Janelle Muranaka

ViOptix, Inc. develops a tissue oximetry technology for the measurement of local tissue oxygen saturation. It offers T.Ox Tissue Oximeter, a lightweight and portable A/C power-operated unit. The was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

ProterixBio, Inc. supplies novel protein measurement technology. It manufactures and markets the ViBE platform, enabling highly sensitive, automated acoustic immunoassays to accelerate drug discovery, development and production of biological and pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Edward F. Crawley and Mark Lundstrom in 2002 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

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.

Liquidia Technologies, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology to transform the lives of patients. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Products and Partnering & Licensing. The two product candidates from its pipeline: LIQ861 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and LIQ865 for the treatment of local post-operative pain. Liquidia Technologies was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone, Ashok K. Mendiratta, Edward T. Samulski, William R. Kenan, Ginger Denison and Jason Rolland in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics provides healthcare services. It enables the development and delivery of much-needed diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases, including tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, sleeping sickness, hepatitis C, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, Buruli ulcer, febrile illnesses and infectious diseases with outbreak potential, such as Ebola. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute, Inc. creates solutions to health threats. It works with governments, leading public and private organizations, and academic institutions to provide solutions for some of the pervasive health care challenges. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Serica Technologies, Inc. produces silk-based biomaterial products for tissue rejuvenation. The company develops knee ligament replacements from silk biomaterial. The company was founded on May 31, 2000 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

DNAtrix, Inc. operates as a biotech company which focuses on the development of oncolytic viruses for cancer. The firm’s offers DNX-2401 product which is an oncolytic virus designed specifically for treating Glioblastoma. It also works to expand its platform technology for treating other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer indications. The company was founded in 2005 by Francis Patrick McCormick, Alfred Yung, Charles Conrad, Cande Gomez-Manzano and Juan Fueyo and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Atreaon, Inc. develops proteins for diseases treatment. It operates as a pharmaceutical company that develops medicines for the treatment of arthritis. The company was founded on December 19, 2011 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative therapies for vascular diseases. The firm develops small molecules and monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of vascular disease and enhancement of wound healing. Its two lead programs include a tie-2 activator for diabetic macular edema and vascular leak, and a hypoxia-inducible factor 1-a stabilizer for wound healing and the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The company was founded by Joseph H. Gardner and Robert Shalwitz in 2011 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Institutional Venture Partners (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Reid Dennis. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LumiCyte, Inc. provides biotechnology services and offers biochips and information products to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company also designs, manufactures, and distributes STS MALDI chips for mass spectrometry analysis of proteins and peptides. Its products are used for the identification and analysis of markers involved in disease processes. The company was founded by T. William Hutchens in 2003 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

Morningside Group (Morningside Group) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1986 by Lok Chung Chan and Chi Chung Chan. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Part of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Integrated Genetics, Inc. is a pharmaceutical preparations company. The company is based in Framingham, MA. The company was founded by Robert J. Carpenter.

Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It specializes in the emerging field of molecular pathology and developing cell- and tissue-based diagnostic tests for personalized medicine. The company was founded by Lou Yuling and Steve Chan in 2006 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

InCarda Therapeutics, Inc. develops cardiovascular disease treatment through pulmonary delivery of established drugs. It also develops an inhaled therapy intended to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Narasimhan Rangachari, John S. Patton, Gregory M. Marcus and Carlos A. Schuler in 2009 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Masters Pharmaceuticals Ltd. provides global healthcare solutions. It distributes prescription and OTC drugs, medical devices and supplies. The firm offers acetylcysteine, aciclovir, amiloride hcl, amitriptyline, baclofen and budesonide products. It supplies advanced medicines to hospitals, pharmacists, clinics and Governments. The company was founded by Suzad Masters and Zulf Masters in 1984 and is headquartered in Elstree, the United Kingdom.

Synchroneuron, Inc. develops therapies for tardive dyskinesia (TD) and other neuropsychiatric disorders. It offers a novel treatment for movement disorders, utilizing a drug with simultaneous effects on excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission. The company was founded by Kei-Lai L. Fong, William D. Kerns, Marc R. Cote and Barry S. Fogel in 2011 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Adjuvance Technologies, Inc.is a biopharmaceutical company. The company was founded by Jeffrey Gardner and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

Cognoa, Inc. offers a mobile application and proprietary algorithm to enable early detection of autism. The firm is a consumer healthcare company that?s changing how parents assess and support their child?s development. The company was founded by Dennis Wall and Brent Vaughan and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Artugen Therapeutics Ltd. develops precision treatments for infections. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Concord, MA.

Revolo Biotherapeutics Ltd. develops immunologic and inflammatory medications. It develops disease resetting therapeutics for immuno-inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Stevenage, the United Kingdom.

MedAnnex Ltd. operates preclinical-stage biotechnology company. It develops approaches to treating autoimmune diseases and other medical conditions. The company was founded by Christopher Barry Wood and Hugh Stephen Griffith in 2009 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

K-Gen, Inc. is an American biotechnology company. The private company is based in San Francisco.

Apnimed, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage company. It discovers novel pharmaceutical therapies for sleep apnea and related disorders. The company was founded by Lawrence G. Miller and Luigi Taranto Montemurro in 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Actym Therapeutics, Inc. engages in development of novel immuno-oncology therapies. The company was founded by Christopher D. Thanos and Laura Hix Glickman and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Osivax SAS engages in the development of infectious diseases vaccines and immunotherapies based on oligoDOM? proprietary technology. It operates in the influenza vaccine "INFLUENZA - OVX836" business segment. The company was founded by Alexandre Le Vert, Florence Nicolas and Fergal Hill on May 15, 2017 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.

Seromyx Systems, Inc. provides insight into the immune function to discover and develop vaccines, immunotherapies, drugs, and diagnostics. The company was founded by Galit Alter in July 2019 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

VaxEquity Ltd. is a UK biotechnology company founded in 2020 by Professor Robin Shattock, the head of immunology of infection at Imperial College and Morningside. The company is based in Little Chesterford, UK. The British company is developing transformative RNA therapeutics and vaccines using its next-generation self-amplifying RNA platform called SARNA. The platform provides extended duration of protein expression, enabling lower doses to be used for vaccines and higher protein levels to be achieved for therapeutics. VaxEquity is pioneering a next-generation approach by modifying its SARNA to modulate the innate immune response and thereby overcoming current limitations. The flexibility of the company's platform ensures that its broad pipeline of assets can be designed, developed, and manufactured rapidly and at scale.

Janssen Oncology, Inc. engages in the development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of cancer. It conducts pharmaceutical product trials. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.