Alfred Spada

Conatus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on the development and commercialization of novel medicines to treat chronic diseases. The firm engages in developing emricasan, an orally active pan-caspase inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with chronic liver disease and is designed to reduce the activities of human caspases. It also develops CTS-2090, an orally active selective caspase inhibitor, for diseases involving inflammasome pathways. The company was founded by Alfred P. Spada, Jennifer Giottonini Cayer, and Steven J. Mento on July 13, 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of human therapeutics to control apoptosis. The company was founded by John C. Reed, Robert H. Horvitz, and Lawrence C. Fritz in March 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Aya Biosciences, Inc. is a neuroscience company that is dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of patients with neuropsychiatric diseases. The company is based in La Jolla, CA. The company is creating a pipeline of novel, orally active serotonin receptor agonists as a new class of therapeutics. The CEO of the company is Micah Anderson.