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Date 8/29/2008
Company Name Peplin
Mailing Address 6475 Christie Avenue Emeryville, CA 94608
Company Description Peplin was founded in 1998 to advance promising research undertaken by its founder Dr Jim Aylward. Dr Aylward, utilizing facilities at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), was interested in evaluating the anti-cancer properties of natural products sourced from non-indigenous plants of the genus Euphorbiaceae. In particular Dr Aylward was interested in the science behind the observation that the sap of Euphorbia peplus had enjoyed a history of community use as a treatment for skin cancer conditions.