Robert Hershberg

Celgene Corp. is an integrated global biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. Its primary commercial stage products include Revlimid, Pomalyst, Imnovid, Otezla, Abraxane, and Vidaza. The company was founded by David Stirling and Sol Barer in 1986 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

Corixa Corp. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It develops and manufactures oncology and immunology products. The firm offers vaccines, immunotherapeutic, monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics, adjuvant and antigen delivery systems, toxin-conjugated, and antigen-specific diagnostic products. The company was founded by Steven H. Gillis and Mark McDade in 1994 and is headquartered in Hamilton, MT.

Dendreon Corp. discovers, develops and commercializes novel products for the treatment of cancer. The company applies its expertise in antigen identification, engineering and cell processing to produce active cellular immunotherapy ACI product candidates designed to stimulate an immune response in a variety of tumor types. It is an exploring the application of additional ACI product candidates and small molecules for the potential treatment of a variety of cancers. Dendreon was founded by Christopher S. Henney, Edgar G. Engleman and Samuel Strober in 1992 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and commercializes novel medicines for the treatment of cancer, respiratory, and inflammatory diseases. It focuses on the development of novel small molecule product candidates targeting toll-like receptor 8 for applications in oncology, allergy, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Michael J. Kamdar and Robert Hershberg on June 12, 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the proprietary ImmunoTAC technology platform to develop systemically delivered, tissue targeted therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, chronic viral infections, and other serious diseases. The company was founded by Peter A. Thompson January 4, 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.