MGI PHARMA

MGI PHARMA, INC., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the acquisition, research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for oncology and acute care applications. The company markets its products through sales organizations in the United States, as well as alliances with other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies internationally. MGI PHARMA, INC. was founded in 1979 as Molecular Genetics, Inc. and changed its name to MGI PHARMA, INC. in 1990. The company is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. It has facilities in Bloomington, Minnesota; Lexington, Massachusetts; and Baltimore, Maryland. As of January 25, 2008, MGI PHARMA, INC. operates as a subsidiary of Eisai Corporation of North America.