Michael Perry

AmpliPhi Biosciences Corp. clinical-stage biotechnology company, which engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies for antibiotic-resistant infections using bacteriophage-based technology. Its products include AB-SA01 and AB-PA01, which targets staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas aeruginosa. The company was founded in March 1989 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

BioTransplant, Inc. is a life science company. The company discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics, therapeutic devices and therapeutic regimens designed to suppress undesired immune responses and enhance the body's ability to accept donor cells, tissues and organs. The company was founded on March 20, 1990 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA.

Systemix, Inc. develops cell-based gene therapies for diseases. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company was founded by Irving L. Weissman, Leroy E. Hood. Systemix was acquired by Novartis AG on February 14, 1997 for $75.90 million.

Pharsight's products and services help drugmakers build and shape their pipelines and decrease time and money spent on development. Using computer simulation, statistics, and data analysis along with pharmacology, disease and drug modeling, genetics, and databases of biologic information, Pharsight helps clients determine drug-development targets.

VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. It focuses on small-molecule drugs that target inflammation in the blood vessel wall as an innovative approach to treatment of cardiovascular disease. The company's strategy is to identify, acquire and develop compounds that intervene in the process of vascular inflammation, to reduce the incidence of major cardiovascular events and provide a significant clinical benefit to patients. It was founded in June, 2004 by Thomas Quertermous, Adeoye Y. Olukotun and Douglass B. Given. VIA is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Genetic Therapy, Inc. develops human gene therapy products for the treatment of genetic and acquired diseases. The company also conducts research on human gene development. Genetic Therapy was founded by M. James Barrett in May 1986 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Bay City Capital LLC (Bay City Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Fred Craves, John Diekman, and Thomas Pritzker. The firm is headquartered in California, United States.

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.

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.

Baxter BioScience Corp. provides biopharmaceutical and vaccines services. It offers a portfolio of therapeutic proteins derived from either human plasma or recombinant technology. The company is headquartered in Beltsville, MD.

Avita Medical Ltd. engages in the development and distribution of regenerative and respiratory medicine and treatments. It operates through the following segments: Asia Pacific, Europe, and Americas. The Asia Pacific, Europe, and Americas segments involve in the sale of RECELL Devices. The company is headquartered in Valencia, CA.

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.

Part of Gamida Cell Ltd., Gamida Cell, Inc. develops cellular and immune therapeutics. The company is based in Medfield, MA. The CEO of the company is Julian Adams.

7 Hills Pharma LLC is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company based in Houston, TX. The private company is developing first-in-concept integrin activators to augment immunotherapies for the treatment of drug-resistant solid tumors and infectious diseases. The lead compound, 7HP349, is an oral VLA-4/LFA-1 allosteric activator that will be in phase I testing for PD-1 refractory solid tumors and geriatric influenza. The company's compounds are expected to augment antigen presentation and immune priming to facilitate a productive immune response against a variety of antigens. 7 Hills Pharma is managed by an experienced group of pharmaceutical executives, including Richard A. F. Dixon, Upendra K. Marathi, Kala Marathi, Peter Vanderslice, and Darren Woodside. Upendra K. Marathi has been the CEO since incorporation.