Ian Clark

Ligand UK Ltd. is a commercial stage pharmaceutical company. Its products include Tuzistra XR, targeting the U.S. prescription cough-cold market, Moxatag, a once-a-day formulation of the antibiotic and amoxicillin, and frovatriptan, used for the acute treatment of migraine. It also develops and commercializes multiple novel products focused on the U.S. prescription cough-cold market. The company was founded by Keith G. McCullagh and Andre L. Lamotte in 1986 and is headquartered in Winnersh, the United Kingdom.

Aventis SA develops pharmaceuticals and vaccines for preventative medicine. The company is located in Schiltigheim, France.

Dendreon Corp. discovers, develops and commercializes novel products for the treatment of cancer. The company applies its expertise in antigen identification, engineering and cell processing to produce active cellular immunotherapy ACI product candidates designed to stimulate an immune response in a variety of tumor types. It is an exploring the application of additional ACI product candidates and small molecules for the potential treatment of a variety of cancers. Dendreon was founded by Christopher S. Henney, Edgar G. Engleman and Samuel Strober in 1992 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

TerraVia Holdings, Inc. engaged in the production of food, nutrition, and specialty ingredients from algae. It produced oils, specialty fats, and powdered ingredients using its microalgae-based technology platform. The company was founded by Jonathan S. Wolfson and Harrison F. Dillon on March 31, 2003 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Shire Plc is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of medicines. Its products include adderall, advate, adynovate, agrylin, antithrombin 3, aralast, bebulin, buccolam, feiba, firazyr, and foznol. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd. manufactures medicines and drugs. The company is headquartered in Camberley, the United kingdom.

Roche Group manages real estate properties. The company designs, develops and constructs residential, commercial and industrial properties. It also provides property management services. The company is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

IVAX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products, which are sold to wholesalers, retail drug chains, retail pharmacies, hospital groups, nursing home providers and government agencies in the United States. The company was founded in 1987 by Philip Frost and Michael Jaris. It is headquartered in Miami, FL.

TechNet operates as the national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company offers solutions for attention deficit & hyperactivity disorder, human genetic therapies, gastrointestinal, and renal diseases. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA

The J. David Gladstone Institutes operates as an independent state-of-the-art biomedical research institution. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada, Inc. manufactures chemicals and pharmaceuticals products. It provides solutions on patients suffering from a variety of major illnesses including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer's disease, age-related macular degeneration, organ transplantation, and osteoporosis. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dorval, Canada.

The BioIndustry Association is a UK-based organization that represents the life sciences and biotech industry. The British company's mission is to facilitate and connect the ecosystem to help businesses start, grow, and deliver world-changing innovation. The non-profit company was founded by Cormac G. Kilty and Simon Geoffrey Best, and Steve Bates has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Forty Seven, Inc. develops therapies that target cancer immune evasion pathways. It develops Hu5F9-G4, a monoclonal antibody against human CD47 that potentially has applications spanning multiple tumor types and treatment modalities. The company was founded by Irving L. Weissman, Ravi Majeti, Mark Chao and Jens-Peter Volkmer in 2014 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Kite Pharma, Inc. engages in the the development and commercialization of cancer immunotherapy products. Its products include chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR), which address both hematological and solid cancers. The company was founded by Arie S. Belldegrun, James S. Economou, and Joshua A. Kazam on 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

X-Vax Technology, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Vernalis Therapeutics, Inc. distributes pharmaceutical products. The private company is based in Berwyn, PA.

Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing, manufacturing, and commercializing cell therapies. Dendreon Pharmaceuticals is based in Seal Beach, CA. The private company is a pioneer in cellular therapy, targeting cancer and transforming lives. Dendreon has proven expertise in cellular therapy and ensures product quality through its experience in the field. The company was founded in 1992 by Edgar G. Engleman and Samuel Strober, and the CEO is John C O'Neill.

Asher Biotherapeutics, Inc. engages in the research and development of immunotherapy for cancer. The company was founded by Ivana Djuretic and Andy Yeung in 2019 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Gyroscope Therapeutics Holdings Plc engages in the development of gene therapy beyond rare diseases. It focuses on age-related macular degeneration. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Stevenage, the United Kingdom.

Vernalis (R&D) Ltd. engages in the research development of biotechnology and pharmaceutical products manufacturing. The company was founded on February 4, 1986 and is headquartered in Wokingham, the United Kingdom.