Hiroaki Shizuya

Aptium Oncology, Inc. designs, builds, and manages cancer care centers. The firm manages hospital-based, outpatient, and cancer treatment centers for patients with all types of cancer, as well as operating 24-hour cancer treatment centers in hospitals. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Genetic Therapy, Inc. develops human gene therapy products for the treatment of genetic and acquired diseases. The company also conducts research on human gene development. Genetic Therapy was founded by M. James Barrett in May 1986 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Chiron Viagene, Inc. provides technical services and life science research. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company specializes in EMSA reagents and services, as well as producing innovative technology. The company was founded by Paul K. Laikind, David F. Hale, Jack W. Reich, Harry E. Gruber. Chiron Viagene was acquired by Chiron Corp. on October 03, 1995 for $135 million.

Vivant Medical, Inc. develops microwave ablation system. It offers treatment of benign and cancerous soft tissue tumors. The company was founded by Thomas J. Fogarty on October 39, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

California Technology Ventures LLC (California Technology Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Jacobs Capital Group LLC founded in 1999 by Alex B. Suh. The firm is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

Southern California Biomedical Council, also known as SoCalBio, is an organization that aims to promote the growth and development of the life sciences industry. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company provides leadership, advocacy, and support to their members, and foster collaboration within the industry. The CEO of the company is Ahmed Enany.

Paganini Biopharma, Inc. provides scientific research services. The company was founded by Madhuri Wadehra and is headquartered in Encino, CA.

AlivaMab Discovery Services LLC is a private company that specializes in generating and screening large panels of antibodies to achieve their partners' design goals. AlivaMab Discovery Services is based in San Diego, CA. The company focuses on delivering antibodies that are characterized for function, kinetics, and developability, and engineering for advanced modalities, including multispecifics and cars. The company has experience in antibody drug discovery and development from many of the world's top pharmaceutical companies, including AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, Pfizer, and Roche/Genentech. The company was founded by John Lippincott, and the CEO is Larry L. Green.

Ablexis LLC develops next-generation platform for antibody drug discovery. It develops the AlivaMab Mouse, an innovative, next-generation transgenic mouse platform intended to enable the efficient discovery and development of the next generation of human therapeutic antibodies. The company was founded by Green L. Larry and Hiroaki Shizuya in December 2009 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.