Salim Yazji

Baxalta, Inc. engages in the research, development, and manufacture of biopharmaceutical products. Its portfolio includes treatments for hemophilia, bleeding disorders, immune deficiencies, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, burns, and shock. The company was founded on March 13, 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Calimmune, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The firm offers Cal-1, a gene-based stem cell therapy to protect individuals infected with HIV from progressing to AIDS. The company was founded by David Baltimore, Inder M. Verma, Irvin Chen and Louis Breton in 2006 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Versatope Therapeutics, Inc. is an immuno-therapeutic company based in Lowell, MA. The private company harnesses a customized biotechnology platform to deliver immunity using state-of-the-art synthetic biology and bioinformatics. The company customizes exosome-like vesicles made from probiotics to display targets in a 3D context that activates potent immunity. The company's lead vaccine candidate addresses the need for improved, effective universal influenza vaccines to prevent influenza and other emerging infectious diseases, such as the current COVID-19. The company was founded in 2017 by Christopher Locher and Dave Putnam, and Christopher Locher has been the CEO since 2017.