Amato Giaccia

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.

Aravive Biologics, Inc. develops novel targeted therapeutics in oncology. The company was founded by Amato Giaccia and Albert Koong and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies operates as an energy research institute. Its three main programs include oil, natural gas, and electricity. It publishes analysis of topical global energy issues across production, consumption, markets, policy and regulation. The company is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

Versartis, Inc. is an endocrine-focused biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research and development of pharmaceutical products. Its portfolio includes Somavartan and XTEN TEchnology which target the endocrine disorders and growth hormone deficiencies. The company was founded by Jeffrey L. Cleland, Mark de Boer, Willem Stemmer, Volker Schellenberger, and Joshua Silverman on December 10, 2008 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Proacta, Inc. develops drugs to treat cancer. It is developing a new generation of hypoxia-activated prodrug compounds to treat cancer. The firm’s lead product PR610, is a proprietary, hypoxia-activated prodrug with potential antineoplastic activity. The company was founded in 2001 by William A. Denny, Amato J. Giaccia, William Robert Wilson and Martin J. Brown and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.