Edward Conner

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.

Astellas Gene Therapies, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of gene therapy products for patients with serious and rare diseases caused by single gene defects. The company was founded by Matthew R. Patterson and Thomas J. Schuetz on November 13, 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Imara, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat patients suffering from hemoglobinopathies. The company was founded by James Gregg McArthur in 2016 and is headquartered in Brookline, MA.

Locana, Inc. engages in the provision of ribonucleic acid targeting gene therapy. Its platform technology addresses a wide spectrum of human genetic diseases. It has advanced a powerful modular RNA targeting-effector approach to optimize and advance therapeutic candidates that is distinct from DNA-targeted approaches and nucleic acid-based RNA targeting. The company was founded by Gene Yeo and David Nelles in 2016 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.