Julia Eastland

Biovail Corp. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company provides different types of products which include Wellbutrin SR, Retavase, Zyban and Tiazac XC in Canada and Zovirax Ointment and Zovirax Cream in the United States. Its products are used for cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, pain management and other niche areas. It was founded on March 29, 1994 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

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.

Cascadian Therapeutics LLC is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on the development of therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer. Its product ONT-380, is an orally active and selective small-molecule HER2 inhibitor. The firm also develops preclinical product candidates in oncology using Chk1 kinase inhibitor and protocell technology. The company was founded on September 7, 2007 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

Graybug Vision, Inc. develops ophthalmic drugs. It focus on developing drug delivery therapies for the treatment of eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. The company was founded by Justin S. Hanes, Peter John McDonnell, Christy Wyskiel and Peter A. Campochiaro in May 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Viral Logic Systems Technology Corp. provides pharmaceutical products and services. It develops treatments for autoimmune, inflammatory diseases and disorders. The company was founded by Steven R. Wiley and Craig A. Smith in 2004 and headquartered in Seattle, WA.