Michael E. Hanson

ActivBiotics, Inc. discovers and develops pharmaceutical drugs. It provides discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of vascular disease, inflammation, and other high-value chronic and infectious diseases. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the acquisition, development and commercialization of products in the fields of urology, gynecology and infectious diseases. The company markets it's product SANCTURA for the treatment of overactive bladder and has compounds in clinical development including SANCTURA XR, NEBIDO, PRO 2000, IP 751, Pagoclone and Aminocandin. It focuses on the clinical development, regulatory review and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products. Indevus Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

GlycoGenesys, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops novel pharmaceutical products based on carbohydrate compounds and related technologies. The company's lead drug candidate GCS-100, a treatment for various forms of solid tumors and bloodborne cancers, completed a Phase II (a) clinical trial for pancreatic cancer, and also completed a Phase II (a) clinical trial for colorectal cancer. The company focuses on the development of carbohydrate-based pharmaceutical products and related technologies in connection with oncology. It was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

MGI PHARMA, INC. develops, manufactures & markets pharmaceutical and medical products for therapeutic markets. The company's products include Aloxi injection, Dacogen, Gliadel water, Hexalen capsules, and Salagen Tablets. It has alliances with Helsinn Healthcare SA, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Pfizer, Inc. and Novartis Pharma AG. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

Part of Eli Lilly & Co., Eli Lilly Japan KK is a Japanese company that manufactures and trades pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Kobe, Japan.