Julia Brown

Part of River Acquisition Corp., IVAC Corp. is a company that manufactures electronic medical equipment. The company is based in San Diego, CA. IVAC was acquired by River Acquisition Corp. from Eli Lilly & Co. on November 29, 1994.

Vital Signs, Inc. was manufacturing patented products for the use in anesthesia and other related critical care procedures. The company was founded in 1972 and was headquartered in Totowa, NJ.

UC San Diego Foundation specializes in obtaining private gifts in support of research, teaching, and public service, as well as engages in management of gift assets. The company is was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and commercializes medicines for diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on September 29, 1987 by Howard E. Greene, Jr. and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

CONNECT creates and scales companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. It creates an environment in which entrepreneurs and C-suite executives have access to the people, capital, and technology resources. The organization was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Hybritech, Inc. provides prostate diagnostic testing services. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. markets and sells prescription products that treat infectious and respiratory diseases. Dura focuses on products and transactions that leverage its sales and marketing organization. Dura also intends, through the use of collaborative relationships, to develop the Spiros® motorized blisterdisk and Spiros® S2 pulmonary drug delivery systems for the local and systemic delivery of a wide range of medications. It is located in San Diego, CA.

Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research and development of drugs. It focuses on oncology and acute radiation syndrome. It offers Entolimod, Mobilan, CBL0137, and SA-702. The company was founded by Andrei V. Gudkov and Yakov Kogan on June 5, 2003 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Biodel, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company, which develops novel formulations of already approved therapeutics to treat endocrine disorders such as diabetes and osteoporosis. The company develops product candidates by applying formulation technologies to existing drugs in order to improve their therapeutic profiles. Biodel was founded by Solomon S. Steiner and Erik Steiner on December 3, 2003 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating.

MediQuest Therapeutics, Inc. developed drugs for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases and conditions. Its lead product candidate, Vascana, is for the prevention and treatment of Raynaud’s Disease and Phenomenon that targets large, underserved markets and utilizes the unique benefits of its TAM delivery technology to address unmet patient needs. The company was founded in 1994 by Dennis E. Schwartz and Lyman Max Lyon Jr. and was headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Pfizer Inc., CovX Research LLC is a company that manufactures biotherapeutics and medical products. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Richard Alan Lerner, Carlos F. Barbas. CovX Research was acquired by Pfizer Inc. from Tavistock Life Sciences Co. on January 31, 2008 for $230 million.

Albireo Pharma, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of novel bile acid modulators for the treatment of orphan pediatric liver diseases and gastrointestinal disorders. Its pipeline products include Odevixibat, A3384, and Elobixibat. The company was founded by Jan Peter Mattsson and Per-Göran Gillberg on December 8, 2003 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Albireo AB operates as a biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on the development and potential commercialization of novel bile acid modulators. It helps treat orphan pediatric liver diseases and gastrointestinal disorders where the improper flow or absorption of bile causes serious medical conditions for which there is high unmet need. The company was founded by Per-Göran Gillberg and Jan Mattsson and is headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden.

American Gene Technologies International, Inc. operates as a gene and cell therapeutics company. It provides treatments for infectious diseases, cancers and monogenic disorders. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Galvin in 2007 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

The San Diego Symphony performs and conducts concerts and musical orchestra. It also provides corporate sponsorship, outreach programs, and ticket purchasing services. The company was founded on December 6, 1910 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.