High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics. For many years since the company was founded, the company concentrated primarily on antiviral drugs to treat patients infected with HIV, hepatitis B or influenza. In 2006, Gilead acquired two companies that were developing drugs to treat patients with pulmonary diseases. The company has eleven commercially available products. Headquartered and founded in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe and Australia. As of January 31, 2008, the company had 2,979 full-time employees. The company's name and logo refer to the Balm of Gilead. Gilead (a place mentioned in the Bible) was famed for its small trees that produced a resin used in medicine. The leaf in the logo symbolizes healing, life and growth, while the shield represents safety, strength, and honor. Together they signify Gilead's efforts to use the healing power of science to create medicines that treat life-threatening diseases. Gilead is a member of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index and the S

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