Sue Currie

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.

Meridian Venture Partners LLC (MVP Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Robert E. Brown and Bob Brown. The firm is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

Pharmasset, Inc. developed drugs to treat viral infections. It focued in the development of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The company was founded in 1998 and was headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Meridian Venture Partners II LP invests in lower middle market companies located in the United States. It targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyouts and growth transactions with an investment size of USD 5 - 20 million.

Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. operates as a gene therapy-based company. It engages in capsid development, scaled manufacturing, and a portfolio of therapeutic programs. The company was founded by Richard Jude Samulski, Xiao Xiao, and Sheila A. Mikhail in 2001 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Midway Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops non-antibiotic therapies. It capitalizes on the finding the molecular weight polymers, taken orally but not systemically absorbed, can inhibit the pathogenic behavior of bacteria in the GI tract, enhance gut barrier function and promote gastrointestinal healing. The company was founded by John Alverdy, Eugene Chang and Elaine Petrof in 2005 and is headquartered in Spring House, PA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania (LSGPA) is a venture capital firm founded by Kevin M. Harter in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Andrews International LLC provides security and risk management related services. The firm's services includes uniformed security, consulting and investigations, personal protection, asset protection and strike security, special event security, training, alarm monitoring and response, and disaster and emergency response. The company was founded by Randy Andrews in 1988 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

Noveome Biotherapeutics, Inc. develops novel biotherapeutic products that restore cell communication and system homeostasis. Its proprietary technology platform, derived from human placental cells, provides an exciting new approach to tissue regeneration and repair in a wide range of medical conditions and offers hope, especially in patients with maladies. The company was founded in 2001 by George L. Sing and William J. Golden and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Miami Valley Portfolio Management, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Brookville, OH.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides health care services. It specializes in pediatrics, research, fetal surgery, pediatric oncology, pediatric cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, thoracic insufficiency syndrome, and pediatric airway disorders and transplants. The company was founded by Francis West Lewis in 1855 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy is a medical and professional organization that represents researchers and scientists devoted to the discovery of gene and cell therapies. The American company was founded by Mark A. Kay.

Atrin Pharmaceuticals LLC engages in discovery and development of proprietary medications. It offers ATRN-502, a p53 activator; and ATRN-507, a dual ligand showing specificity and selectivity against cancer cells. The firm also provides Atrize, a platform that offers phenotypic FACS-based screening that is applicable across R&D, clinical applications, and a tool for personalized medicine. The company was founded by Oren Gilad and Kevin D. Smith in 2011 and is headquartered in Doylestown, PA.

Indalo Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm that develops integrin antagonists for patients suffering from serious fibrotic diseases such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The company was founded by David Griggs, Williamson Z. Bradford III, Peter Ruminski, and Robert W. Karr and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Tektagen, Inc. operates as a veterinary laboratory. The private company is based in Malvern, PA.

Hennepin Life Sciences LLC operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company which focuses on identifying and developing antimicrobial therapeutics. It is advancing its novel antimicrobial, GML Gel, for local administration to prevent and treat CA-UTIs caused by ESKAPE pathogens in hospitals and long-term care centers. The company was founded by Patrick M. Schlievert, William Merrill Faulkner and Douglas Wicks in 2009 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

RxMP Therapeutics, Inc. develops and designs novel hemostatic agents to arrest or prevent excessive bleeding. The company is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Part of ABM Industries, Inc., GCA Services, Inc. provides nursing care services. The company is based in Miami, FL.

Syantra, Inc. engages in the development of cancer detection and treatment technology. It offers Syantra DX - Breast Cancer, a blood-based cancer detection assay that utilizes a novel suite of biomarkers and proprietary artificial intelligence-generated algorithms to provide a positive or negative result. The company was founded by Kristina Rinker and Kenneth Fuh and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Ocean Biomedical, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the business of discovering and developing therapeutic products in oncology, fibrosis, infectious diseases and inflammation. The company was founded by Chirinjeev Kathuria, Jonathan Kurtis and Jack A. Elias on January 2, 20219 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

SIRPant Immunotherapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company based in Hummelstown, PA. The company specializes in developing next-generation macrophage-based immunotherapies for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors. The cell therapy technology employed by SIRPant is based on the reduction of SIRP? expression combined with activation of the patient's own macrophages. This population of SIRP?low activated macrophages is designed to attack the tumor following injection by activating the patient's immune system to produce broad-spectrum anti-tumor activity that utilizes patient T-cells and antibodies targeting cancer neoantigens. The company was founded by Richard F. Fitzgerald, and the CEO is Robert J. Towarnicki.

Founded in 2012, Atrin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a DNA Damage Response development company that focuses on a pipeline of products resulting from a series of novel conformationally restricted macrocyclic molecules. Part of Aprea Therapeutics, Inc., the company is based in Doylestown, PA. Atrin Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. on May 16, 2022 for $1.33 million. The company's products have the highest known potency for inhibiting ATR and exhibit ATR selectivity with potential broad therapeutic profile.