Jean-Pierre Sommadossi

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.

Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC is a biopharmaceutical company, which is engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases with operations in the United States and France. Currently, its primary research and development focus is on the treatment of patients with hepatitis C virus, or HCV, using nucleotide polymerase inhibitors and NS5A inhibitors. Idenix Pharmaceuticals was founded by Jean-Pierre Sommadossi and Raymond F. Schinazi in May 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Athenex, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer. It operates through the Oncology Innovation Platform and Commercial Platform segments. The Oncology Innovation Platform segment focuses on the research and development of proprietary drugs. The Commercial Platform segment covers the sale and market of specialty drugs and market development of proprietary drugs. The company was founded by Lyn M. Dyster and David G. Hangauer in November 2003 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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.

Alzheon, Inc. engages in the provision of medical development. It specializes in treatment for brain health, memory, and aging. It offers ALZ-801, an oral small molecule inhibitor of amyloid formation and neurotoxicity with potential to be a therapy for a genetically defined population of patients with or at high risk for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. The company was founded by Martin Tolar in June 2013 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

Puretech Health LLC (PureTech Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PureTech Health Plc founded in 2000 by Daphne Zohar, Robert Langer and Ben Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

National Cancer Institute provides healthcare services. It specializes in different cancer treatment such as adrenocortical carcinoma, anal cancer, appendix cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer, cardiac tumors, endometrial cancer, and gallbladder cancer. The company was founded in March 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.