William D. Milligan

MIGENIX, Inc. develops pharmaceutical drugs. It focuses on advancing therapy, improving health, and enriching life by developing and commercializing drugs in the areas of infectious and degenerative diseases. The Company's clinical programs include drug candidates for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (Phase II), the prevention of catheter-related infections (Phase III), the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (Phase I/II) and the treatment of acne (Phase II). MIGENIX was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

ViRexx Medical Corp. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products for the treatment of cancer and chronic viral infections. It provides drugs for the treatment of ovarian cancer, chronic hepatitis B, hepatitis C and selected solid tumors. It has three platform technologies: The Antiboby-based immunotherapy and Chimigen platforms are designed to educate the immune system to recognize and remove cancer and chronic viruses in the body. The Targeted-Autothrombogenic cancer therapy platform is designed to cut off the blood supply to tumors, which leads to tumor tissue starvation and death. The company is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical drugs. Its products include influenza fighter Tamiflu, controversial acne medication Accutane, HIV inhibitor Fuzeon, obesity drug Xenical, and hepatitis C therapy Pegasys. The company was founded in 1896 Roche and is headquartered in Nutley, NJ.

Part of GSK Plc, Intellivax International, Inc. is a Canadian company that develops nasal spray vaccines. The company is based in Laval, Canada. The company was founded by George H. Lowell. Intellivax International was acquired by ID Biomedical Corp., part of GSK Plc from December 13, 2005 on May 16, 2001 for $15.44 million.