David S. Casebier

Diacrin, Inc. develops human cell transplant therapeutic products. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Novartis Corp. manufactures pharmaceuticals, vaccines, consumer health, generics, eye care and animal health products. It manufactures drugs for oncology, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on November 15, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Viridos, Inc. develops and commercializes genomic-driven solutions and products. The firm's offerings are designed for application in solutions such as human health, food, water production, and environment. The company was founded by J. Craig Venter, Hamilton O. Smith, David C. Kiernan and Juan Enriquez-Cabot in February 2005 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

BioRelix, Inc. engages in the development of antibiotics. The company was founded by Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, Steven Delco, Ronald R. Breaker and Kennth F. Blount in 2005 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

FORMA Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops medicines for cancer and other genetically driven diseases. Its drug discovery engine deploys screening and structure-based approaches across broad families of targets involved in tumor metabolism, epigenetics, protein homeostasis, and protein-protein interactions. The company was founded by Steven Tregay, Nikolai Kley, Stuart L. Schreiber, Todd R. Golub, Michael Foley and Alexis Borisy in 2008 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative therapies for vascular diseases. The firm develops small molecules and monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of vascular disease and enhancement of wound healing. Its two lead programs include a tie-2 activator for diabetic macular edema and vascular leak, and a hypoxia-inducible factor 1-a stabilizer for wound healing and the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The company was founded by Joseph H. Gardner and Robert Shalwitz in 2011 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Neurovance, Inc. operates as a a biopharmaceutical company. It develops treatments for central nervous system disorders. The company was founded by Anthony McKinney and Franklin P. Bymaster in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Apple Tree venture Managemnet LLC (Apple Tree Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Seth Harrison in 1999. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional offices in London, San Francisco and Cambridge.

Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. conducts biomedical researches. It focuses in the areas of oncology, ophthalmology, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, neuroscience, and cardiovascular conditions, other focus areas include discovery chemistry, biologics, pathway biology, and translational medicine. The company was founded on September 10, 2002 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nexaweb, Inc. develops application modernization software solutions. It provides products and service which simplify and transform client/server applications. The firm’s products include Nexacro and Nexaweb platform. The company was founded by Coach K. Wei in February 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

ImmunOs Therapeutics AG is a company based in Schlieren, Switzerland that pioneers HLA-based therapeutics to create transformational medicines for cancer and inflammation. The Swiss company has identified specific HLA molecules that activate the immune system and is utilizing these molecules as the backbone of novel therapies capable of stimulating both the innate and adaptive immune systems of cancer patients to eliminate tumor cells. ImmunOs' lead program is a multi-functional fusion protein that blocks specific LILRB and KIR receptors and activates anti-tumor responses. The company is also using HLA molecules to develop novel therapies to treat inflammatory diseases. ImmunOs is supported by leading international investors, including Samsara BioCapital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Gimv, Pfizer Ventures, Biomed Partners, Schroder Adveq, Mission BioCapital, GL Capital, Peak6, Fiscus, and Redalpine. The company was founded by Osiris Marroquin Belaunzaran and Christoph Renner, and the CEO is Sean R. Smith.

Versameb AG operates as an preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company was founded by Friedrich Metzger, Roger Meier and Urs Breitenstein in 2018 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Novartis Pharma AG engages in the research in as well as the production and distribution of pharmaceutical, chemical, medical, and biotechnological products. It also provides related services. The company was founded on October 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

ESBATech AG develops antibody fragment therapeutics. The firm's antibody fragment is derived from human antibody fragment scaffolds. It develops Immuna, an antigen-independent platform to screen, select, and optimize highly-stable and soluble, single-chain antibody fragments. The company was founded by Dominik Escher in September 1998 and is headquartered Schlieren, Switzerland.

Novartis Bioventure Fund focuses on companies operating in the field of life science technology. The geographical focus includes the US, Canada, UK and Switzerland. The fund invests in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical device products. It invests in all stages of financing and also invests in mezzanine transactions.

Artidis AG develops nano mechanical biomarkers for rapid cancer diagnostics. The private company is based in Basel, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded by Marija Plodinec, Marko Loparic, Philipp Oertle, Tobias Appenzeller. Marija Plodinec has been the CEO since incorporation.

ImaginAb, Inc. develops engineered antibody fragments for diagnostic imaging and novel therapeutic applications. It products offer actionable data to facilitate diagnosis of disease, inform better treatment decisions, and monitor response to therapy. The firm also offers a range of pre-clinical (animal imaging) reagents for use with microPET, microSPECT, and optical imaging systems. The company was founded by Christian P. Behrenbruch, Tove Olafsen, Anna M. Wu, and Robert E. Reiter in 2007 and is headquartered in Inglewood, CA.

Old Mother Hubbard, Inc. manufactures and distributes snacks and biscuits for dogs in the United States. It bakes a wide variety of naturally delicious snacks for dogs with, all-natural ingredients including chicken, cheddar cheese, apples, carrots, sweet potatoes and oatmeal. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

US Food & Drug Administration operates agencies to protect health and human services. It protects and promotes public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, cosmetics, animal foods and feed and veterinary products. The company was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and Harvey Washington Wiley on 30th June, 1906 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.