Camille D. Samuels

NovaCardia, Inc. develops drugs to treat cardiovascular diseases. The company provides treatment for the patients by developing and commercializing clinical stage drug diseases. It also develops small molecule drugs. the company was founded in November, 2001 by Eckard Weber & Howard C. Dittrich and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ParAllele BioScience, Inc. provides genetic discovery solutions to the life science research, pharmaceutical and diagnostic sectors. The company's products and services utilize a multiplexed approach that leverages novel biochemical processes rather than complex instrumentation to discover and analyze minute variations in the human genome. The company was founded in October, 2001 and is located in San Francisco, CA.

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals LLC operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel prescription products for the aesthetic medicine market. The company was founded by Jay Edward Birnbaum, Amit D. Munshi, Nathaniel Eames David, and Keith R. Leonard, Jr. on June 3, 2004 and is headquartered in Westlake, CA.

APT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operated as a drug development company. The company was founded on December 15, 1999 and was headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Semprae Laboratories, Inc. provides consumer products for female sexual health. The company was founded by Rachel Braun Scherl and Mary Wallace Jaensch in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Spirox, Inc. develops medical devices. Its product LATERA Absorbable Nasal Implant is designed to address causes of nasal obstruction today, nasal valve collapse caused by weakened lateral wall cartilage. The company was founded by Donald Albert Gonzales and Iyad Saidi on November 3, 2011 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Carmenta Bioscience, Inc. provides biotechnology services. It offers technology that medical need in maternal and fetal health. The company was founded by Matthew Cooper, Atul J. Butte, and Bruce Ling in 2012 and is headquartered Palo Alto, CA.

The Lek/Alcar Consulting Group, Inc. provides business strategy consulting services. It offers strategy, finance, marketing and sales, operations, and transaction services including business unit strategy, brand management, pricing, alliances and joint ventures, product development, corporate transformation, and operations design. It serves the defense, energy, health, building and construction, aerospace, media, retail, and telecommunications industries. The company was founded by Andrew Kutter in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver.

Novacea, Inc. is a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on licensing, developing and commercializing novel agents to revolutionize the treatment of cancer. Novacea’s in-licensed product portfolio features three clinical stage oncology therapeutics. The Company has two products which are anticipated to commence Phase 3 clinical trials in 2006, DN-101 and vinorelbine oral. Banoxantrone (AQ4N) is in Phase 1/2 clinical trials. It is located in South San Francisco, CA.

Anza Therapeutics, Inc. develops products in the fields of cancer and infectious diseases. It also develops immunotherapy for infectious diseases, therapeutic vaccines for treating cancers that over-express Mesothelin and for treating people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Concord, CA.

Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary products that address important therapeutic needs in the field of neuroscience. Its product pipeline is TO-2070, a novel, rapidly absorbed treatment for acute migraine incorporating dihydroergotamine as the active drug. The company was founded on January 30, 2009 and is headquartered in Point Richmond, CA.

Mission Bay Capital Management Inc (Mission Bay Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Corvidia Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focusing on cardiovascular therapies. It develops treatments for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, inflammation in chronic kidney diseases, and high triglyceride-induced acute pancreatitis. The company was founded by Michael H. Davidson, Rahul Kakkar, Matt Devalaraja, and Ram Aiyar in 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Biolux Research Holdings, Inc. engages in healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

HBS Global Properties LLC is an American company that specializes in the development, brokerage, and management of residential and commercial properties. The private company is based in New York.

Ocelot Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on improving outcomes for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD), particularly those suffering from hepatorenal syndrome with acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI) and refractory ascites. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company is developing therapeutic peptides to treat complications of decompensated cirrhosis, a condition in which the liver is scarred and permanently damaged, leading to liver failure. HRS-AKI is a life-threatening consequence of portal hypertension, which causes a significant drop in arterial pressure and renal perfusion. Ocelot Bio is in early-stage development of OCE-205 for the treatment of ascites, a complication of ESLD-induced portal hypertension that leads to the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The company was founded by Geoffrey Harris, and Katherine Vega Stultz has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Mahzi Therapeutics is a private biotechnology company that focuses on genetic therapies for rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. The company was founded by Yael Weiss and is based in San Mateo, CA. The company unites patient and family groups, academic researchers, diagnostic companies, other industry members, and its internal team of experts to develop therapies for patients with these serious diseases. Mahzi's team is experienced in all aspects of biopharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing and is driven to make a difference in the lives of patients with rare genetic diseases. Yael Weiss has been the CEO since incorporation.