Howard H. Pien

Chiron Corp. provides nucleic acid test for blood screening. Its products include tigris system, target capture system, reagent preparation incubator, and many more. The company was founded in 1981 by William J. Rutter, Edward E. Penhoet & Pablo Valenzuela and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

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.

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on the clinical development, and commercialization of drug candidates for both oncology and rare disease indications. The company was founded by Paul C. Zamecnik, Sudhir A. Agrawal, and James B. Wyngaarden on May 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Smithkline Beecham Plc develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company markets pharmaceuticals for human and animal healthcare consumption, vaccines, over the counter medicines, health related consumer products, clinical laboratory testing services, disease management and pharmaceutical benefit management. It is headquartered in Brentford, UK.

Shire ViroPharma, Inc. develops and manufactures drugs. It offers treatment for prophylaxis of hereditary angioedema, as well as capsules for the treatment of antibiotic associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and enterocolitis. The company was founded by Claude H. Nash and Mark A. McKinlay in September 1994 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

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.

Ikaria, Inc. operates as a biotherapeutics company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics and interventions designed to meet the medical needs of critically ill patients. It offers INOMAX for inhalation, which is used to treat newborns suffering from hypoxic respiratory failure, and is making a major impact on the critical care environment. The company was founded on August 18, 2006 and is headquartered in Clinton, NJ.

Talon Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which is engaged in the developing and commercializing new and differentiated cancer therapies. The firm is developing the Marqibo for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and other blood cancers including lymphoma. Its Menadione topical lotion is a compound which is developed for the prevention and treatment of skin toxicity associated with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors. The company was founded by Mark J. Ahn in 2002 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland provides healthcare services. It offers child life program, family outreach clinics, hand and microsurgery, parent infant programs, pastoral care, neurosurgery, injury prevention programs and respiratory care services. The company was founded by Bertha Wright in 1912 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

The Fox Chase Cancer Center owns and operates hospitals. It is an independent, non-profit institution that is engaged in cancer treatment, research and prevention services. The firm's staff provides consultations and treatment recommendations for different types of adult cancer. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC.

Arresto Biosciences, Inc. is a biotech company that develops medicines to treat cancer and fibrotic diseases by targeting extracellular matrix proteins. The company was founded by Amato Giaccia, Michael T. Longaker and Geoffrey C. Gurtner in 2007 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. Its products are used to treat chronic relapsing disease of opioid dependence. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Juno Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of innovative cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer. It offers platforms which includes chimeric antigen receptors and T-cell receptors. The company was founded by Hans Edgar Bishop, Lawrence Corey, Richard D. Klausner, Stan Riddell, Isabelle Riviere, and Robert Taylor Nelsen on August 5, 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Sapience Therapeutics, Inc. focuses on advancing novel therapeutics for major unmet medical needs, particularly high mortality cancers. Its drug development program involves translating science into novel therapies, and initial goal is to develop a first-in-class treatment for glioblastoma multiforme, which is the most severe and deadly form of brain cancer. The company was founded by Barry Kappel and Isaac Blech in 2015 and is headquartered in Scarsdale, NY.

Ophirex, Inc. develops antidotes to snakebite. The company was founded by Jerry D. Harrison and Matthew Lewin and is headquartered in Corte Madera, CA.