About IDEC Pharmaceuticals

About company

IDEC Pharmaceuticals develop therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative, hematologic, and autoimmune diseases. Idec Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1986 by UC-San Diego physician and immunologist Ivor Royston, San Diego bioentrepreneur Howard Birndorf, and Stanford University cancer researchers Ron Levy and Richard Miller. In 2003, Idec Pharmaceuticals was merged with Biogen.