Ira Mellman

Gilead Connecticut, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals and biotechnology chemicals. The firm develops a pipeline of small molecule therapeutics for multiple oncology and immunology-based indications. It focuses on the development of novel kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Yale Cancer Center operates as a cancer center. It offers cancer immunology, cancer prevention and control, developmental therapeutics, genomics, genetics and epigenetics, radiobiology and radiotherapy, signal transduction, virus and other infection-associated cancers programs. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research Ltd. is non-profit organization engages in the prevention and control of cancer through researches, integrated laboratory and clinical trials. The firm operates in the areas of cell biology, genomics, immunology, neuroscience, signaling, stem cells, therapeutic, tumor biology, brain and breast cancer, immunotherapy, and melanoma. The company was founded by Daniel K. Ludwig in 1971 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.