J. Kenneth Charles Knowles

Affibody Medical AB provides biopharmaceuticals services. It develops Affibody, an antibody mimetic and Albumod, a technology that enhances the efficacy of biopharmaceuticals by extending their circulatory half-life through a strong binding to albumin. The company was founded by Karin Nord and Carl Erik Mathias Uhlén in 1998 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Part of Amrop International, Hever Group is a British company that provides headhunting services. The private company is based in London, UK. Hever Group was acquired by Amrop International on June 15, 2000.

Caris Ltd (Caris) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by David D. Halbert. The firm is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Agency for Science, Technology & Research engages in fostering scientific research and development. It is the agency for fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation-driven Singapore. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Cancer Research UK provides cancer research services. It supports and undertakes research on the biology and causes of cancer and develops anti-cancer drugs. The firm also provides general information about cancer and types of treatments and funds projects that help patients cope with the side effects of cancer and its treatment. Its institute also operates an online portal CancerHelp UK that provides patient information. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries & Assns is a trade association that promotes pharmaceutical discovery and development. The non-profit company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Lundbeck Ltd. engages in the research, development, production, marketing and sale of pharmaceuticals. It provides services that aid in the treatment of CNS disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, epilepsy and insomnia. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in St. Albans, the United Kingdom.

Adaptimmune Ltd. develops T cell therapies to treat cancer, human immunodeficiency virus, and infectious diseases. It utilizes the T cell to target and destroy cancerous and infected cells by using affinity T cell receptor proteins as a means of strengthening patient T cell responses. The company was founded by Bent K. Jakobsen, James Julian Noble and Helena Katrina Tayton-Martin in 2008 and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

Caris Life Sciences Ltd. provides diagnostics and anatomic pathology services. The firm develops an unbiased profiling platform for novel target identification, drug development and delivery, diagnostic and disease monitoring, and precision medicine enabling aspects. It offers services throughout the U.S., Europe, Australia and other international markets. The company was founded by David D. Halbert in 2008 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche Diagnostics Oy is a Finnish biotechnology company that specializes in in vitro diagnostics. The private company is based in Espoo, Finland. RochePRO service provides healthcare professionals with up-to-date information on upcoming events and training, as well as materials for patient care. Roche Diagnostics was founded in 2005. The CEO is Matheus Barbosa Vieira.

Targovax Oy focuses on the development and commercialization of targeted cancer immunotherapy. It is a biotechnology company with novel immunotherapy platform that is based on engineered oncolytic viruses armed with potent immune-stimulating transgenes. The firm's products induce a tailored response by the immune system directed at each patient’s unique cancer cells. The company was founded by Pekka Ilmari Simula and Antti Vuolanto in 2009 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

MediSapiens Oy provides solutions for bioinformatics analysis. It offers software and products for biological research. The firm creates customized bioinformatics software solutions to organizations; ranging from data management system, to full sample and data processing system, to an animal deoxyribonucleic acid testing service. Its products include Biond Explorer; Research Integrator; IST Online; Target Scout; and Fusion Scout. The company was founded by Sami Kalevi Kilpinen, Olli-Pekka Kallioniemi, and Tommi Pisto in 2009 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Hermo Pharma Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company which aims to discover and develop cutting-edge therapeutic approaches for currently untreatable medical needs, particularly in the field of neurology. The company's R&D programs are based on scientifically innovative concepts. These concepts are being developed through preclinical and early clinical development phases with the aim gaining partners prior to late clinical development phases and finally marketing. The company was founded in 2008 by professors Mart Saarma, Eero Castrén, Heikki Rauvala and Dr. Henri Huttunen. The company operates in close collaboration with several academic laboratories affiliated with the University of Helsinki. Hermo Pharma Ltd. operates according to the 'virtual business model'. This means the company outsources the majority of business functions outside of its core business areas, while controlling the key technology assets and strategic partnerships with a small but highly capable group of people managing operations. As the company's overheads are kept lower than traditional biopharmaceutical companies much more of its financial resources can be utilized directly to achieve business goals. Hermo Pharma Ltd. is a privately owned, venture capital backed company. Its current investors include Helsinki University Funds and Seed Fund Vera Ltd.

The Innovative Medicines Initiative is a public-private partnership that aims to accelerate the development of better and safer medicines for patients. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium and has subsidiaries in Sweden. The Programme Office, led by the Executive Director, manages the day-to-day operations of the initiative. The initiative recognizes the importance of communication and provides accessible tools generated by their projects to help scientists in their research efforts. The Belgian company was founded by J. Kenneth Charles Knowles.

The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland engages in research, development, and training in molecular medicines. The private company is based in Helsinki, Finland.