Hal R. Werner

HealthCare Ventures LLC (HealthCare Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985 by Harold R. Werner. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and commercializes anti-infective drug products. It operates mainly in prescription pharmaceuticals. MiddleBrook's main product is PULSYS. PULSYS technology offers the prolonged release and absorption of a drug. The company was incorporated in December 1999 and is headquartered in Westlake, TX.

GenVec, Inc. operated as a clinical-stage gene delivery company, which engaged in the development of therapeutics and vaccines. The firm designs, tests, and manufactured adenoviral-based product candidates using its proprietary AdenoVerse platform. Its products included CGF166-Hearing Loss; GV2311-RSV Vaccine; and GV2207-HSV-2 Immunotherapeutic. The company was founded in December 1992 and was headquartered in Rockville, MD.

DecImmune Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel peptides and antibodies for acute and tissue damaging inflammation. It engages in developing an antibody-based therapeutic that can prevent tissue damage and preserve organ function by inhibiting activation of the N2 neoepitope in the innate autoimmune pathway. The company was founded by Michael Carroll, Richard S. Foemmel, and Francis Moore Jr. on March 27, 2001 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.^

Asterand Biosciences, Inc. provided stem cell research products. It offered proprietary reagents and tools developed by stem cell scientists. The firm's products included small molecules for pluripotency, self-renewal and differentiation, viral-delivered transcription factors, matrices, cell lines, cytokines, antibodies and transfection reagents. The company was founded by Ian W. Ratcliffe, Stephen M. Chang and Sheng Ding in 2006 and headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Innomab, Inc. provides medical services. It specializes in development of innovative monoclonal antibodies in oncology. The company was founded by Kristine Chavez, Kim Graham, and Chuck Smith in 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc (Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson founded in 1973. The firm is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey.