John Gordon Foulkes

Lipidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures medicines. It focuses on developing drugs to treat diseases associated with excess body fat and its lead program, GDD3898, is being investigated for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and Prader Willi syndrome (PWS), an orphan disease, and anti-psychotic drug induced weight gain (AIWG). The company was founded by Jay Edward Birnbaum and is headquartered San Diego, CA.

Thirona Bio, Inc. is an American biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing drugs for fibrotic diseases. Thirona Bio is based in an undisclosed location. The private company's target indications include scleroderma, keloid scars, and certain cancers where there are no effective therapies. The company's unique approach uses a potent, topically applied drug to inhibit TGF-? "locally," minimizing the potential risk of systemic toxicity. The company was founded by John Gordon Foulkes, Jay Edward Birnbaum, K. George Mooney, and David A. Bullough, with John Gordon Foulkes serving as the CEO since incorporation.

RiverVest Venture Management LLC (RiverVest Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Melzer, Craig Andrew and Jay Schmelter. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Kaperio, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company which focuses on cardiovascular disease. It develops site targeted drugs and molecular imaging agents for cancer and cardiovascular disease. The company was founded by J. Gordon Foulkes and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Redwood Bioscience Inc. develops precision protein-chemical engineering technology to produce the next-generation of antibody-drug conjugates and other semi-synthetic biotherapeutics. It employs natural post translational modifications found in human cells to site specifically create one or more aldehyde tags on protein molecules, including monoclonal antibodies. The firm's platform is enabled with precision chemistries, payload positioning and defined stoichiometry of payload protein ratios. The company was founded by Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Mike Blank and David Rabuka in 2008 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Thesan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides novel therapeutics for disorders of the skin. The company focuses on the discovery and development of new chemical entities that provide improved treatment options to patients. Thesan Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2011 by Edward P. Monaghan and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures, develops therapeutics for the treatment of scarring and fibrotic disorders. The company was founded by John Gordon Foulkes and Nicholas M. Dean in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vitra Bioscience, Inc. develops technologies for biological research and drug discovery. Its technology includes cellcard system and cellplex assays which facilitate multiple cell-types and parameters to be evaluated. The cellcard imaging system collects images and then analyzed with proprietary software. The company was founded by Simon Goldbard and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Elitra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. used to develop pharmaceutical products. The company employed proprietary methods for gene analysis and anti-microbial drug discovery. It used to develop technology to miniaturize anti-microbial drug screens. It was also engaged in the identification, development and commercialization of novel antimicrobial compounds that target essential gene products of pathogenic organisms. The company was founded in 1997 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA