Ervin Epstein

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in developing innovative therapies that target the molecular mechanisms that cause cancer. The company was founded by Frank McCormick in February 1992 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

DNAtrix, Inc. operates as a biotech company which focuses on the development of oncolytic viruses for cancer. The firm’s offers DNX-2401 product which is an oncolytic virus designed specifically for treating Glioblastoma. It also works to expand its platform technology for treating other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer indications. The company was founded in 2005 by Francis Patrick McCormick, Alfred Yung, Charles Conrad, Cande Gomez-Manzano and Juan Fueyo and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

American Association for Cancer Research prints and publishes scientific journals including clinical cancer research, molecular cancer therapeutics, molecular cancer research, cancer epidemiology, and biomarkers and prevention. The company was founded on May 7, 1907 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Arresto Biosciences, Inc. is a biotech company that develops medicines to treat cancer and fibrotic diseases by targeting extracellular matrix proteins. The company was founded by Amato Giaccia, Michael T. Longaker and Geoffrey C. Gurtner in 2007 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Melanoma Therapeutics Foundation supports and researches treatments for melanoma. It provides resources for patients and physicians, supports investigators, and provides new drug development through bridging relationships between academia, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The foundation is headquartered in San Francisco, California

Part of University of California, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is a research, teaching, and patient care center that aims to deliver breakthroughs in cancer treatment. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The center offers social workers who provide support, problem-solving, and help accessing cancer-related resources to patients.

BridgeBio Pharma LLC engages in the discovery and development of pharmaceutical drugs for patients with genetic diseases. It offers transthyretin stabilizer, SHP2 inhibitor, KRAS inhibitor, Collagen 7 replacement, and S1P-lyase inhibitor. The company was founded by Neil Kumar and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Part of BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., QED Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Palo Alto, CA. The company focuses on precision medicine for FGFR-driven diseases and is committed to finding solutions to FGFR-driven cancers and diseases to give patients more possibilities. QED Therapeutics' lead investigational candidate is infigratinib, an orally administered, FGFR1-3 selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has shown activity in patients with chemotherapy-refractory cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 fusions and advanced urothelial carcinoma with FGFR3 genomic alterations. In 2020, QED submitted a new drug application (NDA) with the Food and Drug Administration for second- and later-line cholangiocarcinoma. Michael Henderson has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Part of BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., Origin Biosciences, Inc. is an actively managed investment issuer focused on making equity investments in psychedelics industry-related companies to provide investors with diverse exposure to the sector. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company, led by a team of industry experts, leverages its management expertise, professional network, and due diligence process to identify and invest in leading and emerging companies focused on the emerging psychedelics sector. Michael Henderson has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Part of BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., Phoenix Tissue Repair, Inc. develops biopharmaceuticals. The company is based in Boston, MA.

Navire Pharma, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics to treat multiple cancers. It focuses on SHP2, a protein-tyrosine phosphatase that links growth factor, cytokine and integrin signalling with the downstream RAS/ERK MAPK pathway to regulate cellular proliferation and survival. The company was founded by Phil Jones and Benjamin Neel in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.