David Anderson

MithraGen, Inc. develops immunotherapies for the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious diseases. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

PLx Pharma, Inc. engages in the development of formulations of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Its products include GI-safer NSAID technology and product pipeline; aspirin, ibuprofen and indomethacin as well as other drugs for over-the-counter and prescription markets using the PLxGuard technology. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Tanox, Inc engages in the discovery and development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies in the areas of asthma, allergy, inflammation, other diseases affecting the human immune system, and infectious diseases. Its product, Xolair (omalizumab), is used for treatment of adults and adolescents with moderate-to-severe persistent asthma

Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc. provides commercializing particle-based therapies the selective and precise thermal destruction of solid tumors. It develops AuroLase Therapy utilizing AuroShell Particles (also referred to as nanoshells) for the precise, particle-based thermal ablation of solid tumors. The company was founded by Naomi J. Halas, Jennifer L. West, and Daniel M. Watkins in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.