Burroughs Wellcome Company

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defunct company pharmaceutical company

Burroughs Wellcome Company was a pioneering American pharmaceutical firm known for its significant contributions to drug research and development in the 20th century.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Burroughs Wellcome & Co.	1
Burroughs Wellcome Company canonical	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct company ⓘ pharmaceutical company ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developed	AZT NERFINISHED ⓘ acyclovir ⓘ antiviral therapies for herpes viruses ⓘ ganciclovir ⓘ zidovudine ⓘ
dissolvedInto	Glaxo Wellcome NERFINISHED ⓘ
focus	drug development ⓘ pharmaceutical research ⓘ
foundedBy	Henry Wellcome NERFINISHED ⓘ Silas Mainville Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubsidiaryRole	research and development center for Wellcome Foundation ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Research Triangle Park, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuckahoe, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early leader in antiviral drug discovery ⓘ pioneering role in modern pharmaceutical R&D ⓘ
industry	biotechnology ⓘ pharmaceuticals ⓘ
knownAs	Burroughs Wellcome NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterPartOf	GlaxoSmithKline NERFINISHED ⓘ
mergedInto	Glaxo Wellcome NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Henry Wellcome NERFINISHED ⓘ Silas Mainville Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	development of AZT (zidovudine) for HIV/AIDS ⓘ development of antiviral drugs ⓘ drug research and development in the 20th century ⓘ
operatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ownedBy	Wellcome Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentCompany	Glaxo Wellcome NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellcome Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Wellcome Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ
productType	antiviral medications ⓘ prescription drugs ⓘ therapeutic pharmaceuticals ⓘ
researchFacilityLocation	Research Triangle Park, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
successor	Glaxo Wellcome NERFINISHED ⓘ GlaxoSmithKline NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gertrude B. Elion → employer → Burroughs Wellcome Company ⓘ

Henry Wellcome → coFounded → Burroughs Wellcome Company ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burroughs Wellcome & Co.