anyone up for a research project?

[grasswire]

It's pretty interesting that the California company that owns the vaccine production plant in UK is totally kept out of the news about the shortage.

I wonder about this company. Are there ties to Bushco? Who are the principals?

Anyone want to kick this and work on it? I'm due for some sleep, but very interested in knowing why we are only hearing about the UK factory and not the parent.

[grasswire]

1. okay, right off the bat...

...I find that Chiron IS the name of the parent company.

Here's a big page of stories about them.

http://www.powderject.com/company/vaccines_Press_Area.php

[Gelliebeans]

2. here are the execs

Howard Pien
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Ursula B. Bartels
Vice President, General Counsel

Jack Goldstein
Vice President
President, Chiron Blood Testing

William G. Green
Senior Vice President, Special Counsel

Jessica Hoover
Vice President, Head of Corporate Business Development

John A. Lambert
Vice President
President, Chiron Vaccines


Rino Rappuoli
Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer

Linda Short
Vice President, Corporate Resources

David V. Smith
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer


Bryan Walser
Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Affairs

Craig A. Wheeler
Vice President
President, Chiron BioPharmaceuticals


on further review I believe Powderject (UK company)(vaccinations were their thing) was merged or purchased by Chiron (Emmeryville,CA) (biotech company) in 2001 (?)still looking around will post more if I come across something

[izzie]

3. Can pull it all up on Google.

Looks like a world wide business. China may own it for all I know. Once China has more of our debt we will not have to worry about Bush any how. Funny how no one found it odd that Bush said Can. drugs may not be safe and we were getting drugs from England and they were not safe. Did he know this ?Or are the drugs we take just not safe?

[auburngrad82]

4. I think that we're barking up the wrong tree.

Here's the opensecrets query results for employers of Chiron. Most contributed to Dems including Dean and Kerry.

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=&txtState=%28all+states%29&txtZip=&txtEmploy=chiron&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&txt2000=Y&Order=N

One thing that confuses me, though. How do you contribute to your own company and how is it considered a "campaign contribution"? The only thing I can figure is it's money used for lobbying.

[Gelliebeans]

5. I think so too

but knowledge is never wasted, I'll just file it away until needed lol