COMPANY

Pharmaceutical company founded 1990 by John S. Patton in 1990 as Inhale Therapeutic Systems, name changed to Nektar Therapeutics in 2003. It acquired Aerogen in late 2005.

Official Website:
http://www.nektar.com/

Industry:
Pharmaceutical

Ticker:
NASDAQ:NKTR

Corporate headquarters:
San Carlos, CA

Sales:
$126M (2005)

Employees:
775

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael A. Brown	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Quantum, 1995-2002

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