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Gurnee,Illinois,United States
Abraxis BioScience
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Abraxis BioScience is a fully integrated biotechnology company dedicated to delivering progressive therapeutics, such as ABRAXANE, and core technologies that offer patients and medical professionals safer and more effective treatments for cancer and other critical illnesses.Abraxis' portfolio includes the world's first and only protein-based nanoparticle chemotherapeutic compound. Scientists at Abraxis developed its proprietary tumor targeting system known as the nab™ Technology platform, an innovative approach to treating cancer and other critical illnesses. By harnessing the unique natural properties of the human protein albumin, Abraxis' nab technology platform enables the transport and delivery of therapeutic agents to the site of disease. This revolutionary biologically interactive delivery system is being further developed with other water insoluble drugs for their potential use across a broad range of tumors.ABRAXANE® for Injectable Suspension (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin bound), the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved product to use the nab platform, was launched in 2005 for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.From the discovery and research phase to development and commercialization, Abraxis BioScience is committed to rapidly enriching the company's pipeline and accelerating the delivery of breakthrough therapies that will transform the lives of the patients who need them.Abraxis, with headquarters in Los Angeles, California, trades on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "ABII". For more information about the company and its products, please visit www.abraxisbio.com.