Karen Dawes

Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and uses genetic information to diagnostic and therapeutic products. The company was founded by Kevin L. Rakin and Gualberto Ruano in 1992 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. produces intravenous recombinant therapies and develops non-invasive applications. It offers its products for the hemophilia community. The company was founded by Scott Donnelly Martin and John Read Taylor, Jr. on April 28, 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Symbiomix Therapeutics LLC develops medicines for women’s health infections and related diseases. It offers SYM-1219, a drug that contains secnidazole that facilitate administration as a single-dose oral therapy for various women's health infections including bacterial vaginosis. The company was founded by Jack Roberts, Steve Pomerantz and Joseph L. Amprey III in 2012 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

PDL BioPharma, Inc. engages in the business of developing innovative therapeutics and healthcare technologies. It operates under the Medical Devices and Income Generating Assets segments. The Medical Devices segment focuses on the sale and lease of the LENSAR laser system which includes equipment, patient interface devices, procedure licenses, training, installation, warranty, and maintenance agreements. The Income Generating Assets segment offers notes and other long-term receivables; royalty rights, hybrid notes, and royalty receivables; equity investments; and royalties from issued patents covering the humanization of antibodies. The company was founded by Cary L. Queen and Laurence Jay Korn in 1986 and is headquartered in Reno, NV.

Seaside Therapeutics LLC engages in the development of drug treatments to correct or improve the course of autism, fragile X syndrome and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Its products include STX209, STX107, and STX110. The company was founded by Randall L. Carpenter and Mark F. Bear in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Medicines360 is a nonprofit pharmaceutical company that is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. Medicines360's mission is to provide equitable access to medicines and devices for women's health. The non-profit company combines the expertise of a commercial pharmaceutical company with the pro-social ambitions of a nonprofit to achieve this goal. The company was founded by Victoria Hale, and Andrea Olariu has been the CEO since 2010.

Vaccitech (UK) Ltd. researches in and develops seasonal flu vaccines. It engages in clinical programs for universal influenza and prostate cancer, MERS, and preclinical programs for other therapeutic infectious diseases indications. The company was founded by Adrian Hill and Sarah Gilbert and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The private company is based in Hartford.