John E. Doherty

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.

Arbor Vita Corp. engages in discovery and developing of drugs. It targets cellular regulators, PDZ proteins, to accelerate the discovery and development of human therapeutics, and diagnostics. The company was founded by Peter S. Lu in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Vyteris, Inc. develops, manufactures and commercializes pharmaceutical products. It is engaged in the process of developing first active drug delivery patch to receive marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug delivery patch technology allows precise dosing, giving physicians and patients control in the rate, dosage and pattern of drug delivery that may result in considerable therapeutic, economical, and lifestyle advantages over existing methods of drug administration. The company was founded on July 19, 2000 and is headquartered in Fair Lawn, NJ.

OPKO Biologics Ltd. develops next-generation, bio-better, long-acting versions of therapeutic proteins and peptide drugs. Its products include Human Growth Hormone, Glucagon dual receptor agonist, Factor VIIa and Factor IX for Hemophilia, Anti-Obesity Peptide Oxyntomodulin, Interferon and Erythropoietin, and Atherosclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis long-acting therapies. The company was founded by Novik A. Shai on August 22, 2003 and is headquartered in Nes Ziona, Israel.

R&R Acquisition III, Inc. operates as a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of acquiring, through a stock exchange, asset acquisition or similar business combination. The company is headquartered in Chatham, NJ

R&R Acquisition V, Inc. operates as a blank check company. It engages in mergers and acquisition of businesses. The company was founded in February 15, 2005 and is located in Chatham, NJ.

R&R Acquisition IX, Inc. operates as a development stage company. The company was established on June 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

R&R Acquisition VIII, Inc. operates as a blank check company. The firm intends to serve as a vehicle to effect an asset acquisition, merger, exchange of capital stock or other business combination with operating or development stage business. The company was founded on June 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

R&R Acquisition X, Inc. operates as a blank check company. The company was founded on June 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

Mattmar Minerals, Inc. is a development stage company. The company was previously an exploration stage company that owned certain mineral rights in Canada. The company was founded on April 18, 2006 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

Rodman International Enterprise I Ltd. operates as a blank check company. It serves as a vehicle to effect a merger, exchange of capital stock and asset acquisition. The company was founded on July 06, 2006 and is headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.

Rodman International Enterprise II Ltd. operates as a blank check company. It serves as a vehicle to effect a merger, exchange of capital stock, and asset acquisition. The company was founded on July 6, 2006 and is headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.

Rodman International Enterprise III Ltd. operates as a blank check firm. The company was founded on July 6, 2006 and is headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.

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.

Peplin, Inc. develops drugs and pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by James Harrison Aylward in 1998 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Medisync Bioservices, Inc. provides pharmaceutical services. The company offers product development, clinical trial and data management services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Delray Beach, FL.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Velos Medical Informatics, Inc. makes disease management software for the renal dialysis, transplantation, and oncology markets. The private company is based in Fremont, CA and has subsidiaries in United States.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

San Francisco Symphony provides symphony orchestra presentations. The firm enriches, serves, and shapes cultural life throughout the spectrum of bay area communities. It offers performer’s series, south bay, organ and chorus concerts, open rehearsals, chamber music, youth orchestra concerts, family-friendly concerts and special events. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The UCSF Foundation promotes and supports the interests and welfare of the University of California San Francisco and the UCSF Medical Center. The UCSF Foundation’s daily operations are administered by a development staff responsible for major gifts, planned giving, corporate and foundation gifts, annual giving, development communications, alumni relations and campus events

Follica, Inc. develops therapies for hair follicle disorders. The firm provides an out-patient therapy coupled with an at-home system for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (hair loss) and medical device development fields to develop and commercialize its product platform. The company was founded by Rox R. Anderson, George Cotsarelis, Vera Price, Daphne Zohar, David Steinberg, and Bernat Olle in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Twin Lakes Delaware, Inc. operates as a blank check company. The company was founded on January 28, 2000 and is headquartered in Madison, NJ.

First Wave Technologies, Inc. is a medical device company, which develops products for acute care and long-term care markets. The firm focuses on healthcare innovation products. It engages in improving the ease and accuracy of pharmaceutical delivery and providing healthcare experience for both patients and caregivers. The company was founded by Mark S. Dowhy, Bradley P. Fuhrman and Keith Allen Blakely in 2003 and is headquartered in Batavia, NY.

SinuSys Corp. develops medical device therapies to improve the sinus health of patients with chronic sinusitis. Its products include Vent-OS sinus dilation system, Restora steroid-eluting spacer, and SinuSys product pipeline. The company was founded by Jerome Hester and Thomas A. Schreck in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Velos, Inc. provides an internet-based platform for clinical research and medical records management. Its clinical research management suite includes Velos eResearch, Velos eCompliance, Velos eSample and Velos eTools. The firm's specialty products include Velos eCardio, Velos Transplant, Velos Renal, Velos Aversi, Velos Farsima, Velos Stafa, and Velos IDS. Its products integrate the clinical, administrative and financial information needs of research management. The company was founded in 1996 by Amar P. S. Chahal, John S. McIlwain and N. Venu Gopal and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.