Maxygen

Maxygen Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: MAXY
Industryindustrial biotechnology, pharmaceuticals
Founded1997 (1997)
Defunct2013 (2013)
HeadquartersRedwood City, California
Key people
Russell J. Howard (CEO)
Alejandro Zaffaroni
Willem P.C. Stemmer
Isaac Stein
Websitewww.maxygen.com

Maxygen Inc. was a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing improved versions of protein drugs using DNA shuffling and other protein modification technologies. The company was headquartered in Redwood City, CA. It dissolved in 2013. The Maxygen legacy was revived in 2018 with a focus on Directed Evolution of Proteins using Molecular Breeding. Maxygen LLC is currently headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

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