Medical
In 1986, Mr. Kimberlin co-founded The Immune Response Corporation with Jonas Salk. Immune Response was founded to develop a much-needed vaccine for AIDS. Kimberlin helped the company raise over $350 million to support this cause. He also co-founded Myriad Genetics, the first human genome company, with Walter Gilbert. Kimberlin and Gilbert founded Myriad to identify genetic predispositions for killer diseases. Myriad Genetics first received international acclaim by discovering the breast cancer gene, BRCA1. As Dr. James D. Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure, noted: there is “no more exciting story in medical science.”
In 1993, Kimberlin co-founded the first stem cell company, Osiris Therapeutics. Osiris uses adult stem cells derived from bone marrow—bypassing the ethical and moral controversy surrounding the scientific breakthrough. By regenerating a variety of human tissue, Osiris is treating heart attacks, Type I diabetes, Graft versus Host Disease, Crohn’s Disease, and excessive exposure to radiation.
In 1999 Kimberlin helped launch the 'power to the patient' healthcare revolution of John Wennberg. Wennberg's radical Informed Patient Decision-Making approach inverts the medical paradigm in America. It has become the cornerstone of the Obama Administration's health care reform. The company, built around Wennberg's research, Health Dialog puts the patient in charge, lowering cost and improving quality. It became one of the fastest growing private companies in America. Before being acquired for $775 million, Health Dialog distributed $176 million to shareholders.
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