Richard Mulligan

US Food & Drug Administration operates agencies to protect health and human services. It protects and promotes public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, cosmetics, animal foods and feed and veterinary products. The company was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and Harvey Washington Wiley on 30th June, 1906 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Forest Laboratories, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of branded forms of drug products. Its products include Bystolic, which is used to decrease heart rate and myocardial contractility; Daliresp, which is used to reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation; Linzess, which is used in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic idiopathic constipation; and Namenda, which is used in the treatment of moderate to severe dementia. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2004, Biogen Idec New Ventures is the corporate venture group of Biogen Idec, Inc. In 2003, Biogen and IDEC Pharmaceuticals merged to create Biogen Idec, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB)

Kadmon Pharmaceuticals LLC manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in Warrendale, PA.

Sarissa Capital Management LP (Sarissa) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2012 by Alexander Denner and Mayuran Sriskandarajah. Sarissa provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles operating as private investment funds.

Part of Biogen, Inc., Biogen GmbH is a pioneer in the field of neuroscience since 1978. The company is based in Ismaning, Germany. Biogen focuses on research in therapeutic areas with a strong emphasis on difficult-to-treat diseases. The German company was founded in 1978 by Charles Weissman, Kenneth Murray, Heinz Schaller, Phillip Sharp, Walter Gilbert. The CEO is Michel Pericles Vounatsos.