Maria Fardis

Pharmacyclics LLC engages in developing and commercializing innovative small-molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer and immune mediated diseases. It has product candidates in clinical development and several preclinical molecules in optimization. The company was founded by Jonathan Sessler and Richard Miller in 1991 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Acerta Pharma BV develops drugs for oncology and autoimmune diseases. It operates as a biotech company that combines technology platforms in drug discovery and development such as the covalent technology platform and the multiparametric phosphoflow cytometry platform. The company was founded by Allard Kaptein in 2012 and is headquartered in Oss, Netherlands.

Kartos Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Redwood City, CA. Kartos Therapeutics, Inc. is focused on developing a potential MDM2 inhibitor for the treatment of various TP53 wild-type hematological malignancies and solid tumors. The company was founded by Wayne P. Rothbaum and Iain David Dukes, and the CEO is Jesse Seton McGreivy.

ARM is a Washington, DC-based multi-stakeholder advocacy organization that promotes global initiatives necessary to facilitate access to life-giving advances in regenerative medicine. The organization promotes legislative, regulatory reimbursement, investment, technical, and other initiatives to accelerate the development of safe and effective regenerative medicine technologies. ARM also works to increase public understand- ing of the field and its potential to transform human healthcare. Prior to the formation of ARM in 2009, there was a need for more coordinated and cohesive advocacy representing the interests of the companies, research institutions, investors and patient groups that comprise the entire regenerative medicine community. Today ARM has more than 140 members and is the leading global advocacy organization in this field.

Frazier Management LLC (Frazier Healthcare Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Frazier & Co Inc. founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.