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Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus) is a private equity subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in New York.

OraPharma, Inc. develops and produces drugs for oral diseases. It offers a suite of products to address a range of patient concerns from the foundation of gums, bone, and teeth to the aesthetics of a whiter smile. The company's products include ARESTIN Microspheres, a locally administered antibiotic indicated as an adjunct to scaling and root planning procedures for the reduction of pocket depth in patients with adult periodontitis; and ONSET Approach, a unique delivery system of locally buffered anesthesia that provides faster onset of anesthesia and a comfortable injection. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corp. develops and commercializes proprietary pharmaceuticals for the neonatal and pediatric patient population. It offers Stanate, a heme oxygenase inhibitor for the treatment of infantile jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia. The company was founded by Robert A. Vukovich on July 5, 2005 and is headquartered in Trevose, 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.

Stromedix, Inc. develops novel drugs to treat fibrosis and fibrotic organ failure. The company was founded by Michael Gilman in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

FerruMax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the business of pharmaceutical preparations. The private company is based in Sherbon, MA.

Nimbus Therapeutics LLC provides drug discovery research services. It is a computational technology-driven paradigm to rapidly advance a diverse pipeline of novel small molecule product candidates into clinical development. The company was founded by Bruce Lee Booth in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Abide Therapeutics, Inc. develops medicines that target serine hydrolases. Its approach is to selectively block serine hydrolases, potentially expanding this class of commercially validated enzymes as targets in a range of indications. The firm has a technology platform that exploits a chemoproteomics approach to selectively target serine hydrolases and rapidly identify target lead pairs. The company was founded by Alan B. Ezekowitz, Dale Boger, John Kennedy Clarke, Benjamin F. Cravatt, Todd Jones, Keith F. Lenden, and Paul R. Schimmel in 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

PharmAkea, Inc. develops small molecule drug candidates against protein targets involved in fibro proliferative diseases. It discovers and develops small molecule therapeutics directed at cancer and fibrotic diseases. The company was founded by John Howard Hutchinson, Kevin Holme, and Jilly Evans in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Chondrial Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on the treatment of rare mitochondrial diseases. Its compound is CTI-1601, which the company is developing as a potential treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia. The company was founded by Steven R. Plump and Mark R. Payne and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Atlas Venture Life Science Advisors LLC (Atlas Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Alita Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes urologic and female healthcare products. It offers product testing, research and development services. The company was founded by Carole S. Ben-Maimon and Warburg Pincus in September 2006 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. engages in the manufacturing and marketing of generic pharmaceuticals. The firm also provides medical affairs, quality plus safety and trade partner services. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Code Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a next-generation gene therapy company based in Greater Philadelphia. The American company is focused on developing targeted non-viral gene therapies to treat serious and life-threatening genetic diseases. The company uses a novel multivalent synthetic DNA delivery platform called 3DNA, which overcomes many of the challenges associated with viral-based gene therapies. Code Biotherapeutics is advancing an internal pipeline focused on select rare disease programs and establishing partnerships to take forward programs in both rare and prevalent diseases. Code Biotherapeutics is supported by top-tier investors that believe in their work to drive discovery programs forward as they aim to deliver on the promise of their proprietary synthetic DNA-based, non-viral genetic medicines delivery platform. The company was founded by Brian P. McVeigh, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

iECURE, Inc. is a gene editing company that focuses on developing therapies for liver disorders with significant unmet need. The company is based in Plymouth Meeting, PA, and the CEO of the company is Joseph Truitt. The company's approach involves mutation-agnostic in vivo gene insertion or knock-in editing, which has the potential to replace and restore the function of a dysfunctional gene, regardless of mutation. iECURE collaborates with the University of Pennsylvania's Gene Therapy Program to utilize their translational expertise and infrastructure. The company's management team has extensive experience in executing orphan drug and gene therapy clinical trials and successfully commercializing multiple products. iECURE's programs are currently focused on developing in vivo gene insertion therapies for the treatment of rare pediatric liver diseases.

The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) is a leading advocate for innovation in public health. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. For 176 years, NYAM has been at the forefront of promoting bold changes to the systems that perpetuate health inequities and prevent communities from achieving good health. NYAM's work includes innovative research, programs, and policy initiatives that value community input for maximum impact. NYAM's library is one of the most significant historical libraries in medicine and public health in the nation, with an extensive range of recommended resources available.

Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Avila Therapeutics, Inc. researches and develops covalent drugs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

Caxton Health Holdings LLC operates as an investment firm. It focus on healthcare sectors, such as healthcare technologies, biopharmaceuticals, drug discovery technology and healthcare information technology. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rodin Therapeutics, Inc. develops first in class therapeutics for cognitive disorders. The company was founded by Bruce Booth in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Numerate, Inc. operates as a technology platform company that leverages proprietary algorithms and cloud computing to transform the drug design process. The company was founded by Guido Lanza, Nigel P. Duffy, John Hampton Griffin and Brandon Allgood in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and commercializes therapeutic products for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. It researches a series of drugs to fight both edema and heart attacks. The company is located in New York.

Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. engages in the provision of neurological treatment services. It offers technologies for patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell-based therapies. The company was founded by Jeanne Loring and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Vanderbilt Vascular Biology Center operates a biology center. The private company is based in Nashville.

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.