Irving M. Einhorn

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.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets pharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Cordex Pharma, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops new cardiovascular medicines based upon the emerging pharmacology of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) and nitric oxide (NO). These two molecules play critical roles in cellular metabolism and signal transduction, the manipulation of which constitute novel therapeutic modalities for the treatment of major cardiovascular disorders. Cordex Pharma was founded on February 9, 1996 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Tempra Technology, Inc. is a research and development applications company based in an undisclosed location. The private company is based in Bradenton, FL. Tempra Technology has developed and patented both self-cooling and self-heating technologies, making them a leader in the development of instant, self-heating and self-chilling product technology. The company has developed innovative products for food & beverage, medical, therapy, sports medicine, equestrian and consumer product markets. Tempra Technology was the first company to develop a completely functional, 100% safe, environmentally friendly self-chilling beverage can. The company has also developed self-heating technologies for hand-held foods such as soups, beverages, pasta dishes, and sauces. Additionally, Tempra Technology offers instant self-heating and self-chilling gel packs and a variety of thermal wraps. All of their products are designed to provide instant, portable, safe, long-lasting thermal technology anytime, anywhere. The company was founded in 1992 by Barney J. Guarino, who has been the CEO since then.

Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets pharmaceutical products. Its products include Actonel, Asacol, Enablex, Didronel, Macrobid, Macrodantin, Entex, and Ziac. The firm manufactures and markets a variety of over-the-counter and oral care products such as Crest, Oral-B, Prilosec OTC, Vicks, Metamucil, Pepto-Bismol, ThermaCare, and other related products. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Elan Pharmaceuticals LLC develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It specializes in treatment of neurological and autoimmune diseases. The firm's drugs are used in the treatment of for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and rheumatoid arthritis diseases. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Sellas Life Sciences Group Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It focuses on innovative products to treat cancer and central nervous system diseases. The firm’s product candidate, licensed from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is a late-stage innovative WT1-targeting synthetic heteroclitic epitope immunotherapeutic in development for hematological malignancies and solid tumors characterized by an overexpression of the WT1 (Wilms Tumor Protein) antigen. The company was founded by Angelos M. Stergiou in 2012 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

MedData, Inc. provides medical billing, coding, and data management solutions. Its services include patient balance, eligibility and enrolment, third party liability, and account resolution and appeals. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Spring, TX.

Squarex Pharmaceutical Corp. engages in the research and development of pharmaceutical products. It focuses on the late-clinical-stage drug that is intended to improve immune function to reduce severity and incidence of infectious disease. The company was founded on June 26, 2012 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Targazyme, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops and commercializes breakthrough products. The firm offers products for stem cell transplantation, immunotherapy for cancer, regenerative medicine, and gene therapy. The company was founded by Lynnet Koh and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Oacis Healthcare Systems, Inc. provides health care software solutions. It develops, markets, licenses, installs, and supports enterprise architecture clinical information systems. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

Balance Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics to address conditions of intellectual disability. Its pharmacological approach, based on technology licensed from Stanford University, hypothesizes that restoring the proper balance between inhibition and excitation at the neuronal synapse by antagonizing excessive inhibitory circuits could result in the appropriate plasticity for memory and learning to occur in many conditions of intellectual disability. The company was founded by Lyndon Lien, Craig Garner and Daniel Wetmore in 2009 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

MolecularMD Corp. develops and commercializes molecular diagnostics for oncology applications. Its tests are designed to assist pharmaceutical companies with selection, monitoring and management of patients treated with molecularly-targeted cancer therapies. The firm integrates gold-standard and innovative platform technologies with custom clinical assay design and validation to accelerate all phases of clinical development, including FDA approval and commercialization of in vitro companion diagnostic tests for novel anticancer agents. The company was founded by Brian Druker, Sheridan G. Snyder, and Chad D. Galderisi in 2005 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.