Andrew Perlman, Executive Vice President of Tularik, talks to The Wall Street Transcript.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001 The Wall Street Transcript A generic term for any kind of copy, particularly an official or certified representation of the record of what took place in a court during a trial or other legal proceeding. A transcript of record has published an in-depth interview with Andrew Perlman, Executive Vice President of Tularik (Nasdaq:TLRK), in which he talks at length about the company's future. The entire 2,300-word interview is available free online at http://www.twst.com/ceos.htm Perlman gives an overview of the company. "It was late in 1991 that Dave Goeddel got together with his colleagues Bob Tjian and Steve McKnight to discuss starting a company around the notion that one could alter gene regulation to the benefit of people with diseases. That concept has stood the test of time and forms the basis of our mission statement: to build a pharmaceutical company to discover novel and important small-molecule therapeutics therapeutics Treatment and care to combat disease or alleviate pain or injury. Its tools include drugs, surgery, radiation therapy, mechanical devices, diet, and psychiatry. that work by virtue of their ability to regulate genes." Perlman explains, "One of the exciting aspects of our gene regulation platform is that it is very broad, a platform that can address almost any type of human disease. Some diseases are characterized char·ac·ter·ize tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es 1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless. 2. by genes which are underexpressed and others by an overexpression of genes. Our approach is to discover drugs that increase the expression of beneficial genes or decrease the expression of harmful genes." Perlman asserts, "We have a validated val·i·date tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates 1. To declare or make legally valid. 2. To mark with an indication of official sanction. 3. scientific approach to the discovery of drugs. Our pipeline in important therapeutic areas addresses unmet un·met adj. Not satisfied or fulfilled: unmet demands. medical needs with huge market potential. And very importantly, we have managed to maintain product rights in all of our product areas." This interview is part of a 319-page JP Morgan Morgan, American family of financiers and philanthropists. Junius Spencer Morgan, 1813–90, b. West Springfield, Mass., prospered at investment banking. H&Q Healthcare Conference Issue available at http://www.twst.com/info/info251.htm or by calling 212/952-7433 The Wall Street Transcript is a premier weekly investment publication serving serious long-term investors Long-term investor A person who makes investments for a period of at least five years in order to finance his or her long-term goals. for over 38 years. The Wall Street Transcript has launched a new free service where investors can ask Tularik (or any public company) a question at http://www.qawire.com Serious investors may now receive free email alerts containing links to TWST articles whenever TWST publishes an interview on the companies they follow by using the new Alerts.com service available at http://www.twst.com/alerts.html. The Wall Street Transcript does not endorse To sign a paper or document, thereby making it possible for the rights represented therein to pass to another individual. Also spelled indorse. endorse (indorse) v. the views of any interviewees nor does it make stock recommendations. For subscription information call 800/246-7673. http://www.twst.com http:// www.tularik.com |
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