Company · Biotechnology · founded 1968
ALZA
American pharmaceutical and medical systems company that Alejandro Zaffaroni founded in 1968 to develop controlled drug-delivery systems. It was named from a shortening of his name.
Of the 1 person here linked to ALZA, 1 is a founder and 0 are still there. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
1 person at ALZA
Founder Past
Role
Founder, 1968
Source
· high confidence. Wikipedia does not say how long he stayed; the profile notes Johnson & Johnson bought ALZA in 2001.
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Alejandro Zaffaroni
Biochemist and serial biotech founder; led Syntex's steroid and oral-contraceptive research, then founded ALZA, DNAX, Affymax, Affymetrix, Symyx, Maxygen, and Alexza
professional-class · some · graduate degree