John J. Reddington

3Brain AG is a Swiss company that specializes in improving in vitro cell-based screening outputs to find new treatments for brain diseases. The private company is located in Wädenswil, Switzerland. The company is the world's first company to connect cells with sophisticated biosignal processing microchips in vitro. The CEO of the company is Mauro Gandolfo.

Morris Animal Foundation operates as an animal health charity. It helps support the advancement of veterinary medicine and funds veterinary research for companion animals, horses, and wildlife. The company was founded by Mark Morris Sr. in 1948 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Valentis lead drug candidate, Deltavasc, may treat peripheral arterial and ischemic heart disease with a gene that spurs new blood vessels to form (a process known as angiogenesis). In early stages of development are DNA vaccines for HIV, hepatitis C, and other viral infections. Another drug candidate, eNOS, could prevent tissue rejection in transplant recipients. The company licenses its technology -- include the GeneSwitch platform, which can turn off or on gene therapies -- to other drugmakers. These licensees include Genzyme, Pfizer, and GlaxoSmithKline.