Shehan Bharatha Dissanayake

Kalypsys, Inc. discovered and developed novel, first-in-class therapeutic agents to address unmet medical needs in respiratory and inflammatory diseases. The firm advanced its proprietary lead program, a novel, non-corticosteroid small molecule formulated for intranasal delivery, into clinical proof of concept studies. The company was founded by Pratik Shah, Jeremy S. Caldwell, Randall W. King, Kevin D. Lustig, Peter G. Schultz and Robert Downs in 2001 and was headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.

Boxer Capital LLC (Boxer Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Tavistock Group, Inc. founded in 2005 by Chris Fuglesang and Aaron I. Davis. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Tavistock Group, Inc. provides investment services. Its seeks to invest in real estate, hotels, restaurants, healthcare, energy, life sciences, sports and sports ventures. The firm primarily invests in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, United States, South America, Australia, and Caribbean. It also seeks to invest through personal capital. Tavistock Group was founded by Joseph Lewis and is headquartered in Nassau, Bahamas.

Ambrx, Inc. engages in discovering and developing of protein therapeutics. It offers non-native amino acids through expanded genetic code to both generate novel bio-therapeutics. The company was founded by Richard DiMarchi, Peter G. Schultz, and Troy E. Wilson on April 15, 2003 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute conducts and translates biological research programs. The firm offers tumor initiation and maintenance, cancer metabolism and signaling network, tumor microenvironment and cancer immunology, degenerative disease, development/aging/regeneration, immunity and pathogenesis, human genetic, cardiovascular metabolism, integrative metabolism, metabolism genomic control, bioinformatics and structural biology programs. The company was founded by William Fishman and Lillian Fishman in 1976 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Tavistock Life Sciences Co (Tavistock Life Sciences Co.) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Eidogen-Sertanty, Inc. provides drug discovery services. Eidogen-Sertanty's nutraceutical products embody years of research and are directed towards proactive health and wellness. It specializes in chemical- and bio-informatics, target and ligand SAR databases, in silico drug discovery, mobile and cloud computing. The company was founded by Steven Muskal in 2003 and is headquartered in Oceanside, CA.