Neil Kirby

OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. specializes in the manufacture and development of biosurgical and passive immunotherapy products. Its product range encompasses hemostatic, surgical, and immunotherapy solutions. The firm offers solutions for bleeding control, surgical operations, and biodefense applications. The company was founded by Robert Taub in 1995 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.

Established in 2000, TransPharma Medical Ltd. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drug-products utilizing an innovative active transversal drug delivery technology. Its current proprietary drug-product development programs include ViaDerm-hPTH (1-34), a transversal hPTH (1-34) product to treat osteoporosis, undergoing Phase 2B clinical trials, which is developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly, and two additional peptides currently in Phase 1. TransPharma's drug-product development activities utilize its well-proven RF-MicroChannel Technology. Its RF-MicroChannel technology enables the creation of an array of microscopic pores through the very outer skin surface, allowing the delivery of therapeutic doses of a wide portfolio of drugs, including biologics, Its main area of focus. TransPharma's implementation of the RF-MicroChannel Technology is the ViaDerm delivery system. Intended for home use, the ViaDerm delivery system consists of a reusable, handheld, low-cost device and a disposable patch containing a drug. TransPharma's goal is to develop multiple drug-products through strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies and through independent product development. They believe that combining partnered and proprietary product development ensures capitalizing of both the promise of its technology and its growing capabilities.

PDI, Inc. provides format printing services. It specializes in document management, electronic pre-media and on-site prepress management, to offset and full-color variable digital print, bindery, multimedia and internet services. The company was founded in February 2007 and is headquartered in Kirkland, Canada.

Part of Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., Virus Research Institute, Inc. develops systems for the delivery of vaccines. The company is based in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Groupe Limagrain Holding SA, Biotechnica International, Inc. is a company that specializes in agricultural research. The company is based in Shawnee Mission, KS.

Enobia Pharma, Inc. develops therapies to treat patients with ultra-rare and life-threatening genetic metabolic bone disorders. Its lead product candidate, asfotase alfa or ENB-0040, is a treatment for hypophosphatasia—a life-threatening disease that can cause skeletal deformity, severe muscle weakness and progressive damage to vital organs. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Valerion Therapeutics LLC develops targeted therapies for orphan genetic diseases. The firm utilizes a proprietary antibody-mediated delivery platform to target therapies to specific tissues via a studied transport pathway. It therapies are based on an intracellular delivery technology platform that takes advantage of tissue targeting via an antibody and intracellular delivery dependent on membrane expression of a nucleoside transporter. The company was founded by Timothy S. Harris and Dustin D. Armstrong in 2007 and is headquartered in Concord, MA.

Alopexx Enterprises LLC engages in investing and managing health care companies. It develops medical therapies and devices for infectious diseases, oncology, central nervous system, and orphan diseases. The firm commercializes an alternative for the treatment and prevention of staphylococcal and other bacterial infections and animal vaccines. The company was founded by Daniel R. Vlock, Deborah Ramsdell and Christine de los Reyes in 2011 and is headquartered in Concord, MA.

Phoenicis Therapeutics, Inc. is a private company that is focused on developing therapies for rare dermatological disorders. The company is based in Hingham, MA. The company's goal is to improve the lives of those who suffer from these conditions. The CEO of the company is Deborah Ramsdell.

Powderject Pharmaceuticals Plc develops pharmaceutical products. It offers researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing for existing and next generation vaccines. The company was founded in 1993 and is located in Oxford, UK

HCU Network America provides support services for patients and families. The non-profit company is based in Lisle, IL.

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Inc. researches and develops to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. It researches and develops vaccine candidates, conducts policy analyses, and serves as an advocate for the field with offices in Africa, India, and Europe. The firm's HIV research and development focuses on three strategies: the design of vaccine immunogens capable of inducing specialized proteins known as broadly neutralizing antibodies, the optimization and development of these antibodies as prevention products, and the development of replicating viral vectors and mRNA. The company was founded in 1996 by Seth Berkley and Lee C. Smith and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Quidel Corp. engages in the development, manufacture and market of rapid diagnostic testing solutions. Its portfolio includes rapid immunoassays, cardiac immunoassays, specialized diagnostic solutions and molecular diagnostic solutions. The firm products are directly sold to end users and distributors and for professional use in physician offices, hospitals, clinical laboratories, reference laboratories, urgent care clinics, universities, retail clinics, pharmacies and wellness screening centers. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Abington Friends School provides primary and secondary education services. The company was founded in 1697 by John Barnes and is headquartered in Jenkintown, PA.

Healthcare Ventures Associates, Inc. operates as a life science venture capital firm. The company is headquartered in Livingston, NJ.

Wyeth Holdings LLC manufactures and distributes chemicals. The firm's chemical contains phosphate rock, calcium, lime, carbide and nitrogen which are used in fertilizers. The company was founded by Frank Washburn in 1907 and is headquartered in Wayne, NJ.

Meissa Vaccines, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical development company. It focuses on the in-licensing and advancement of vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus. The company was founded by Marty Moore and Roderick Tang in 2014 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.