Nancy McCarthy

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.

Part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., SICOR, Inc. is a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Harry E. Gruber, Jack W. Reich, Paul K. Laikind, Robert L. Engler. SICOR was acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on January 22, 2004 for $3,297.10 million.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Influmedix, Inc. develops treatment for the control of seasonal influenza epidemics as well as pandemic influenza. The firm also focus on treatment of the seasonal flu, a constant problem every year as well as the avian flu, which continues to represent a serious pandemic threat. The company was founded by William F. DeGrado in 2006 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Cernostics, Inc. develops and commercializes cancer diagnostic tests. Its technology is based on a systems approach to evaluating tissues via anatomic pathology and simultaneously evaluates immune, stromal, stem cell and tumor biomarkers on a single slide while preserving tissue structure. The company was founded in 2008 by Michel Nederlof and Rebecca Critchley-Thorne and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Part of RELX Plc, Elsevier Science, Inc. is a leading health education platform based in New York, NY. Osmosis.org, a subsidiary of Elsevier Science, empowers millions of current and future clinicians and caregivers with the best learning experience possible. Osmosis pioneers in medical education technology by offering online educational video content that's simple, engaging, and informative. The platform has a library of over 1,600+ videos covering pathology, physiology, pharmacology, and clinical practice, complete with questions, flashcards, and notes. Osmosis has an engaged audience of more than one million active learners and a YouTube channel with over 1.8 million learners worldwide.

B. Braun Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets medical products and services. It offers infusion therapy, regional anesthesia and pain management, urinary care, nutrition therapy, renal therapies, ostomy care, and wound management. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Bethlehem, PA.

Orphan Technologies Ltd. engages in the manufacturing of biopharmaceutical drugs. It develops novel therapies for patients suffering from rare disorder and classical homocystinuria. The company is headquartered in Rapperswil, Switzerland.

Established in 2000, TransPharma Medical Ltd. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drug-products utilizing an innovative active transversal drug delivery technology. Its current proprietary drug-product development programs include ViaDerm-hPTH (1-34), a transversal hPTH (1-34) product to treat osteoporosis, undergoing Phase 2B clinical trials, which is developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly, and two additional peptides currently in Phase 1. TransPharma's drug-product development activities utilize its well-proven RF-MicroChannel Technology. Its RF-MicroChannel technology enables the creation of an array of microscopic pores through the very outer skin surface, allowing the delivery of therapeutic doses of a wide portfolio of drugs, including biologics, Its main area of focus. TransPharma's implementation of the RF-MicroChannel Technology is the ViaDerm delivery system. Intended for home use, the ViaDerm delivery system consists of a reusable, handheld, low-cost device and a disposable patch containing a drug. TransPharma's goal is to develop multiple drug-products through strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies and through independent product development. They believe that combining partnered and proprietary product development ensures capitalizing of both the promise of its technology and its growing capabilities.

Monitor Co. Group LP provides strategic management consulting services. The firm also offers financial advisory and investment banking services through monitor merchant banking. The company was founded by Joseph B. Fuller and Michael B. Partner in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The CDM Group, Inc. is a management consulting firm that focuses on national, state, community, and individual health and well-being. The firm’s programs and products include epidemiology, clinical research, evaluation, knowledge translation, health law and policy, drug-free workplace, editorial services, and disparities. The firm also provides policy analysis, program support, product development, dissemination, events management, and information technology services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Part of Roche Holding AG, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. is a Canadian pharmaceutical company that manufactures drugs. The company is based in Mississauga, Canada.

AMO Pharma Ltd. engages in the development of biopharmaceutical products. It develops and identifies and advance therapies for people affected by serious and debilitating diseases, particularly rare or orphan diseases. The company was founded by Michael F. Snape on February 10, 2015 and is headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom.