Padmanabh P. Bhatt

Dow Silicones Corp. engages in the provision of silicones products and solutions. Its silicon-based materials are used in products and applications of sectors including electronics, automotive, construction, textiles, and healthcare. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Midland, MI.

Shire Laboratories was a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing products for its own portfolio and in partnership with other companies, using its technologies and development capabilities. The company products include CollaGenex, Indevus, Shire and United Therapeutics. Its key technologies are ProScreen, OptiScreen , Microtrol, Solutrol and EnSoTrol, for bioavailability enhancement and oral controlled release, and Avert for reduced-abuse potential. Shire Laboratories was headquartered in Rockville, MD.

POINT Biomedical Corp. develops biomedical-imaging products. It manufactures products for diagnostic, molecular imaging, and drug delivery applications based on biSphere technology. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

ALZA Corp. provides drug delivery solutions and develops pharmaceutical products. The company applies its delivery technologies to develop pharmaceutical products with enhanced therapeutic value for its own portfolio and for many of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. The company was founded by Martin Gerstel and Alejandro Zaffaroni in 1968 and is headquartered in Vacaville, CA.