Byron Lawson

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in developing innovative therapies that target the molecular mechanisms that cause cancer. The company was founded by Frank McCormick in February 1992 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops tissue-based diagnostic solutions. It designs and delivers medical diagnostic systems and slide-based cancer tests. Its products include absolute Eosinophil count (AEC) detection kit intended for laboratory use to identify targets by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue or frozen tissue on a BenchMark and BenchMark XT instrument and DISCOVERY XT research instrument that brings automation, reproducibility, and productivity to IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH) slide preparation and processing. The company was founded by Thomas M. Grogan in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Thesan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides novel therapeutics for disorders of the skin. The company focuses on the discovery and development of new chemical entities that provide improved treatment options to patients. Thesan Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2011 by Edward P. Monaghan and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Burril LLC (Burrill) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by G. Steven. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

GSK Equity Investment Ltd (GSK Equity) is a venture capital firm a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline Plc founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Reedwood City, California.

Novo Holding A/S provides financial investments and manages the Novo Nordisk Foundation?s assets. It offers seed and venture capital to development stage companies and takes ownership positions in companies within life science and biotechnology. The company was founded on September 8, 1999 and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya.

Bird Rock Bio, Inc. develops protein therapeutics. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel antibodies with upsized potential that represent to antibody therapeutics. The company was founded by Richard J. Ulevitch, Phyllis Ellen Whiteley and Katherine S. Bowdish in 2007 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Auxogyn, Inc. provides novel scientific and development biotechnology services. It is focused on advancing the field of reproductive health through its uniquely-combined knowledge of early human developmental biology, advanced computer vision technology and best clinical practices. The firm's first product, the Eeva test, is designed to provide quantitative information regarding embryo development to assist IVF clinicians in optimizing the treatment path for their patients undergoing IVF procedures. The company was founded by Renee A. Reijo Pera, Barry Behr, Thomas Baer, Connie Wong, Lissa A. Goldenstein and Kevin Loewke in 2008 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. develops novel surgical tools for arthroscopic procedures. It offers NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System, a device designed to address complex meniscal tear patterns not adequately served by other repair systems. The company was founded by Justin Saliman and John G. McCutcheon in October 2010 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

eFFECTOR Therapeutics Operations, Inc. discovers and develops translation regulators. It offers small molecule therapeutics that control gene expression for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. Its pipeline of translation regulators includes eFT508, eIF4E, and eIF4A. The company was founded by James R. Appleman, Kevin L. Eastwood, Siegfried Reich, Davide Ruggero, Kevan Shokat, and Stephen T. Worland in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Rainier Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that develops a targeted biologic for the potential treatment of metastatic bladder cancer. It provides Vofatamab, an antibody that is focused on the fibroblast growth factor of bladder and other cancer. The company was founded by Stephen Lau and is headquartered in San Leandro, CA.

Rezo Therapeutics, Inc. is a drug discovery company based in San Francisco, CA. The company's mission is to revolutionize traditional drug development by integrating proteomics, genetics, structural biology, chemistry, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to create maps of molecular disease networks. Rezo's initial focus is on oncology, but they plan to explore additional therapeutic areas through collaborations and partnerships. The company was founded by Natalia Jura, Kevan Shokat, Nevan Krogan, Sourav Bandyopadhyay, Norbert W. Bischofberger, and George A. Scangos, with Nevan Krogan serving as CEO since incorporation.

Simcha Therapeutics Holding Co. LLC is a biopharmaceutical company which engages in developing an engineered interleukin therapy. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Ray Therapeutics, Inc. is an American company that is developing a lead candidate, RTX-015, to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative retinal disease. Ray Therapeutics is based in an undisclosed location. The company's mission is to restore vision for people with retinal degeneration using optogenetics gene therapies. Ray Therapeutics is pursuing multiple drug development programs for a range of degenerative retinal diseases, focusing on preserving and restoring vision in patients using the ground-breaking science of optogenetics. The company was founded by Paul Bresge and Sean Ainsworth, with Paul Bresge serving as CEO since incorporation.

MBX Biosciences, Inc. operates as a preclinical-stage biotech company. It creates therapies to treat rare endocrine diseases. The company was founded by Peter Kent Hawryluk and Timothy Knickerbocker and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Simcha Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops engineered interleukin therapy products. The company was founded by Aaron Ring in 2018 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Pivotal Bioventure Partners Investment Advisor LLC (Pivotal Bioventure) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Vincent Cheung. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.