Chuck Smith

Genencor International, Inc. develops and manufactures enzyme product solutions for industrial, agricultural and health care markets. It finds genes and alters their proteins for use in cleaning, textile, health care, food and animal feed products using gene discovery, molecular evolution, functional genomics and immunology techniques. The company also develops solutions for the biofuels, biodefense and biosafety industries. Genencor International was founded in 1982 and is located in Rochester, NY.

MedImmune Ltd. engages in research, development and exploitation of products in the field of molecular engineering. The company was founded on December 11, 1989 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corp. develops and commercializes proprietary pharmaceuticals for the neonatal and pediatric patient population. It offers Stanate, a heme oxygenase inhibitor for the treatment of infantile jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia. The company was founded by Robert A. Vukovich on July 5, 2005 and is headquartered in Trevose, PA.

Nicox Ophthalmics, Inc. develops ocular diseases treatment products. It offers extensive pipeline such as a number of clinical and pre-clinical programs that principally target ocular allergy, ocular inflammation, and blepharitis. The company was founded by Thomas Cavanagh on December 21, 2007 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

AbGenomics International, Inc. manufactures biopharmaceutical therapeutics. The firm produces therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and immune related inflammatory diseases. It also performs research discovery, preclinical and clinical development, as well as strategic planning for commercialization of its therapeutics. The company was founded by Rong-Hwa Lin in 2000 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc (Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson founded in 1973. The firm is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

HealthCare Ventures LLC (HealthCare Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985 by Harold R. Werner. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Oread, Inc. operates in drug development and manufacturing operations. The private company is based in Lawrence, KS and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Promedior, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, which engages in the development of targeted therapeutics to treat fibrotic diseases. Its proprietary therapeutic platform is based upon Pentraxin-2, an endogenous human protein that plays an important role in regulating the response to fibrosis. The company was founded by Gomer H. Richard, Lawrence M. Kauvar, and Darrell Pilling in April 2006 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Part of Roche Bay Plc, Syntex (USA), Inc. is a company that manufactures and wholesales pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche Bioscience is a company that discovers and develops prescription drugs. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA.