Wolfgang Fischer

Vaximm AG provides active immunotherapies for patients suffering from cancer. It develops and provides vaccines for patients suffering from cancer. The firmalso provides research, development, manufacture, marketing and sale of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in September 2008 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Shire Orphan Therapies GmbH engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of chemical and biochemical products, ingredients, as well as pharmaceutical and diagnostic products. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. provides drug discovery services. It develops tetravalent, T-cell redirecting bispecific antibodies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies. The firm’s’ lead drug candidate is AMV-564, a CD33/CD3-targeting treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which Amphivena is currently preparing to advance into clinical development. The company was founded by Jeanmarie Guenot in December 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Affimed NV Niederlassung Deutschland discovers and develops antibody-based therapeutic drugs. The firm generates and develops a pipeline of antibody product candidates based on proprietary technology platform. It offer therapeutic drugs that target autoimmune diseases and tumor cells. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

Kuur Therapeutics provides clinical cellular therapeutics services. It develops, manufactures and markets personalized cellular immunotherapeutics for infectious disease and cancer. Cell Medica has developed proprietary production technology enabling GMP compliant manufacture of antigen-specific T cells. The company was founded by Gregg Sando in 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Biothera Pharmaceutical, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops Imprime PGG, a novel dectin receptor agonist that reverses tumor-mediated immunosuppression while promoting antigen presentation to drive T cell activation. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.

Women in Bio, Inc. is an organization that supports women in the life sciences industry. The non-profit company is based in Bethesda, MD and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization has 13 chapters in the United States and is funded by sponsors and partners who are dedicated to supporting diversity and inclusion for women of all ages. Founded in 2002, it offers professional educational programs, peer-to-peer learning, mentoring, and networking opportunities for women at all career levels. Women in Bio was founded by Faith L. Charles and Cynthia Wong Hu.

Coqual, formerly known as the Center for Talent Innovation, is a nonprofit think tank that helps leaders create diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY, and was founded by Sylvia Ann Hewlett. The company focuses on conducting cutting-edge research and providing advisory services on various identities, including gender, race, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and LGBTQ. Coqual was founded in 2004 and offers in-depth research, thought leadership, and data-driven solutions to address bias and barriers to inclusion for underrepresented populations in the workplace. Lanaya Irvin has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

iOX Therapeutics Ltd. provides cancer therapeutics services. The company was founded by Vincenzo Cerundolo in February 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Viventia Biotech, Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes monoclonal antibody products. Its products are used to treat head, neck, and bladder cancers. The company was founded by Albert D. Friesen in 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada

Vium, Inc. provides technology for preclinical drug discovery services. It offers biomedical investigators with technology that accelerates the preclinical drug discovery and development pipeline. The company was founded by Timothy L. Robertson and Jonathan Betts-Lacroix in 2013 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Part of Leadership Foundations, Women's Forum, Inc. is a non-profit community for women leaders of diverse achievement. The company is based in New York, NY.

Cocoon Biotech, Inc. develops and manufactures medicines for osteoarthritis patients. The company was founded by Ailis Tweed-Kent in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Thrombolytic Science International LLC operates as a vascular medicine and biotech company. The company was founded by Alexis Wallace and Victor Gurewich and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

PhESi LLC provides drug and clinical development services for life sciences companies. The private company is based in East Lyme.

AOBiome Therapeutics, Inc. develops microbiome-targeted therapies for local, nasal and systemic inflammatory conditions. Its portfolio includes three clinical-stage programs, a Phase 2b study to treat patients with acne vulgaris, a Phase 2 trial to reduce elevated blood pressure, and a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial in allergic rhinitis, as well as earlier-stage preclinical programs targeting diverse inflammatory indications. The company was founded by Jamie Heywood, David Whitlock and Lenny Barshack in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Allergopharma GmbH & Co. KG manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers Allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT), also known as hyposensitization or desensitization, allergy vaccination. The firm provides products for the causal treatment of IgE-mediated allergic diseases. The company was founded by Joachim Ganzer and Hermal Ganzer in 1969 and is headquartered in Reinbek, Germany.

LTZ Therapeutics, Inc. is an American immunotherapy-focused biotech company that develops novel therapies. The company was founded by Jianhui Zhou, Robert Li, and Martin Treder, with Robert Li serving as the CEO since incorporation.

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.

Kymab Ltd. discovers and develops human monoclonal antibody drugs. It is using mouse embryonic stem cell technology to develop its Kymouse platform that focuses on encompassing the diversity of the B lymphocyte component of the human immune system, and has the potential for expansion of diversity beyond the normal human immune response. Kymab was founded by Allan Bradley in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Maxion Therapeutics is a British company that specializes in creating first-in-class and protein therapeutics for treating previously untreatable ion channel- and GPCR-driven diseases. The company was founded by John McCafferty, Aneesh Karatt-Vellatt, and is based in London, UK. The company achieves this through their revolutionary KnotBody® technology. John McCafferty has been the CEO since incorporation.

ImClone LLC develops targeted biologic treatments designed for the medical needs of patients with tumors. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Merck Serono Ltd. provides research and development services and manufactures medicinal drugs. The company is headquartered in Middlesex, the United Kingdom.

Part of Eli Lilly & Co., Lilly Oncology is an American company dedicated to delivering life-changing medicines and support to people living with cancer and those who care for them. With over 50 years of experience, Lilly Oncology is committed to building on their heritage and improving the lives of all those affected by cancer worldwide.