Roxanne Bales

Proclara Biosciences, Inc. provides treatment of chronic neurodegenerative diseases. The firm develops therapies for protein misfolding diseases, such as chronic diseases of aging and certain orphan indications by harnessing General Amyloid Interaction Motif (GAIM), which is a multi-target approach that reduces levels of pathological misfolded protein deposits. The company was founded by Hampus Jacob Hillerstrom and Jonathan Eithan Solomon in December 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Rinat Neuroscience Corp. manufactures and markets drugs for treating neurological diseases. The company was founded by Arnon Rosenthal and Patrick G. Lynn on November 21, 2000 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Tularik, Inc. is engaged in the discovery and development of a broad range of novel and superior orally available medicines that act through the regulation of gene expression. Tularik's scientific platform is focused on three therapeutic areas: cancer, inflammation and metabolic disease. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.