Brian Atwood

Theraclone Sciences, Inc. develops novel therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. The firm leverages its proprietary antibody discovery technology, I-STARTM to identify rare fully human antibodies from immunologically relevant human subjects. The firm’s primary research focus is to discover novel targets and antibodies, and develop therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, by using its proprietary B-cell technology platform to mine the immune system of cancer patients. The company was founded by Johnny T. Stine in November 2004 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which engages in the discovery and development of novel protein therapeutics. Its product candidates includes, Cabiralizumab (FPA008), Bemarituzumab (FPA144), and FPA150. The FPA008 is an antibody that inhibits colony stimulating factor-1, or CSF1, receptor, or CSF1R, that are developing in rheumatoid arthritis and plan to clinically develop in pigmented villonodular synovitis, or PVNS, and in combination with nivolumab in multiple cancers. The FPA144 is an antibody that inhibits fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b, or FGFR2b, that are developing to treat patients with gastric cancer. The FPA150 is a CD8 T cell checkpoint which targets B7-H4 that is developing as a monotherapy in multiple cancers. The company was founded by Lewis T. Williams in December 2001 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, C.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Groove Biopharma Corp. focuses on the generation of novel microRNA (miRNA) therapeutics with improved properties, including higher potency and enhanced pharmacodynamic activity. Endogenous microRNAs (miRNAs) were involved in extensive regulatory networks for many target genes and pathways. Groove Biopharma's core technology addressed a new avenue of nucleotide therapeutic drug discovery via modulation of cellular mirna. Used exclusive technology, Groove Biopharma were generated a series of lead candidates with the potential to be best-in-class therapeutics. By incorporated proprietary structural modifications into miRNA therapeutics, the Groove Biopharma technology platform presented promising potential for treating a wide range of diseases, including cancer, fibrosis, and infectious disease.The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Seattle,UN.

Brentwood Venture Capital (brentwood) is a venture capital firm located in the US. The firm is the venture capital investment arm of Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. it was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Los Angeles,California.

Brentwood Associates is a Private Equity firm founded in 1984 by William M. Barnum and B. Kipling Hagopian. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver.

Helicos BioSciences Corp. is a life sciences company focused on innovative genetic analysis technologies and the monetization of those technologies and related intellectual property. The company was founded by Stanley N. Lapidus, Stephen D. Quake and Noubar B. Afeyan on May 9, 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Saegis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed drug therapeutics. Its phase II SGS742 clinical drug treated diseases such as mild cognitive impairment and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Its second SGS742 clinical trial provided coronary artery bypass surgery. The company was founded in 1999 and was headquartered in Half Moon Bay, CA.

Mallinckrodt Hospital Products, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company, which develops and commercializes proprietary product candidates used in the hospital setting. The firm offers OFIRMEV (acetaminophen injection), a proprietary intravenous formulation of acetaminophen for the management of mild to moderate pain, the management of moderate to severe pain with adjunctive opioid analgesics and the reduction of fever. The company was founded by Theodore R. Schroeder, David A. Socks, and Cam L. Garner on May 26, 2004 and is headquartered in Hazelwood, MO.

Pall ForteBio Corp. develops analytical systems that enable real-time analysis of biomolecular interactions in micro-volume sample sizes, providing information on affinity, kinetics, and concentration. The company was founded in October 2001 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Accelerator Services Corp (Accelerator Services) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Carl Weissman and Rodney F. Burgar. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Trius Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company which focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative antibiotics for life-threatening infections. It engages in developing tedizolid phosphate an intravenous, or IV, and oral antibiotic, for the treatment of serious gram-positive bacterial infections, initially for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, ABSSSI, and subsequently for other indications, including pneumonia. ABSSSI is a new classification for complicated skin and skin structure infections, or cSSSI. Tedizolid phosphate is an IV and orally administered second generation oxazolidinone. The company develops antibiotics for gram-negative infections. Trius Therapeutics was founded by John Finn and John P. Schmid in June 2004, and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Immune Design Corp. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on cancer with in vivo approaches designed to enable the body's immune system to fight disease. It develops multiple product candidates from its discovery platforms, ZVex and GLAAS. The company was founded by Steven G. Reed and David Baltimore on February 20, 2008 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Clovis Oncology, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the acquisition, development, and commercialization of innovative anti-cancer agents in the United States, Europe, and additional international markets. Its U.S. marketed product, Rubraca (rucaparib), an oral small molecule inhibitor of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), is approved for use in the maintenance treatment and treatment of eligible adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer, and also for the treatment of adult patients with a deleterious BRCA mutation (germline and/or somatic)-associated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), which have been treated with androgen receptor-directed therapy and a taxane-based chemotherapy. In Europe, Rubraca is approved for use in recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. The company was founded by Andrew R. Allen, Gillian C. Ivers-Read, Patrick J. Mahaffy, and Erle T. Mast on April 20, 2009 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Spark Diagnostics, Inc. provides diagnostic services. It uses sequencing technology to diagnose diseases. The company was founded by Jessica Owens in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cell Design Labs, Inc. develops disruptive cell-based therapies for cancer and other devastating diseases. The company was founded by Brian G. Atwood and Fred E. Cohen in 2016 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Locust Walk Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on October 2, 2020 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on June 8, 2021 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.