Francesco Marincola

Kite Pharma, Inc. engages in the the development and commercialization of cancer immunotherapy products. Its products include chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR), which address both hematological and solid cancers. The company was founded by Arie S. Belldegrun, James S. Economou, and Joshua A. Kazam on 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Refuge Biotechnologies, Inc. develops therapeutic cells. It is leveraging gene engineering technologies known as CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) and CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) to develop therapeutic cells that are programmed to make decisions inside the patient’s body. The firms programs include RB-1916, RB-H21 and RB-M1. The company was founded by Stanley Qi, David R. Parkinson and Bing C. Wang and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Orna Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that designs and delivers fully engineered circular RNA therapeutics to treat diseases. Orna Therapeutics is based in Cambridge, MA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's proprietary platform combines novel technology to create RNA that drives protein expression with validated and unique delivery solutions. Orna has many advantages over traditional approaches, including simplified production, improved formulatability, and superior protein expression. The company was founded by Daniel Anderson, Raffaella Squilloni, Alex Wesselhoeft, and the CEO is Thomas M. Barnes.