Devin Blass

Talaris Therapeutics, Inc. is a late-clinical stage cell therapy company, which engages in the development of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The company was founded by Suzanne Ildstad on February 15, 2002 and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on discovering and developing cellular immunotherapies for cancers and orphan inherited blood disorders. The firm uses its proprietary chemical induction of dimerization that controls components of the immune system in real time. Its product candidates include BPX-601, BPX-603, and Rivo-cel (rivogenlecleucel, formerly known as BPX-501). The company was founded by Kevin M. Slawin and David M. Spencer on July 14, 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Mesoblast, Inc. manufactures and distributes biopharmaceutical products. It develops cellular medicines for under-served therapeutic areas including cardiac diseases, spine orthopedic disorders, oncology and hematology diseases, and immune-mediated and inflammatory conditions. The company was founded by Michael Schuster and Silviu Itescu in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.