Richard Benarous

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Orchid Cellmark, Inc. provides DNA testing services. It generates genetic profile information by analysing an organism's unique genetic identity. The firm also offers non-DNA forensic laboratory services. The company was founded on March 8, 1995 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Cellatope Corp. provides medical services. It develops research & diagnostic products and services for autoimmune diseases focusing on lupus. The company was founded by Alumna Valerie Pajak Glyptis in October, 2004 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Pierre Fabre SA is a holding company which engages in the research, development, and production of health and beauty product based on natural and biological active ingredients. It operates through the following divisions: Pharmaceutical, Consumer Health Care, and Dermo-Cosmetics. The Pharmaceutial division focuses on therapeutic products for oncology, urology, women’s health, neuropsychiatry, cardiology, pulmonology, allergology, and rheumatology. The Consumer Health division includes prescription over-the-counter drugs which covers family health, oral care, and natural health care. The Dermo-Cosmetics division comprises skin and hair care products. The company was founded by Pierre Fabre in 1962 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

The Institut Pasteur is a private non-profit foundation which contributes to the prevention and treatment of disease, through research, education, and public health activities. The firm was founded in 1887, and is based in Paris.

Part of Solvay SA, Rhone Poulenc Rorer is a French pharmaceutical company that manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products.

Birchmere Ventures Inc (Birchmere Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1996 by Ned Renzi and Sean Sebastian. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with an additional office in San Francisco.

Imaxio SA develops biopharmaceutical products. It operates as a biotech company which focuses on vaccines, and based on the combination of commercial and research and development activities. The firm provides its services based on proprietary and Agilent DNA chips, notably CGH micro-array analyses. The company was founded by Christian Pradeyrol and Jean Chatellier in 2000 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.

Syndex Corp. is a private company that wholesales fruits and vegetables. The company is based in Houston, TX and has subsidiaries in United States.

Nexess SA provides safety and security solutions. The firm specializes in tags, software, traceability, metrology, tools management, sensitive products, aeronautic, aerospace, nuclear energy, security, harsh environment, smart cabinet, and connected objects. The company was founded by Frederic Galtier in 2008 and is headquartered in Mougins, France.

PathoQuest SAS provides diagnostic development services for cancer and infectious diseases. Its services include viral safety testing, adventitious virus detection in cell lines under development and in Master Cell Banks, adventitious virus detection in viral stocks, and identify of the sequences of murine sarcoma virus. The company was founded by Luc Boblet and Marc Eloit on September 14, 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Alderys SAS engage in the development of approaches to the micro-organic biological engineering of profitable chemical compounds from renewable plant resources. It operates in the following markets: chemicals for generating building block compounds, animal nutrition, and cosmetics. The company was founded by Dominique Thomas on July 30, 2010 and is headquartered in Orsay, France.

Nadeno Nanoscience AS is a company based in Trondheim, Norway. Nadeno is a Sintef spin-off that specializes in nanotechnology drug delivery platforms. The Norwegian company has developed a platform that focuses on unleashing the potential of hard-to-deliver hydrophobic small molecule drugs. The company's technology is designed to address the majority of failures in drug delivery. The company was founded by Annbjørg Falck and Yrr Mørch, with Annbjørg Falck serving as CEO since incorporation.

Demeta SAS operates as a research and Development in Biotechnology. The firm specializes in biological products, except diagnostic substances. The company was founded in April 4, 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Diaccurate SASU engages in the research of diagnostic products. It offers diagnostic products especially in the field of theranostics. The firm operates as a biopharmaceutical company that engages in developing new therapies for the treatment of HIV infection. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Paris, France.