Dennis Purcell

Valentis lead drug candidate, Deltavasc, may treat peripheral arterial and ischemic heart disease with a gene that spurs new blood vessels to form (a process known as angiogenesis). In early stages of development are DNA vaccines for HIV, hepatitis C, and other viral infections. Another drug candidate, eNOS, could prevent tissue rejection in transplant recipients. The company licenses its technology -- include the GeneSwitch platform, which can turn off or on gene therapies -- to other drugmakers. These licensees include Genzyme, Pfizer, and GlaxoSmithKline.

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.

Aton Pharma, Inc. develops therapeutics for cancer and other diseases. Its products include Edecrin, Sodium Edecrin, Cuprimine, Demser and Syprine. The company was founded by Michael G. Wells in 2001 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, NJ.

New York Biotechnology Association, Inc. promotes the biotechnology industry. It supports the development and growth of New York State''s life science industry, and serves its members and the life science community by providing a network for public policy, industry advocacy, and community development. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rosetta Capital Ltd (Rosetta Capital) is a venture capital firm is founded in 2001 by Jeremy Curnock Cook, Michael Forer and Jonathan Hepple. The firm is headquartered in London.

Poliwogg Holdings, Inc. provides investment banking services. It offers swaps, forward and futures contracts, options and exchange traded funds. The company was founded by Jeffrey L. Feldman and David Webster Jaffin and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures anti-viral drug. The company is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Ichnos Sciences, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It provides curative therapies that extend human life. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Paramus, NJ.

Embera NeuroTherapeutics, Inc. develops treatments for smoking cessation, cocaine dependence and other addictions. The company was founded by Nicholas Edward Goeders and Marie A. Lindner in 2005 and is headquartered in Sudbury, MA.

Summus Global, Inc. is a virtual health advisory platform that connects families to a network of over 4,000 top specialists across 48 leading hospitals worldwide. The company is based in New York, NY. The company aims to provide a faster and more efficient way to access high-quality medical expertise, transforming the existing inefficient and opaque referral system. Summus partners with companies across the country to create an elevated healthcare experience for their employees and to support better, cost-efficient outcomes across all health questions. The company was founded by Julian Flannery, Aftab R. Kherani, and Jennifer Kherani, and Julian Flannery has been the CEO since incorporation.

BioScience Managers Pty Ltd (Bioscience Managers) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Jeremy Curnock Cook. The firm is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Real Endpoints LLC provides information and analytics services. It offers information platform to reveal insights about the changing world of product reimbursement. The firm operates its business through Reimbursement Intelligence and RxScorecard. The company was founded by Roger Longman in 2010 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

The New York City Investment Fund Manager Inc. (The New York City Investment Fund Manager) is a venture capital firm founded by Henry Kravis in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.