Ron Hunt

Kalidex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops antibiotics for the treatment of serious infections. Its lead development candidate KPI-10 is a next-generation fluoroquinolone against a range of important gram-negative and gram-positive pathogens including multi-drug resistant strains and isolates resistant to currently available fluoroquinolones. The company was founded in 2010 by James Ge, Vernocn Jiang and George H. Talbot and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Sprout Group (Sprout) is venture capital subsidiary of Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC founded in 1969. The firm headquartered in New York.

Phase Forward, Inc. developed e-process software solutions for accelerating global pharmaceutical development. The company was founded by Paul A. Bleicher and Augustine in 1997 and was headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Neuromed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. develops chronic pain drugs. Its NMED-1077 product is an extended release formulation of hydromorphone in phase 3 clinical development. It conducts research for drugs to cure anxiety, epilepsy, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded by Dr. Terrance P. Snutch in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, BC.

Inform Diagnostics, Inc. provides pathology diagnostic services. It offers subspecialty anatomic pathology in the fields of breast health, dermatology, gastroenterology, hematology, and urology. The company was founded by David D. Halbert and Harold Roe in 1996 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

New Leaf Venture Partners LLC (New Leaf Ventures) is an independent Venture Capital firm founded by Jeani Delagardelle, Philippe Chambon, Vijay Lathi, Ron Hunt, James Niedel, and Kathy LaPorte. The firm is headquartered in New York. It spun out from Sprout Group.

Relypsa, Inc. operates as a bio-pharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of late-stage medicines in the iron deficiency, nephrology, and cardio-renal therapeutic areas. It offers Veltassa, a potassium binder approved for the treatment of hyperkalemia. The company was founded by Jerry M. Buysse, Gerrit Klaerner, Michael Burdick, Jay P. Shepard, Detlef F. Albrecht, George Tyson, Sandra I. Coufal and Vic Ciaravino on October 29, 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Karos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The firm focuses on bone related, pulmonary arterial hypertension and other orphan diseases. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

ReViral Ltd. specializes in the areas of virology and antiviral therapies. It offers drugs to treat respiratory synctial virus infection. The company was founded by Neil Matthews and Stuart Cockerill in 2011 and is headquartered in Stevenage, the United Kingdom.

Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, which engages in the development of antibodies. It focuses on the research of novel class of T cell engagers that harness the power of the body’s immune system to treat patients suffering from cancer and other diseases. The firm utilizes its proprietary Tri-specific T cell Activating Construct platform to create a pipeline of novel TriTACs for the treatment of solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. The company was founded by Patrick A. Baeuerle, Luke B. Evnin, and Jeanmarie Guenot on March 19, 2015 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

CuraSen Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It engages in the discovery and development of therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases, including parkinson, alzheimer, and less common neurodegenerative disorders. The company was founded by Mehrdad Shamloo, Robert Booth, Anthony Ford, and Kathleen Sereda in 2018 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Iterum Therapeutics International Ltd. engages in the development of clinical-stage pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Iterum Therapeutics US Holding Ltd. operates as a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Qlaris Bio, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded by Thurein Htoo and Barbara Wirostko and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.

Durata Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes novel therapeutics for infectious diseases and acute illnesses. The company was founded on November 4, 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.