David Walton

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Genetics Institute LLC develops pharmaceutical products through recombinant DNA and other genetic technologies. It develops drugs to make the blood of hemophiliacs clot, as well as substances that stimulate the production of red and white blood cells and proteins that enhance bone growth. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. Its products include Ninlaro and Velcade. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Animas LLC manufactures and distributes external insulin pumps for diabetes patients. The company was founded on November 5, 1996 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Fargo Ta LLC design and manufactures audio products. It offers table radios, bluetooth streaming, portable radios, special collections, internet radios, Hi-Fi systems, and clock radios. The company was founded by Thomas J. DeVesto on July 10, 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

PointCare Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets medical diagnostic products. It offers PointCare NOW, an analyzer and reagent system for diagnostic management of HIV/AIDS patients at the point-of-care, CD4NOW Reagent Kit 100, an analyzer and reagent system. The company was founded by Petra B. Krauledat and Peter W. Hansen in 2003 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. provides treatment to cancer patients and also researches new cancer diagnostics, treatments, and preventions. The firm's patients receive treatment through its cancer centers operated with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The company was founded by Sidney Farber in 1947 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Clarus Ventures LLC (Clarus Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Blackstone, Inc. founded in 2005 by Nicholas G. Galakatos. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is a premier life sciences and healthcare hub with over 1,600 members dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing diseases through transformative science and technology. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. MassBio works to advance policy and promote education while providing member programs, events, industry information, and services. The company's mission is to advance Massachusetts' leadership in the life sciences to grow the industry, add value to the healthcare system, and improve patient lives. Founded in 1985 by James P. Sherblom, the CEO is Kendalle Burlin O'Connell.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Wyeth BioPharma is a company that develops and manufactures protein biopharmaceuticals. The company is based in Collegeville, PA.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Wyeth Research discovers and develops platforms encompassing pharmaceuticals. The company is based in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American company that manufactures pharmaceutical products.

Protein Technologies, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture and supply of solid phase synthesizers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center functions as a pension/retirement fund. The private company is based in Waltham, MA. The CEO of the company is Kenn Turner.

Sharp Edge Labs, Inc. develops biosensors to the cellular biology research community. It operates as a assay development company that offers products and services for drug discovery. The firm offers fluorogenic activating protein, which provides accurate and detailed detection method for cellular changes that is amendable to high-throughput screening and detailed follow-up. The company was founded by Alan S. Waggoner and Marcel P. Bruchez in 2010 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

ImaginAb, Inc. develops engineered antibody fragments for diagnostic imaging and novel therapeutic applications. It products offer actionable data to facilitate diagnosis of disease, inform better treatment decisions, and monitor response to therapy. The firm also offers a range of pre-clinical (animal imaging) reagents for use with microPET, microSPECT, and optical imaging systems. The company was founded by Christian P. Behrenbruch, Tove Olafsen, Anna M. Wu, and Robert E. Reiter in 2007 and is headquartered in Inglewood, CA.

Cydan LLC operates as an orphan drug accelerator that identifies and de-risks programs. The firm's model evaluates programs for treating rare diseases with unmet medical need and is aimed at creating new companies to develop those therapies. The company was founded by James G. McArthur in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Forendo Pharma Oy provides novel pharmaceutical treatments for endometriosis and low testosterone levels. Its product fispemifene is the first selective estrogen receptor modulator designed only for men, which helps for the treatment of symptoms of low testosterone, in phase II clinical studies in men with secondary hypogonadism; fispemifene has normalized the low testosterone levels. Its 17HSD1-inhibitor focuses on endometriosis, is a potent and selective lead compounds demonstrated in vivo proof of efficacy in disease model of endometriosis. The company was founded by Risto Arvo Sakari Lammintausta in 2013 and is headquartered in Turku, Finland.

Vtesse, Inc. provides novel drugs for life-threatening rare diseases. It developed VTS-270, a modified form of cyclodextrin that has been evaluated in preclinical and clinical studies at institutes within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to treat patients with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC). The firm is working with the NIH and other leading academic centers to advance clinical study of VTS-270 for NPC, and to conduct pre-clinical discovery and development of other novel drugs for NPC and other LSDs. The company was founded by Ben Machielse in 2015 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Exonics Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for neuromuscular diseases. It also develops gene editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas9 to permanently correct the majority of duchenne muscular dystrophy mutations. The company was founded by Eric N. Olson in February 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Unitio, Inc. operates a platform for the healthcare industry.

Rheos Medicines, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. It develops novel medicines that modulate metabolic pathways in immune cells to treat disease. The company was founded by Erika Pearce, Edward Pearce, Laurence Turka, Richard Flavell, Ken Smith, and E. William St. Clair and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Cedilla Therapeutics, Inc. operats as a biotechnology company. It engages in discovering and exploiting insights into protein stability. The company was founded by Alan D. D?Andrea, Steve Gygi, Matthew P. Jacobson, William G. Kaelin, Jr. and Jack Taunton on September 6, 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Caraway Therapeutics, Inc. provides heathcare services. The company was founded by Timothy Harris, Wade Harper ,Ivan Dikic ,Tony Hyman and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Flare Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on drugging transcription factors to develop small molecule medicines. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company's integrated discovery engine converges genetic, biochemical, and chemical insights to reveal druggable pockets and identify small molecule ligands capable of modulating transcription factors of high therapeutic potential. Flare's proteomic and mass spectrometry platform is powered by a proprietary library of electrophilic compounds unique to the company. The team has rapidly established an emerging pipeline of programs, highlighted by FX-909, a first-in-class investigational orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of PPARG, a master regulator of the luminal lineage in advanced urothelial cancer that has entered the clinic. Flare Therapeutics was launched in 2021 and is backed by founding investor Third Rock Ventures, as well as Boxer Capital, Nextech Invest, Casdin Capital, Invus Financial Advisors, and Eventide Asset Management. The company was founded by Mitchell Lazar, Fraydoon Rastinejad, Robert J. Sims, and Steven L. McKnight. Amit Rakhit has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Abata Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotech company based in Watertown, MA. Abata Therapeutics is focused on developing engineered Treg cell therapies for severe autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The American company's lead programs are in ind-enabling studies for progressive multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes, both of which are tissue-specific autoimmune diseases with significant unmet needs. The company has developed a differentiated product engine to create tissue-specific, robust, and durable therapies. Abata Therapeutics was launched by Third Rock Ventures, with participation from a diverse syndicate of investors, including ElevateBio, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Invus, Samsara Biocapital, and the JDRF T1D Fund. The company was founded in 2021 by Richard Ransohoff and the CEO is Samantha Singer.

Third Rock Ventures LLC (Third Rock Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Mark Levin, Robert Tepper, Kevin Starr and Nick Leschly. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.