Renu Vijaya

Covance, Inc. operates as a contract research organization and drug development company. Its services include research, lead optimization, analysis services, safety assessment and drug safety testing, consulting and partnering, clinical development, informatics, clinical testing, commercialization, and manufacturing support. The company was founded on November 12, 1996 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

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.

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. manufactures and sells cardiopulmonary products. It designs, develops and markets clinical devices for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The company is located in St. Paul, MN.

Endocrine Pharmaceuticals Ltd. engages in the development of hormonal drugs. If focuses on the research of micrin a naturally occurring mammalian hormonal inhibitor of tissue masses and cellular integrity. The company is headquartered in Tadley, the United Kingdom.

Transave, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative, inhaled pharmaceuticals for the site-specific treatment of serious lung diseases such as pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis patients and cancers affecting the lung. They are committed to significantly improving the quality of life and healthcare of patients suffering from these life-threatening diseases. Its operating principles are centered on teamwork, openness, mutual respect, diversity of opinion, trust, accountability and innovative science. They are developing products based on Transave's proprietary liposomal technology designed specifically for lung delivery. Its focus is on reformulating off-patent, established drugs into unique liposomal technology - based inhaled pharmaceuticals for the localized, site-specific treatment of serious lung diseases. Transave's proprietary liposomal technology allows for the sustained release of a drug in the lung's microenvironment. By remaining in the lungs for a prolonged period and potentially minimizing systemic exposure, Transave's liposomal technology offers the potential for changing the product profile, improving delivery of the compound to the lung and enhancing the therapeutic index of established pharmaceuticals.

Insmed Ltd. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products for the treatment of lung diseases. Its products are used for the site-specific treatment of serious lung diseases such as pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis patients and cancers affecting the lung. The company is located in London, the United Kingdom.