Lucian Iancovici

Sionna Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage life sciences company located in Natick, MA. The company is dedicated to developing highly effective and differentiated treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) by normalizing the function of CFTR, the key protein associated with disease progression in CF. Sionna is advancing a pipeline of small molecules engineered to correct the protein defects caused by ?F508, the most common mutation that affects the CFTR protein. The company has a first-in-class portfolio of programs directly targeting correction of ?F508-CFTR, the key and unique mechanism to enable full restoration of ?F508-CFTR function, and complementary programs targeting ICL4 and more. The CEO of the company is Michael Cloonan.

TPG Growth LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 2000 by William E. McGlashan and Michael Guthrie. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, United States with additional office in London, United Kingdom.

ViaCyte, Inc. develops a stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for the treatment of diabetes. Its development portfolio includes VC-01 product candidate, a cell replacement therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Sling Therapeutics, Inc. is a company dedicated to developing impactful and high-quality clinical therapies for patients. Sling Therapeutics is located in Ann Arbor, MI and was founded by Gary D. Hammer. The company's pipeline includes linsitinib, an oral therapy being developed for thyroid eye disease (TED) that has established a safety profile through treatment of over 800 patients. The company is focused on bringing additional treatment options to patients, as well as the ophthalmology, endocrinology, and rare disease communities. Sling Therapeutics welcomes collaboration in this mission. The CEO is Ryan Zeidan.

FS Investors (FS I) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Mike Stone. The firm is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

QUALCOMM Ventures (QUALCOMM Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of QUALCOMM, Inc. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

dRx Capital AG (dRx Capital) is a investment arm of Novartis AG founded in 2015 by Valencia Rick. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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.