Roy R. Lobb

Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Artax Biopharma, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the development of new therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The firm develops drugs targeting the interaction between T-cell Receptors (TCR) and Nck, a cytoplasmic adapter protein which plays a role in T-cell activation. The company was founded by Dami? Carulla Tormo in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Zikani Therapeutics, Inc. is a preclinical-stage company developing and commercializing novel therapeutics. The company was founded by Lawrence G. Miller and Andrew G. Myers in 2014 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Wellcome Trust Technology Transfer (Wellcome Trust Technology Transfer) is a venture capital subsidiary of The Wellcome Trust Ltd. founded in 1992 by Graham Eric Fagg. The firm is headquartered in London.

Chroma Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the discovery and development of therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammation. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs based upon chromatin biology and novel cell accumulation approaches. The firm uses chromatin biology, drug accumulation approaches to discover and develop cancer, inflammation treatments and small molecule drugs. The company was founded by David Allis, Alan Hornsby Davidson, Alan Hastings Drummond, Anthony Kouzarides and Paul Workman in September 2001 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Contura Ltd. specializes in the distribution and sale of healthcare products, both in pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The firm focuses in the fields of urology and urogynaecology. Its products include bulkamid, cystistat, and aquamid. The company was founded by Henry Geoffrey McMillan in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

F2G Ltd. provides novel drugs for the treatment of life-threatening systemic fungal diseases. It primarily focuses on developing an F3 series of anti mould compound, which is an antifungal agent that acts through a mechanism different from marketed drugs. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Avila Therapeutics, Inc. researches and develops covalent drugs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

INKEF Capital BV is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2010 by Frank R Landsberger. INKEF Capital BV is headquartered in Amsterdam.

Part of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Alvos Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel cancer drugs. The company is based in Wellesley, MA. The company was founded by Mark Wayne Leuchtenberger. Alvos Therapeutics was acquired by Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on April 11, 2012 for $25.50 million.

Nicoventures Trading Ltd. researches, develops, manufactures and delivers tobacco harm reduction products and services. The firm provides innovative and sustainable solutions to global problems arising from smoking and smoking-related illnesses. The company develops ortfolio of products and services focused on smoking cessation and harm reduction, including user-friendly nicotine delivery systems and patient-focused smoking cessation and support services. The company was founded by Christopher John Lord and David Thomas Newns in September 2008 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Part of Advent Venture Partners LLP, Advent Life Sciences LLP is a venture capital firm for visionary innovators. The company is based in London, UK. Advent Life Sciences has achieved its first discovery milestone in collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb, and is focused on the journey from innovative science to an approved medicine or product. The British company has a history of delivering value and is one of the leading venture capital firms in the industry.

NeRRe Therapeutics Ltd. provides clinical and pre clinical drugs for treatment of neuronal hypersensitivity. It develops neurokinin receptor antagonists acquired from GlaxoSmithKline. The company was founded by Emiliangelo Ratti and Mike Trower in 2012 and is headquartered in Stevenage, the United Kingdom.

Pulmocide Ltd. provides biopharmaceutical services. It develops inhaled medicines for viral and fungal infections of the respiratory tract. The company was founded by William Garth Rapeport, John Murray, Kazuhiro Ito, and Peter Strong on March 23, 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Luxfold S.A. designs and engineers protein structures. It offers protein three-dimensional structure. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg.

The Wellcome Trust Ltd. (Investment Management) (Wellcome-IM) is the investment management division of The Wellcome Trust Ltd., a politically and financially independent global charitable foundation headquartered in London, UK. The Wellcome Trust was founded in 1936, in accordance with Henry Wellcome’s will, to improve health by supporting scientific research and the study of medicine. Funding for this mission came from the profits of the pharmaceutical business he had built up over 50 years. Wellcome-IM manages The Wellcome Trust.

GTX medical BV engages in the development of medical devices for targeted epidural spinal stimulation therapy. The company was founded by Jocelyne Bloch, Sjaak Deckers, and Grégoire Courtine in December 2014 and is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

NMD Pharma ApS engages with the research and preparation of small molecules targeting an undisclosed ion. It offers medical treatment of neuromuscular diseases for patients with chronic muscle wasting diseases such as myasthenia gravis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The company was founded by Ole B?kgaard Nielsen, Thomas Holm Pedersen, and Claus Elsborg Olesen on May 7, 2015 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.

Horama SA engages in the development of gene therapies, It focuses on ophthalmological diseases for preserving visual autonomy of patients. The company was founded by Denis Cayet, Christian Hamel, Guylene Le Meur, Philippe Moullier, Vasiliki Kalatzis, and Michel Weberin March 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

GMP-Orphan SA engages in the research and development in biotechnology. It focuses on developing and designing drugs for life-threatening and rare diseases. The company was founded by Frederic Marin on July 18, 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Abcuro, Inc. develops bio-therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmunity and cancer. the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Arrakis Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It develops rna-targeted small molecule medicines focused on neurologic, cancer, and rare genetic diseases. The company was founded by Russell C. Petter, Alan E. Walts, Jennifer C. Petter and Raj Bhikhu Parekh in 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

iOnctura SA is a pre-clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of novel immuno-oncology therapeutics for patients fighting cancer. The company was founded in June 2017 and is headquartered in Geneve, Switzerland.

Syndesi Therapeutics SA develops novel therapeutics for cognitive impairment which includes Alzheimer’s disease, dementias, and cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia. The company is headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

ADCendo ApS is a Danish company that is focused on developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to treat underserved cancers. The company is based in Humlebaek, Denmark. The company completed a series A extension financing round in 2023, which brought its funds to 82 million EUR to advance into clinical development. The investors in the company include Novo Holdings, Ysios Capital, Pontifax Venture Capital, RA Capital Management, HealthCap, and Gilde Healthcare. The company was founded in 2017 by Christoffer Nielsen, Henrik Stage. Michael Pehl has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Antios Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company devoted to developing therapies for viral diseases. The company was founded by Abel De La Rosa, Doug Mayers and Idean Marvasty on October 30, 2018 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Aleta Biotherapeutics, Inc. engages in the immuno-oncology service that focuses on transforming cellular therapeutics. It allows broad spectrum of cancer indication to be targeted including currently intractable solid tumors. The company was founded by Paul Rennert and Roy Lobb and is headquartered in Natick, MA.

Tridek-One Therapeutics SAS is a French private biotechnology company founded in 2018. The company is based in Paris, France. Tridek-One's scientific founders at INSERM conducted groundbreaking research on the role of CD31 in the modulation of the immune response, which forms the basis of the company's work. The company was founded in 2019 by Giuseppina Caligiuri, Antonino Nicoletti, and the CEO is Laurence de Schoulepnikoff.

Pheno Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company. The firm develops remyelinating therapies for the unmet need for a neuroprotective therapy for multiple sclerosis. The company was founded on October 31, 2018 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Mestag Therapeutics Ltd. is engaged in the biotechnology industry. The company was founded on February 17, 2020 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Apollo Therapeutics LLP is a British biopharmaceutical company that focuses on translating medical research into medicines. The company is based in Stevenage, UK. The company has a portfolio-model built around a centralized management team of experts in pharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing, commercial strategy, fundraising, and business development. The company's assets are housed in separate wholly-owned subsidiary companies, which incorporate best practices from big pharma and venture capital. The company has a scalable R&D platform for the discovery and development of new medicines, enabled by access to five of the world's leading universities and research institutes. The company was founded in 2015, and the CEO is Richard Mason.

PhageNova Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company that is developing a modular, bacteriophage-based platform for targeted gene expression in cancer, vaccination, and molecular imaging. PhageNova Bio is based in Scarsdale, NY. The company's lead cancer construct is designed to selectively target tumor-associated blood vessels and tumor cells, resulting in the expression of TNF-?, an anti-tumor agent, specifically and exclusively in tumors. The company has extensively validated tumor targeting and selective gene expression capabilities, and therapeutic efficacy was observed in the absence of dose-limiting toxicity in multiple species and several tumor models. The company was founded by Renata Pasqualini, Wadih Arap, Steven K. Libutti, Juri G. Gelovani, and the CEO is Jason A. Rifkin.

Mbrace Therapeutics, Inc. is an American company that specializes in antibody discovery methodology. The company's approach, called SPARTA, overcomes several challenges to generate human antibodies that can be quickly translated into clinical applications. Mbrace Therapeutics was founded by Renata Pasqualini, Isan Chen, and Wadih Arap, with Isan Chen serving as the CEO since incorporation.