Patrick L. Bobbitt

HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops small molecule therapeutics. Its products include hydroxyurea, a therapeutic agent for the treatment of underlying pathology of sickle cell anemia and for the treatments of beta thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, neutropenia, and various hematological disorders. The company was founded by Ronald J. Berenson, Douglas V. Faller, Thalia Papayannopoulou, Susan P. Perrine, George Stamatoyannopoulos and Robert Williams in October 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Seagen Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer. It also focuses on the advancement of therapies for solid tumors and blood-related cancers. Its products include Adcetris, Padcev, Tivdak, and Tukysa. The company was founded by Clay B. Siegall and H. Perry Fell on July 15, 1997 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

CTI BioPharma Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development, acquisition, and commercialization of novel targeted therapies for blood-related cancers. It focuses on evaluating pacritinib, its sole product candidate currently in active development, for the treatment of adult patients with myelofibrosis. The company was founded by James A. Bianco, Jack W. Singer, and Louis A. Bianco in September 1991 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

ICOS Corp. manufactures medications to treat inflammation and other serious diseases. It focuses on the development of treatments for unmet medical conditions such as prostatic hyperplasia, hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cancer, and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 1989 by Christopher Henney and George Rathman and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.