Rebecca Luse

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Great Point Partners Private Equity (Great Point Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Great Point Partners LLC founded in 2003 by Jeffrey Robert Jay and David Eric Kroin. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Great Point Partners LLC (Great Point) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2003 by Dr. Jeffrey Jay and David Kroin. Great Point provides discretionary investment management services to pooled investment vehicles, which includes hedge funds and private equity funds, as well as separately managed accounts.

Medarex, Inc. provides commercial physical and biological research services. The company's UltiMAb, a human antibody development system creates and develops antibodies products for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory, autoimmune, and infectious diseases. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Syntimmune, Inc. engages in the research and development of therapeutics for autoimmune diseases based on neonatal Fc receptor biology. Its pipeline include SYNT001 which has target indication for dermatology, hematology, and neurology. It also focuses on pre-clinical investigation of SYTN002 and related compounds such as peptide mimetics. The company was founded by Laurence J. Blumberg and Richard S. Blumberg in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Medicxi Ventures (Jersey) Ltd. (Medicxi) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Francesco de Rubertis, Michèle Ollier, and Kevin S. Johnson. The firm is headquartered in London.

Corvidia Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focusing on cardiovascular therapies. It develops treatments for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, inflammation in chronic kidney diseases, and high triglyceride-induced acute pancreatitis. The company was founded by Michael H. Davidson, Rahul Kakkar, Matt Devalaraja, and Ram Aiyar in 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Marengo Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that develops immunotherapies. Its product is Universal Targeted Immunotherapy a drug discovery platform that underpins an immunological tumor elimination. The company was founded by Andreas Loew and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Limelight Bio, Inc. engages in the development of proprietary technologies, advanced targets, and drug candidates for the expansion of current gene therapy and gene editing approaches. The company was founded by Phil Johnson and Jean Bennett in 2017 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of Rothschild & Co. The company is based in New York, NY. Continuation Holdings AG, Rothschild, Inc. provides investment banking and advisory services.

Braeburn Pharmaceuticals SPRL develops and commercializes medical products. It’s a pharmaceutical company focused on novel, long-acting implantable and injectable therapies for serious neurological and psychiatric disorders, including addiction, pain, and schizophrenia. The firm offers Probuohine, CAM2038q1w, CAM2038q4w and Risperdone implant. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.

Ceptur Therapeutics, Inc. is a company that focuses on developing medicines for severe diseases in the areas of oncology, the central nervous system, nephrology, and immunology. The company is based in Hillsborough, NJ and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company is revolutionizing RNA therapeutics with U1 adaptor technology to address unaddressed diseases. The company was founded by Rafal Goraczniak and P. Peter Ghoroghchian, with P. Peter Ghoroghchian serving as CEO since incorporation.

Apple Tree venture Managemnet LLC (Apple Tree Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Seth Harrison in 1999. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional offices in London, San Francisco and Cambridge.

CorEvitas LLC engages in the provision of medical research services. It offers real-world evidence solutions; safety; patient engagement; precision medicine biorepository. The company was founded by Joel Kremer in 2001 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Cytovance Biologics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing company. It specializes in the production of therapeutic proteins and antibodies from both mammalian cell culture and microbial fermentation. Its services include Cell Line Selection, Cell Culture, Recovery and Purification, Analytical development, Troubleshooting Existing Processes, Final Product Fill and Finish, Technology Transfer, Microbial Fermentation, Purification, Cell banking and storage, and Project management. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

J. H. Whitney & Co. LLC operates as an alternative investment manager. The firm provides private equity capital to small and middle market companies. The company was founded by John Hay Whitney in 1946 and is headquartered in New Canaan, CT.

Silagene, Inc. provides health care services. The company is headquartered in Hillsborough, NJ.

ImmuRx, Inc. develops adjuvant platforms for the treatment of cancer and infectious disease. Its product includes CD40 compound, an antibody. The company was founded by Randolph J. Noelle and Ross Kedl in 2005 and is headquartered in Lebanon, NH.

Ring Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of a gene therapy platform. Its Anellovector platform provides tissue specifities benefitting from the inherent diversity of tropism afforded by the commensal virome. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Korro Bio, Inc. engages in the development of a bio therapeutics. It focuses on a proprietary platform designed to selectively edit messenger RNA and recode specific codons to effect changes in protein structure and function across multiple tissues. The company was founded by Jean-Fran?ois Formela, Josh Rosenthal, Nessan Bermingham, and Andrew Fraley in 2018 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment advisory services. The firm offers services to pooled investment vehicles. The company was founded by David E. Shaw in 1988 and was headquartered in New York, NY.

Athanor Capital LP (Athanor) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Parvinder S. Thiara in 2017 and is a subsidiary of Athanor Capital GP LLC. Athanor serves as the investment adviser, with discretionary trading authority over private pooled investment vehicles.

KVP Capital Advisors LP provides investment advice. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Consonance Capital Management LP (Consonance Capital) is a hedge fund firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 by Mitchell Blutt, Kevin Livingston, and Benny Soffer. They are a subsidiary of Consonance Capman GP LLC. Consonance Capital provides investment advisory services to private pooled investment vehicles.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

QVT Financial LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2003 by Daniel Gold. QVT Financial provides administrative and/or investment management services to private funds including US limited partnerships, non-US limited partnerships and non-US Corporation.