Ben Shapiro

Enlight Biosciences LLC develops research tools for drug discovery and development. It offers patient-centric platforms that may impact all aspects of the connected health ecosystem from patient engagement and experience, to patient-focused research and development. The company was founded by Raju S. Kucherlapati, David Steinberg, Rakesh Kumar Jain, H. Robert Horbitz, and Sanjiv Sam Gambhir in July 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Celera Group provides molecular diagnostics using proprietary genomics and proteomics discovery platforms to identify and validate novel diagnostic markers and to develop diagnostic products based on these markers. These diagnostic products are used to predict disease risk and optimize therapy selection, monitoring and patient outcome. The company was founded in May, 1998 and is located in Rockville, MD

Ikaria, Inc. operates as a biotherapeutics company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics and interventions designed to meet the medical needs of critically ill patients. It offers INOMAX for inhalation, which is used to treat newborns suffering from hypoxic respiratory failure, and is making a major impact on the critical care environment. The company was founded on August 18, 2006 and is headquartered in Clinton, NJ.

Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. develops microbial therapies that address the human immune system. It engages in the development of a new class of drugs that work by modulating the human microbiome, with an initial emphasis in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Ruslan Medzhitov, Alexander Rudensky, Brett Finlay, Kenya Honda, Dan Littman, Bernat Olle and David Steinberg in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Akili Interactive Labs, Inc. develops therapeutic mobile video games. It also develops platform technology that test and enhance the cognitive abilities through a video game. The company was founded by Adam Gazzaley, Daphne Zohar, Daphne Bavelier, and Eddie Martucci in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Tal Medical, Inc. operates as a clinical stage medical device company. It develops novel, non contact, neuromodulatory devices for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The firm focuses on the development of LFMS for the treatment of major depressive disorder and bipolar depression. The company was founded by Daphne Zohar, Steven Marc Paul, Andrew Miller, Eric Elenko and Nessan Bermingham in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative provides drug research and development services. It specializes in analyzing the causes of and in developing medicine and treatments for neglected diseases. It specializes in the study of neglected tropical diseases, such as sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis), Leishmaniasis, Chagas, malaria, pediatric HIV, and filarial diseases. It develops a research and development portfolio that includes projects from discovery through to post-registration phases. Its focus areas encompass regional disease-specific platform development, technology transfer, and public responsibility and awareness advocacies. The organization was founded in July 2003 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC is a pharmaceutical company that provides free medicines and adult vaccines to qualified patients through their Merck Patient Assistance Program. The company is based in Boston, MA and is a part of Merck & Co., Inc. and its affiliates. The company also offers information about insurance coverage and financial assistance options for eligible patients. The company conducts clinical trials and provides medical information covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine through their Merck Manuals. Additionally, they report on their commitment to operating responsibly to benefit society through their corporate responsibility program, which includes their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. Merck for Mothers is an initiative to create a world where no woman has to die giving life.

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. engages in business of research and development of therapies utilizing muscarinic cholinergic receptors to treat psychosis and cognitive impairment in numerous central nervous system disorders. The company was founded by Andrew Miller, Eric Elenko, and Peter Jeffrey Conn in July 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Mind & Life Institute provides social services. The company was founded in 1987 by Adam Engle, Tenzin Gyatso, and Francisco J. Varela and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Alivio Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies to treat inflammatory disorders through targeted disease immunomodulation. The company was founded by Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey Karp, John LaMattima, Brian Leuthner, Bennett Shapiro, Eric Elenko, Joep Muijrers, and Stephen Muniz and is headquartered in Boston, MA.