Stephen Ansell

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.

Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops anti-cancer drug delivery technology. It produces highly selective and effective anti-cancer agents with minimal toxic effects on normal cells and tissues by attacking regulatory processes that are unique to cancer and not found in healthy cells. The firm would ensure a significant improvement in the safety profile of cancer treatment. The firm provides CPI-613, Altered Energy Metabolism Directed (AEMD) platform, targets enzymes that are involved in cancer cell energy metabolism and are located in the mitochondria of cancer cells. The company was founded by Robert G. L. Shorr and is headquartered in Cranbury, NJ.

Presage Biosciences, Inc. engages in development of novel drugs for treatment of cancers. It offers CIVO arrayed microinjection platform that allows for simultaneous assessment of multiple drugs or drug combinations directly in a single solid tumor while still in a patient’s body to assess efficacy, resistance, and drug synergies in the tumor’s native microenvironment. The company was founded by James M. Olson and Thane Kreiner in 2008 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Bullet Biotechnology, Inc. develops active immunotherapies to stimulate a person’s own immune system to overcome diseases. Its technology educates the immune system to targeting specific cells that are causing disease. The firm's pipeline includes therapeutic vaccines for cancer, multi-specific antibody capsid products, therapeutic vaccines for autoimmune diseases, and other vaccines. The company was founded by Diego Fonstad, James R. Swartz, Willie Quinn and Thomas Theriault in September 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offers healthcare services. Its services include surgery, corporate health, nephrology, dermatology, cardiology, hepatology, vascular care, emergency care, and ambulatory care. The company was founded in 1771 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

American Society of Hematology provides the most current practice tools, clinical support and educational products needed in hematology. The firm offers educational products and services for clinicians and scientists. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

EmergingMed.com, Inc. provides clinical trial services matching and referral services for cancer patients. It appropriate clinical trials and trial sites that match their specific diagnosis, stage, symptoms, and treatment history. The company was founded by Courtney Hudson in January 2000 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Healogix LLC is a healthcare marketing research and consulting firm. The private company is based in Horsham, PA. The company was founded by Harris Kaplan. Harris Kaplan has been the CEO since incorporation.

TriSalus Operating Life Sciences, Inc. develops infusion systems for the interventional radiology and oncology markets. Its infusion systems are designed to deliver embolic agents through a micro-catheter with an expandable tip that collapses in forward flow and expands the vessel wall in reverse flow to increase targeted delivery, minimize reflux, and reduce damage to healthy tissue. The company was founded by Aravind Arepally and James E. Chomas in 2011 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

Affiliated Physicians Network, Inc. specializes in occupational medicine, fatigue and scoliosis. The company is headquartered in Woodbury Heights, NJ.

Asana BioSciences LLC is a research and development company that specializes in discovering new chemical and biological entities. The private company is based in Bridgewater, NJ. The company focuses on developing novel targeted investigational medicines in immunology/inflammation and oncology. Asana Biosciences has a list of programs in the development pipeline, including additional oncology pipeline candidates. The company was founded in 2014 by Sandeep Gupta and Chintu Patel.