Sanjay K. Kakkar

Tranquis Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops novel immuno-therapeutics for neurological diseases. It offers treatment for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson 's disease, Alzheimer?s Disease, and age-related neuropathology. The company was founded by Chih-Ping Liu and Khoa D. Nguyen in June 2016 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Trigen Holdings AG develops drugs focusing on thrombosis and vascular dysfunction. Its product pipeline includes clinical stage candidates, TGN 255, TGN 167 and PR-15. The company has offices in London. Trigen Holdings was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Martinsried, Germany.

Peptilogics, Inc. operates as an early-stage biotechnology company, that develops a new class of antibiotics with a novel mechanism of action derived from their eCAP (engineered cationic antibiotic peptide) platform for the treatment of multidrug-resistant infections. Its platform has the potential to produce antibiotics with broad-spectrum activity with low risk of generating resistance, due to the unique mechanism of action involving the targeted disruption of bacterial membranes. The company was founded by Jonathan Steckbeck and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Armetheon, Inc. engages in medical development. It specializes in thrombosis and cardiac arrhythmias. The company was founded by Pascal J. Druzgala, Muralitharan Ken Kengatharan and Peter G. Milner in 2011 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Novartis Corp. manufactures pharmaceuticals, vaccines, consumer health, generics, eye care and animal health products. It manufactures drugs for oncology, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on November 15, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.