Yahoo! FinanceFinance Home - My Yahoo - Yahoo! - Help 

Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 10:19AM ET - U.S. Markets close in 5 hours and 41 minutes. Dow Up 1.58% Nasdaq Down 1.21%
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NPSP)At 9:45AM ET: 6.11  Down 0.05 (0.81%)  
MORE ON NPSP
Quotes
Charts
News & Info
Company
HereProfile
Analyst Coverage
Ownership
Financials

ProfileGet Profile for:
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
550 Hills Drive
3rd Floor
Bedminster, NJ 07921
United States - Map
Phone: 908-450-5300
Fax: 908-450-5351
Web Site: http://www.npsp.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Healthcare
Industry:Biotechnology
Full Time Employees:41

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of specialty therapeutics for gastrointestinal and endocrine disorders. It is advancing two late-stage programs to restore or replace biological function, including GATTEX (teduglutide), which is in Phase 3 clinical development for intestinal failure associated with short bowel syndrome; and NPSP558 (parathyroid hormone 1-84 [rDNA origin] injection) that is in Phase 2 clinical development as a hormone therapy for hypoparathyroidism. The company also completed a Phase 3 osteoporosis study for PREOS (parathyroid hormone 1-84 [rDNA origin] injection). In addition, it is developing NPSP156, which is in preclinical stage for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. NPS Pharmaceuticals complements its internal programs with strategic partnerships with Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, Kirin, Janssen, and Nycomed. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Key Statistics

COMPANY WEBSITES 
  • Home Page
  • Search Yahoo! for:
    More on NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Oct-08 is better than 87.5% of Russell 3000 companies and 92.8% of Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences companies.
    Brought to you by Institutional Shareholder Services.

    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Dr. Francois Nader MD, MBA, 51
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 648.00KN/A
    Mr. Luke M. Beshar , 49
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 45.00KN/A
    Mr. Andrew Rackear , 53
    Sr. VP of Legal Affairs, Gen. Counsel and Sec.
    $ 170.00KN/A
    Dr. Alan G. Harris MD, PhD, FACP, 57
    Chief Medical Officer and Sr. VP
    N/A N/A
    Dr. Bo Joelsson M.D. Ph.D.,
    Head of Clinical Research
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
    View Insiders


    Add to My Portfolio Add to Portfolio    Set Alert Set Alert    Email to a Friend Email to a Friend
    Get Profile for Another Symbol: Symbol Lookup
    Annual ReportsSector Analysis