Bruce Peacock

Sapphire Therapeutics, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical products. It develops compounds for the treatment of oncologic and metabolic diseases. The firm products include anamorelin for the treatment of anorexia and cachexia. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Alba Therapeutics Corporation is a privately held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical Company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Genetics, environment, aberrant immune response, and barrier dysfunction are all required for autoimmunity. Alba's technology platform is based on modifying disease state epithelial permeability using compounds which impact the regulation of tight junctions in cell barriers throughout the body with potential applications in celiac disease, Crohn's disease, asthma/COPD and acute lung injury. As a development stage company Alba maximizes value creation by leveraging its human capital, partnerships and technology. Since the Company's formation in 2004, the company has entered human clinical trials with its lead product, received Fast Track designation from the FDA (in Celiac Disease), successfully completed three Phase I clinical trials and completed its first Phase II study. Along with $30m raised in its Series A financing, equity and non-equity capital, such as SBIR and ATP grants and venture debt, are being used to develop products, enhance its powerful IP position and build the Company's infrastructure and core competencies

Ikano Therapeutics Inc. (ITI) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapeutics, with an emphasis on products treating disorders related to the central nervous system (CNS) for which there is proven, unsatisfied consumer need. They currently have two products in its clinical pipeline, with and others in formulation or preclinical development. Its goal is to become a leader in the field of specialty pharmaceuticals by applying its formulation expertise across a broad range of therapeutic areas to create new and differentiated products that improve safety, efficacy and convenience for patients, caregivers and health care professionals. ITI's fully integrated drug delivery platform combines proprietary formulation research, clinical and regulatory development, specialized delivery systems, clinical manufacturing and packaging. These capabilities and expertise enable them to develop its products efficiently and cost effectively. They intend to commercialize these products by marketing them themselves or partnering them with other companies. Its senior management team collectively has more than 100 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and extensive experience with development-stage companies. ITI supplements its own internal expertise with a variety of outside expert consultants, academic and industry and makes strategic use of outsourcing for development and commercial manufacturing.

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in discovering, developing and commercializing medicines that are designed to leverage ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) to selectively silence genes that cause or contribute to disease. The firm uses its proprietary GalXC RNAi technology platform to build a pipeline in these therapeutic areas. The company was founded by Douglas M. Fambrough III, Mark A. Behlke, Roberto Guerciolini, James Craig Jenson, and John J. Rossi in October 2006 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

SV Health Investors LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of SV Health Investors LLP founded in 2006. SV Health Investors LLC is headquartered in Boston.

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp. is a clinical stage biotechnology company, which engages in the usage of a gene therapy platform to develop transformational genetic therapies for patients suffering from rare and debilitating diseases. The firm also focuses on conducting clinical trials in the field of ophthalmology, optogenetics, adrenoleukodystrophy, and otology. The company was founded by Richard Jude Samulski, Nicholas Muzyczka, William W. Hauswirth, Terence R. Flotte, and Barry J. Byrne on January 19, 1999 and is headquartered in Alachua, FL.

NeurogesX, Inc. developed and commercialized novel pain management therapies. The company was founded by Wendye R. Robbins on May 28, 1998 and was headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

The Little Clinic LLC provides healthcare services. The firm diagnoses and treats minor illnesses for patients. The company was founded by Lisa Loscalzo in 2003 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

IVERIC bio, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The firm engages in discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat ophthalmic diseases, with a focus on age-related and orphan retinal diseases. Its product candidates include Zimura and Gene Therapy. The company was founded by David R. Guyer and Samir Chandrakant Patel on January 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

PanOptica, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that provides ophthalmology drugs for treatment of eye diseases. The company was founded by Paul G. Chaney and Martin B. Wax in March 2009 and is headquartered in Bernardsville, NJ.

Invisible Sentinel, Inc. engages in food diagnostics. It offers food safety, wine, beer products such as veriflow for salmonella, listerria species and vinoBrett for breetanomyces bruxellensis, vinoPAL for pedicoccus and lactobacillus and veriflow custom solutions. The company was founded by Nicholas Siciliano and Benjamin Pascal in October 2006 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

CTx Operations, Inc. operates as a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company. It develops novel cellular therapeutics. The company was founded by Saar Gill and Michael Klichinsky in 2017 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Agent Capital LLC (Agent Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Geeta Vemuri. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Aro Biotherapeutics Co. operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on the research and development of a new generation of protein biologics products. It specializes in oncology, drug discovery, drug development, licensing, drug delivery, sirna, immunology, bispecifics, protein conjugation, protein therapeutics and protein engineering services. The company was founded by Karyn O?Neil and Susan Dillon in 2018 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Interius BioTherapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that targets cancer. The company was founded by Saar Gill and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

viTToria Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a gene-edited cell therapeutics company based in Philadelphia, PA. The company is developing novel CAR-T cell therapies using their proprietary Senza5 platform, which maximizes stemness, durability, and target cell cytotoxicity. The technology is exclusively licensed from the University of Pennsylvania and has pipeline applications in oncology and autoimmune diseases. The company was founded by Bruce A. Peacock and Nicholas Siciliano, with Nicholas Siciliano serving as CEO since incorporation.