Our culture is encompassed by four interrelated concepts: honor, knowledge, passion, strength.

Addressing global health problems like pandemic flu, bioterrorist threats, neglected developing world diseases, and major causes of pain and suffering is a noble mission that selects for people of honor to lead the fight. Honor means creating a valuable company by conducting honest business and clever science to achieve a common good. Knowledge is essential to achieving even a portion of these lofty goals. It is grounded on novel ideas, quality scientific data and obtaining and applying superior information.

It is hard work for a team to develop a platform that provides powerful innovative tools for the treatment of infectious diseases. Passion drives this innovation and makes a job feel like a meaningful journey where success in making a difference is the reward that naturally leads to a valuable company. Business success requires strength in patent positions and specialized knowledge that allows a small company to level the playing field, provide real value to its investors and collaborators, and share in the success it helps create.

Balance in these four concepts is what we expect of each other and everyone in the Zirus Nation.