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Centocor, Inc. manufactures healthcare products. Its products include avakine & reopro. The company was founded in 1979 by Hubert J. P. Schoemaker & Michael A. Wall and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

Cephalon, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. It engages in the discovery and development of medicines for central nervous system disorders, pain, and cancer. The company was founded on August 24, 1987 by Frank Baldino, Jr. and is headquartered in Frazer, PA.

MedImmune LLC develops medicines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases such as cancer and immune system disorders. It offers solutions in the areas of monoclonal antibodies and vaccines for infection, oncology, respiratory disease and inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and neuroscience. The company was founded by Wayne T. Hockmeyer in 1988 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Orthovita, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of synthetic biologically-active tissue engineering products for restoration of the human skeleton. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Founded in 2002, Othera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for ophthalmic diseases. Othera is also engaged in the discovery of a novel set of orally available compounds to address severe medical conditions including inflammatory and oncology-related diseases.

Sapphire Therapeutics, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical products. It develops compounds for the treatment of oncologic and metabolic diseases. The firm products include anamorelin for the treatment of anorexia and cachexia. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Alba Therapeutics Corporation is a privately held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical Company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Genetics, environment, aberrant immune response, and barrier dysfunction are all required for autoimmunity. Alba's technology platform is based on modifying disease state epithelial permeability using compounds which impact the regulation of tight junctions in cell barriers throughout the body with potential applications in celiac disease, Crohn's disease, asthma/COPD and acute lung injury. As a development stage company Alba maximizes value creation by leveraging its human capital, partnerships and technology. Since the Company's formation in 2004, the company has entered human clinical trials with its lead product, received Fast Track designation from the FDA (in Celiac Disease), successfully completed three Phase I clinical trials and completed its first Phase II study. Along with $30m raised in its Series A financing, equity and non-equity capital, such as SBIR and ATP grants and venture debt, are being used to develop products, enhance its powerful IP position and build the Company's infrastructure and core competencies

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

TC Manufacturing Co. manufactures waterproofing membranes for the highway, bridge, and architectural markets. The private company is based in Evanston, IL.

SV Health Investors LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of SV Health Investors LLP founded in 2006. SV Health Investors LLC is headquartered in Boston.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Lederle Laboratories is a company that provides testing services. The company is based in Pearl River, NY.

Enterome SA develops personalized medical-tests and diagnostics. The firm profiles human gut microbiome to improve management of microbiome-related disease. It primarily specializes in research adn development focusing on disease management. The company was founded by Stanislav Dusko Ehrlich in 2012 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Galen Management LLC (Galen Management) Is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by John Wilkerson and William Grant. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

The Little Clinic LLC provides healthcare services. The firm diagnoses and treats minor illnesses for patients. The company was founded by Lisa Loscalzo in 2003 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

PanOptica, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that provides ophthalmology drugs for treatment of eye diseases. The company was founded by Paul G. Chaney and Martin B. Wax in March 2009 and is headquartered in Bernardsville, NJ.

CTx Operations, Inc. operates as a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company. It develops novel cellular therapeutics. The company was founded by Saar Gill and Michael Klichinsky in 2017 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Aro Biotherapeutics Co. operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on the research and development of a new generation of protein biologics products. It specializes in oncology, drug discovery, drug development, licensing, drug delivery, sirna, immunology, bispecifics, protein conjugation, protein therapeutics and protein engineering services. The company was founded by Karyn O?Neil and Susan Dillon in 2018 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

viTToria Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a gene-edited cell therapeutics company based in Philadelphia, PA. The company is developing novel CAR-T cell therapies using their proprietary Senza5 platform, which maximizes stemness, durability, and target cell cytotoxicity. The technology is exclusively licensed from the University of Pennsylvania and has pipeline applications in oncology and autoimmune diseases. The company was founded by Bruce A. Peacock and Nicholas Siciliano, with Nicholas Siciliano serving as CEO since incorporation.

Agent Capital LLC (Agent Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Geeta Vemuri. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Respira Therapeutics, Inc. engages in provision of pulmonary delivery of therapeutics for respiratory diseases. Its technology Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI), deliver dry powder drug products to the lung more effectively than other DPI technologies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.

Auris Medical AG manufactures electronic devices for ear disorders. It develops novel pharmaceutical therapies to protect hearing and to silence tinnitus. The company was founded by Thomas Meyer in April 2003 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.