Dick L. Sherman

Part of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Sparta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. acquires the rights to, and develops for commercialization, technologies and drugs for the treatment of diseases. The company is based in Horsham, PA. Sparta Pharmaceuticals was acquired by SuperGen, Inc. on August 13, 1999 for $12.28 million. The company was founded by Peter N. Christos.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

SCP Vitalife Partners (SCP Vitalife) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Dr. Abraham Ludomirski and Wayne B. Weisman. The firm is headquartered in Malvern, Philadelphia with additional office in Israel.

Functional Technologies Corp. develops and commercializes proprietary, yeast-based solutions in the food, beverage and healthcare industries. Its technologies include yeasts that prevent and reduce the formation of foul-smelling hydrogen sulphide and carcinogen and acrylamide, both by-products of food and beverage processing. The company was founded by Howard J. Louie and Geoffrey Conrad Lee on October 18, 1999 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Malvern Consulting Group, Inc. is engaged in pre-clinical, clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, and packaging services. It also offers Medical Writing, Strategic Consulting and development services. The company was founded by Geraldine A. Henwood and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Immunomedics, Inc. researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing biopharmaceutical products. It focuses on monoclonal antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer. The company was founded by David M. Goldenberg in July 1982 and is headquartered in Morris Plains, NJ.

Leversense LLC develops next generation diagnostic biosensor technology. It intends to develop a medical device for detecting AIDS, food toxin, and mycoplasma bacteria. The company was founded by Pete A. Nagy in 2006 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA.

Hawaii Biotech, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that focuses on the research and development of vaccines for established and emerging infectious diseases. It has developed proprietary expertise in the production of recombinant proteins applicable to the development of safe and effective vaccines. The firm's products include anti-toxin drugs for the lethal factor from B. anthracis and the botulinum toxin from C. botulinum. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

Pepper Hamilton LLP engaged in the operation as law firm. It provides business services, intellectual property, government regulation, international, and litigation. It offers services in different industries such as construction law, energy, financial, food and beverage industry, health care services, investment groups, media and communication, retail, technology, and transportation industry. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA

Biophage Pharma, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It develops phage-based products and technologies for the detection, prevention and control of bacterial infections. It operates through two divisions: Therapeutic and Biosensors. The Therapeutic division is engaged in the management of bacterial contaminations in the medical, veterinary and environmental. The Biosensors division is to the development and commercialization of novel biosensors. Biophage Pharma was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.