Renu Gupta

Transave, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative, inhaled pharmaceuticals for the site-specific treatment of serious lung diseases such as pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis patients and cancers affecting the lung. They are committed to significantly improving the quality of life and healthcare of patients suffering from these life-threatening diseases. Its operating principles are centered on teamwork, openness, mutual respect, diversity of opinion, trust, accountability and innovative science. They are developing products based on Transave's proprietary liposomal technology designed specifically for lung delivery. Its focus is on reformulating off-patent, established drugs into unique liposomal technology - based inhaled pharmaceuticals for the localized, site-specific treatment of serious lung diseases. Transave's proprietary liposomal technology allows for the sustained release of a drug in the lung's microenvironment. By remaining in the lungs for a prolonged period and potentially minimizing systemic exposure, Transave's liposomal technology offers the potential for changing the product profile, improving delivery of the compound to the lung and enhancing the therapeutic index of established pharmaceuticals.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

Insmed Ltd. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products for the treatment of lung diseases. Its products are used for the site-specific treatment of serious lung diseases such as pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis patients and cancers affecting the lung. The company is located in London, the United Kingdom.

Breath Therapeutics GmbH is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of inhaled therapeutics for respiratory diseases. It offers drug device platform, which consists of liposomal drug-aerosol formulations and cutting-edge inhalation technology. The company was founded by Jens Stegemann, Gerhard Boerner, Oliver Denk, and Anne Burger in 2016 and is headquartered in Munchen, Germany.