Nancy Thornberry

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for the treatment of chronic diseases. Its lead product candidate, ITCA 650, is currently in development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The firm’s platform technology is a proprietary subcutaneous delivery system that involves a matchstick-size, miniature osmotic pump implanted sub-dermally to provide continuous and consistent drug therapy, and the company’s proprietary formulation technology, which maintains stability of therapeutic proteins and peptides at human body temperatures for long extended periods of time. The company was founded by Mark Moran in June 1995 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Abide Therapeutics, Inc. develops medicines that target serine hydrolases. Its approach is to selectively block serine hydrolases, potentially expanding this class of commercially validated enzymes as targets in a range of indications. The firm has a technology platform that exploits a chemoproteomics approach to selectively target serine hydrolases and rapidly identify target lead pairs. The company was founded by Alan B. Ezekowitz, Dale Boger, John Kennedy Clarke, Benjamin F. Cravatt, Todd Jones, Keith F. Lenden, and Paul R. Schimmel in 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Kallyope, Inc. engages in developing drugs and consumer products. Its specialties include biotechnology, gut-brain axis, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded by Thomas P. Maniatis, Charles Zuker and Richard Axel in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC is a pharmaceutical company that provides free medicines and adult vaccines to qualified patients through their Merck Patient Assistance Program. The private company is based in Boston, MA and is a part of Merck & Co., Inc. and its affiliates. The company also offers information about insurance coverage and financial assistance options for eligible patients. The company conducts clinical trials and provides medical information covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine through their Merck Manuals. Additionally, they report on their commitment to operating responsibly to benefit society through their corporate responsibility program, which includes their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. Merck for Mothers is an initiative to create a world where no woman has to die giving life.

GV Management Co LLC (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Google LLC founded in 2009 by Bill Maris. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in San Francisco, Boston, New York and London.