Bristol-Myers Squibb Company discovers, develops, licenses, manufactures, markets, and distributes biopharmaceutical products worldwide. The company offers drugs in various therapeutic classes, such as oncology; cardiovascular; immunoscience; and virology, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Its products include Opdivo, a biological product for anti-cancer indications; Eliquis, an oral inhibitor targeted at stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolic disorders; Orencia, a biological product that targets adult patients with active rheumatoid arthritis and prostate-specific antigen; and Sprycel, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia. The company's products also comprise Yervoy, a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma; Empliciti, a human monoclonal antibody for the treatment of multiple myeloma; Baraclude, a potent and selective inhibitor of the hepatitis B virus; Sustiva, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for HIV and bulk efavirenz; Reyataz, a protease inhibitor for the treatment of HIV and combination therapy Evotaz; Daklinza, an oral small molecule NS5A replication complex inhibitor for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV); and Sunvepra, an oral small molecule for the treatment of HCV. It sells products to wholesalers, retail pharmacies, hospitals, government entities and the medical profession. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company has a research partnership with Sirenas; and a collaboration agreement with Nektar Therapeutics, Illumina, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Advantagene, Inc., as well as Tsinghua University. The company was formerly known as Bristol-Myers Company and changed its name to Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in 1989. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
