Tibotec
Defunct pharmaceutical company (1994–2002)
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Tibotec was a pharmaceutical company with a focus on research and development of the treatment of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. The company was founded in 1994 and then acquired by Johnson & Johnson and merged into its Janssen Pharmaceuticals division in 2002. The company is part of Johnson & Johnson Innovation Medicine business segment.
- Rudi Pauwels
- Carine Claeys
- Marie-Pierre de Béthune
- Kurt Hertogs
- Hilde Azijn
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| Industry | Pharmaceutical |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Founders |
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| Defunct | 2002 |
| Fate | Acquired by Johnson & Johnson and merged into its Janssen Pharmaceuticals division |
| Website | tibotec |
The name of the company is derived from the tetrahydro-imidazo[4,5,1-jk][1,4]-benzodiazepine-2(1H)-one and -thione (TIBO) compounds discovered at the Rega Institute for Medical Research (Belgium).[1]
History
In 1994, Rudi Pauwels of the Rega Institute for Medical Research founded Tibotec, together with his wife Carine Claeys, and their first co-workers Marie-Pierre de Béthune, Kurt Hertogs, and Hilde Azijn. In 1995 Paul Stoffels joined Tibotec. The company was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in April 2002,[2] and was renamed Janssen Therapeutics in June 2011.[3]
Tibotec provided funding for HIV treatment clinical trials at the Infectious Diseases Institute in Kampala, Uganda.[4][5]
Drugs
- Darunavir (TMC114, tradename Prezista), a protease inhibitor
- Etravirine (TMC125, tradename Intelence), a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)
- Bedaquiline (TMC207/R207910, tradename Sirturo), an diarylquinoline anti-tuberculosis drug[6]
- Rilpivirine (TMC278, tradename Edurant), an NNRTI
- Simeprevir (TMC435, tradename Olysio), an HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor for treatment of chronic hepatitis C in combination with pegylated interferon/ribavirin or with other direct-acting anti-HCV agents.[7]
- Dapivirine (TMC120), an NNRTI licensed to the International Partnership for Microbicides for its development as a vaginal microbicide in March 2004.