Pratik Multani

Kalypsys, Inc. discovered and developed novel, first-in-class therapeutic agents to address unmet medical needs in respiratory and inflammatory diseases. The firm advanced its proprietary lead program, a novel, non-corticosteroid small molecule formulated for intranasal delivery, into clinical proof of concept studies. The company was founded by Pratik Shah, Jeremy S. Caldwell, Randall W. King, Kevin D. Lustig, Peter G. Schultz and Robert Downs in 2001 and was headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.

Salmedix, Inc. develops oncology and small molecule drugs to treat hematological malignancies. The company's product, Treanda, is currently in Phase II clinical trials in the United States and Canada for the treatment of indolent (slowly progressing) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It was founded in 2000 and is located in San Diego, CA.

Kanisa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops pharmaceuticals and provides medical services. The company develops drugs for diagnosis and treatment of cancer. It was founded by David A. Socks and is located in San Diego, CA.

The General Hospital Corp. provides healthcare services. It offers diagnostic and therapeutic are in every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. The firm's care center provides cancer, digestive disorders, heart disease, transplantation and vascular medicine services. The company was founded in 1811 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. used to develop and commercialize targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company’s products used to act chiefly through immune system mechanisms, exerting their effect by binding to specific, readily targeted immune cells in the patient’s blood or lymphatic system. The company was headquartered in San Diego, CA.