Daniel Ripley

Conatus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on the development and commercialization of novel medicines to treat chronic diseases. The firm engages in developing emricasan, an orally active pan-caspase inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with chronic liver disease and is designed to reduce the activities of human caspases. It also develops CTS-2090, an orally active selective caspase inhibitor, for diseases involving inflammasome pathways. The company was founded by Alfred P. Spada, Jennifer Giottonini Cayer, and Steven J. Mento on July 13, 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Orchestra Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a development stage company. It previously operated as an immuno-pharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat autoimmune diseases. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Part of Genesis Biotechnology Group LLC, BioBlocks, Inc. is a collaborative medicinal chemistry research organization based in San Diego, CA. The company focuses on drug discovery from initial hit through identification of development candidates. BioBlocks provides expertise and joins forces with its clients to discover compounds qualified for advancement to phase two clinical trials. Aided by a results-based lead optimization model, BioBlocks scientists have developed multiple preclinical candidates for its partners. The company's leap-to-lead platform provides an alternative source for high-quality tractable leads with multiple possible optimization pathways. The company was founded in 2002 by Peter Pallai, who has been the CEO since 2002. BioBlocks was acquired by Genesis Drug Discovery & Development LLC on October 07, 2021.

Apricus Biosciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of product candidates in the areas of specialty urology and rheumatology. Its products include Vitaros and Femprox. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Kalypsys, Inc. discovered and developed novel, first-in-class therapeutic agents to address unmet medical needs in respiratory and inflammatory diseases. The firm advanced its proprietary lead program, a novel, non-corticosteroid small molecule formulated for intranasal delivery, into clinical proof of concept studies. The company was founded by Pratik Shah, Jeremy S. Caldwell, Randall W. King, Kevin D. Lustig, Peter G. Schultz and Robert Downs in 2001 and was headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.