Libbie Mansell

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets prescription drugs in various therapeutic areas, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, pain management, acid reflux and infectious diseases, women’s health, and mental health (bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia); and neurologic, including Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and migraine prevention and treatment. Its products include Axert, Darzalezx, Invokamet XR, Invokana, Remicade, Reopro, and Risperdal Consta. The company was founded by Paul Janssen in 1953 and is headquartered in Titusville, NJ.

Avalyn Pharma, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It develops improved therapies for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other severe respiratory diseases. The company was founded by Richard Glenn Vincent and Mark W. Surber in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Lyric Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. The firm develops novel gastrointestinal therapeutics for unmet medical needs in the hospital settings. The company was founded by David Wurtman and M. Scott Harris in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Fancisco, CA.

BioStratum, Inc. develops and distributes pharmaceutical products. Its products are used for treatment of diabetes and diabetic complications. The firm also develops anti-tumor, cancer, diabetic kidney disease and diabetic eye disease drugs. The company was founded by Karl Tryggvason and J. Wesley Fox in 1994 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

RiverVest Venture Management LLC (RiverVest Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Melzer, Craig Andrew and Jay Schmelter. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

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.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion. The organization was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development LLC provides research and development support services. It offers drug discovery and drug development in a variety of therapeutic areas, including CNS, Internal Medicine and Oncology, to address unmet medical needs worldwide. The company is headquartered in Raritan, NJ.

Astellas Pharma US, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers cardiology, dermatology, immunology, infectious diseases, and urology. The firm was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

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.

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

OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity (OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Orbimed Advisors LLC founded in 1993 by Samuel D. Isaly. The firm is headquartered in New York and it has additional offices in San Francisco, Mumbai, Shanghai, Herzliya, Hong Kong and London.

Chicago United operates as a non-profit organization. The firm specializes in corporate governance, multiracial leadership and minority business enterprises. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures, develops therapeutics for the treatment of scarring and fibrotic disorders. The company was founded by John Gordon Foulkes and Nicholas M. Dean in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Astellas Pharma, Inc., Astellas US LLC is a private company that manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Northbrook, IL. The CEO of the company is Kenji Yasukawa.

Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization, also known as ibio, is a state trade association representing the life sciences industry in Illinois. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization's mission is to promote, connect, and engage the life sciences community to drive discovery, transform lives through groundbreaking research, and grow the economy. The company's membership ranges from corporations to startup companies in the biopharma, medical device, and nutrition industries. The Illinois life sciences industry is recognized as a national leader, and ibio's members are committed to expanding the boundaries of science by discovering, developing, and delivering innovative and needed therapeutics and products to transform patients' lives.

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops broad-spectrum antifungal agents for the treatment of life-threatening fungal infections. The firm's compound APX001, shows broad-spectrum activity in animal models of invasive fungal infection by common species of Candida and Aspergillus. It develops oral and injectable anti-infective drugs, including protease inhibitors and antibiotics. The company was founded by André Marquis, Mitchell W. Mutz and Gerry Crabtree in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Ziarco Group Ltd. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops therapeutics targeting inflammatory skin diseases. The firm engages in development of novel treatments in dermatology. The company was incorporated on March 10, 2014 and is headquartered in Canterbury, the United Kingdom.

Nuvelution Pharma, Inc. provides solutions for R&D companies in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The firm leverages its knowledge, experience and relationships in the Pharma and Biotech industries to deploy capital in risk-sharing collaborations with companies where product development can be facilitated by both capital and human resources, making this model an essential tool for pharma and biotech companies to bring products to the market. The company was founded by Sanford S. Zweifach and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Glycomine, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics for diseases which have no treatment options. Its therapeutic approach is to combine replacement therapies such as substrates, enzymes, or proteins with intracellular delivery vehicles consisting of bio-nanomaterials or ligands that target the molecules to the cell interior of clinically relevant organs. It focuses on research of mannose-1-phosphate and Ngly1 enzyme replacement therapy, and observational study of GLY-000. The company was founded in 2014 by Agnes Rafalko and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage drug development company. It develops novel therapies to treat serious inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by James Morrison MacKay in 2018 and is headquartered in Poway, CA.

Plexium, Inc. provides drug development methodology services. It specializes in immunomodulation as a therapeutic approach for CNS and oncology. The company was founded by Brian Paegel on July 12, 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Curzion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical firm. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in pharmaceuticals industry. It develops drugs for cushing?s syndrome. The company was founded by David A. Katz and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

IFM Continua, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Anjarium Biosciences AG is a Swiss company that focuses on creating a new class of non-viral gene therapies to tackle genetic diseases throughout a patient's lifetime. The company is based in Schlieren, Switzerland. The company's versatile platform leverages breakthrough science and expertise at the interface of genetic medicine, synthetic biology, and nanoparticle engineering to generate a pipeline of advanced gene therapies with unique competitive advantages over current viral-vector based gene therapies. Anjarium's investors include leading international and strategic investors such as Abingworth, Gimv, Omega Funds, Pfizer Ventures, and Surveyor Capital. The company was founded by Joël de Beer, and Stephen Yoo has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Invest Europe is a Belgian company that operates as a private equity, venture capital and infrastructure investment company. The company is based in Brussels, Belgium.