Gideon E. Bollag

Opna Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company located in the US that focuses on discovering and developing novel oncology therapeutics. Opna's lead clinical compound, opn-2853, a bromo and extra terminal (bet) domain inhibitor, is currently in a phase 1/2 trial with ruxolitinib (jakafi®) in myelofibrosis, a chronic bone marrow disorder. The American company's team has a proven track record of scientific expertise and commercial value creation, having advanced multiple FDA-approved drugs to market. The company has a broad portfolio that targets multiple drivers of cancer, including a novel oncology discovery program focused on the fragile-x mental retardation protein (fmrp) and a diversified pipeline of validated oncology assets acquired from plexxikon.

Plexxikon, Inc. provides clinical and medical drug discovery and development services. The company was founded by Joseph P. Schlessinger, Thomas Richard Kassberg, Sung-hou Kim and K. Peter Hirth in 2001 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in developing innovative therapies that target the molecular mechanisms that cause cancer. The company was founded by Frank McCormick in February 1992 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Syrrx, Inc. used to develops drugs. Its focus was on creating novel therapies for cancer, metabolic diseases and inflammation. The company was the technology leader in the field of structural proteomics, the process of generating protein structures from genetic information. It was headquartered in San Diego, CA