Steven B. Bernitz

Histogenics Corp. engages in the development, marketing, and commercialization of restorative cell therapies. Its regenerative medicine platform combines expertise in cell processing, scaffolding, tissue engineering, bioadhesives, and growth factors to provide solutions that can be utilized individually and in concert to treat musculoskeletal-related conditions. The company was founded on June 28, 2000 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. manufactures drugs to treat chronic diseases. The company discovers and develops receptors therapeutic candidates for cancers, asthma, and allergic disorders. It was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA

Organogenesis, Inc. designs and manufactures regenerative medical products. It offers Apligraf, a living cell-based product indicated for the treatment of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers and Dermagraft, a product for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The firm also provides bioactive wound healing, biosurgery, and aesthetic medicine containing living cells and natural connective tissues. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Canton, MA.

Dyax Corp. engages in discovery, development and commercialization of novel biotherapeutics. The company was founded by Henry E. Blair in 1989 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which discovers and develops novel small molecule drugs through the use of deuterium technology. Its product candidates target a range of diseases including autoimmune disorders, inflammation, and central nervous system disorders. The company was founded by Richard H. Aldrich, Roger D. Tung and Christoph H. Westphal on April 12, 2006 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Extera Partners LLC provides business advisory services. It offers corporate and business development, product commercialization, and company turnarounds services. The firm specializes in the planning for and execution of strategic transactions with life science industry partners and financial investors across the globe. The company was founded by Vikas Goyal, Lothar Koob and Jonathan Reis in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Monitor Co. Group LP provides strategic management consulting services. The firm also offers financial advisory and investment banking services through monitor merchant banking. The company was founded by Joseph B. Fuller and Michael B. Partner in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.