SIGA Technologies
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SIGA Technologies is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of antiviral treatments, particularly for smallpox and other orthopoxvirus infections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SIGA Technologies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5457164 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SIGA Technologies Context triple: [MacAndrews & Forbes, hasInvestmentIn, SIGA Technologies]
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A.
Omni-Tech
Omni-Tech is Columbia Sportswear’s proprietary waterproof-breathable fabric technology designed to keep wearers dry and comfortable in harsh weather conditions.
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B.
Syntrillium Software
Syntrillium Software was a software company best known for creating the audio editing program Cool Edit, which later evolved into Adobe Audition after Adobe acquired the firm.
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C.
Indra Sistemas
Indra Sistemas is a Spanish multinational technology and defense company specializing in information technology, simulation, and advanced electronic systems for civil and military applications.
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D.
Nexter Systems
Nexter Systems is a French defense company specializing in the design and manufacture of military land systems, including armored vehicles, artillery, and ammunition.
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E.
SIA Engineering Company
SIA Engineering Company is a Singapore-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider that services commercial airlines worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SIGA Technologies Target entity description: SIGA Technologies is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of antiviral treatments, particularly for smallpox and other orthopoxvirus infections.
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A.
Omni-Tech
Omni-Tech is Columbia Sportswear’s proprietary waterproof-breathable fabric technology designed to keep wearers dry and comfortable in harsh weather conditions.
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B.
Syntrillium Software
Syntrillium Software was a software company best known for creating the audio editing program Cool Edit, which later evolved into Adobe Audition after Adobe acquired the firm.
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C.
Indra Sistemas
Indra Sistemas is a Spanish multinational technology and defense company specializing in information technology, simulation, and advanced electronic systems for civil and military applications.
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D.
Nexter Systems
Nexter Systems is a French defense company specializing in the design and manufacture of military land systems, including armored vehicles, artillery, and ammunition.
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E.
SIA Engineering Company
SIA Engineering Company is a Singapore-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider that services commercial airlines worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pharmaceutical company
ⓘ
public company ⓘ |
| countryOfIncorporation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| develops |
ST-246
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TPOXX NERFINISHED ⓘ tecovirimat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drugTargetPathogen |
monkeypox virus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
orthopoxviruses ⓘ variola virus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biodefense
ⓘ
health security ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| hasBrandName | TPOXX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBusinessModel | development of medical countermeasures for biodefense ⓘ |
| hasCollaboration | U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContractWith |
U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrphanDrugDesignation | tecovirimat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegulatoryApproval |
European Medicines Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Health Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Food and Drug Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| headquartersState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
biotechnology
ⓘ
pharmaceuticals ⓘ |
| listedOn | NASDAQ ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
ST-246
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TPOXX NERFINISHED ⓘ tecovirimat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTherapeuticArea |
infectious diseases
ⓘ
viral infections ⓘ |
| productIndication |
monkeypox
ⓘ
orthopoxvirus infections ⓘ smallpox ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
orthopoxvirus countermeasures
ⓘ
small-molecule antivirals ⓘ |
| servesCustomer |
government agencies
ⓘ
public health authorities ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
antiviral treatments
ⓘ
orthopoxvirus infections ⓘ smallpox therapeutics ⓘ |
| supplies | U.S. Strategic National Stockpile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| therapeuticModality | oral antiviral drugs ⓘ |
| tradedAs | NASDAQ:SIGA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: SIGA Technologies Description of subject: SIGA Technologies is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of antiviral treatments, particularly for smallpox and other orthopoxvirus infections.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.