Company History

Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. was formed on November 17, 1999 when Cypros Pharmaceutical Corporation and RiboGene Inc. merged to become one integrated company. See below for some key dates, milestones, and accomplishments from our history.

Company Timeline
1999 Formation of Questcor through merger of RiboGene Inc. and Cypros Pharmaceutical Corporation
2001 Questcor acquires Acthar® Gel from Aventis
2005 Questcor divests Nascobal®, Glofil® and Ethamolin® to QOL Medical
2007 Questcor initiates new orphan strategy for Acthar

Questcor dramatically expands funding for patient assistance programs

First profitable year in Questcor's history
2008 Questcor moves to NASDAQ

Questcor initiates effort to evaluate Acthar in nephrotic syndrome

Questcor submits sNDA for IS indication to FDA

Questcor records second consecutive profitable year