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Corixa was a biotechnology/pharmaceutical company based in Seattle,
Washington
involved in the development of immunotherapeutics to combat autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, and cancer. It was founded in 1994.
It operated a
laboratory and production facility in Hamilton, Montana
.
The name Corixa comes from the true bug (Insecta: Hemiptera:
Heteroptera) genus
Corixa (family Corixidae,
Water boatman), described by Geoffroy, in
1762.
On 12 July 2005, the European pharmaceuticals giant
GlaxoSmithKline completed the acquisition of
Corixa. GSK had formerly made use of the Corixa's
MPL adjuvant in some of their
vaccines.
On 31 March 2006, Corixa's doors closed after over 11 years in
business.
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