. |
Acquisition USD 4,200,000,000
USD 4,200,000,000 ( ) at USD 4,200,000,000 pre-money valuation
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Shire PLC | USD 4,200,000,000 (USD 4,200,000,000) Initial investment. Led the round. |
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) | Initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. |
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Angelo Gordon & Co LP | A privately-held registered investment advisor dedicated to alternative investing |
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Frazier Healthcare Ventures | Investment firm providing growth and venture capital to healthcare companies. |