Frank S. Walsh

Ossianix, Inc. develops single domain antibodies. It develops biotherapeutic products using the versatile single domain VNAR antibody from the shark and also developed highly innovative approaches to target specific cells and tissues such as the brain via the blood brain barrier and peripheral nerve via the neuromuscular junction. The company was founded by Frank S. Walshin, J. Lynn Rutkowski and Corey S. Goodman in 2011 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

VectorY BV is a biotech company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that is dedicated to developing transformative medicines for people with neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Huntington's, and Parkinson's. VectorY's platform combines the promise of precise therapeutic antibodies with one-time AAV-based delivery to the CNS, enabling long-lasting CNS treatment after a single administration using cutting-edge antibody, AAV, and manufacturing technologies. The Dutch company's unique in-house expertise in antibodies, AAV vectors, protein degradation, manufacturing, and neuroscience drives the rapid development of much-needed disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded by Sander J. van Deventer and Pavlina Konstantinova, with Sander J. van Deventer serving as the CEO since incorporation.

ProtAffin was spun out of the Karl-Franzens University of Graz in July 2005. The company currently employs 16 people in modern office and laboratory facilities in Graz and Vienna and plans to expand to 27 by the end of 2009. They are well financed by a syndicate of 5 international venture capital investors. The company has a balanced 'platform-product' strategy: a lead compound in pre-clinical development and a core discovery technology by which they are supporting a sustainable pipeline of products via its unique CellJammer® discovery technology platform. ProtAffin is leveraging its leading technical expertise in protein-glycan interactions to develop novel biological products. They are currently collaborating with a number of university groups in Austria, Germany, Brazil and the UK. They plan to collaborate with Pharma and Biotech companies interested to access its technology for the development of novel anti-inflammatory products with a unique mechanism of action.

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

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare manufactures and supplies over the counter drugs. It focuses on oral healthcare, over the counter medicines and nutritional healthcare products. Its brands and products include oral care (Aquafresh) to dermatology (Zovirax), with all kinds of analgesics (Panadol), gastrointestinal remedies (Tums) and smoking-cessation products (Nicoderm). The company is headquartered in Brentford, UK

Covagen AG engages in the research in as well as development, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical and diagnostic products and technologies. The company was founded by Julian Bertschinger and Dragan Grabulovski in 2007 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.