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Immunex Corporation is a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving lives through immune system science innovation

DisperSol Technologies LLC offers plastics processing technology to pharmaceutical manufacturing companies. It offers KinetiSol, a pharmaceutical processing technology that provides solutions to oral drug delivery problems and for amorphous solid dispersion systems; and ArmoRx Platform, a processing technology that enables use of certain compendial pharmaceutical polymers to produce oral dosage forms that are inherently abuse deterrent. The company was founded by Gershon Yaniv in 2007 and is headquartered in Georgetown, TX.

Continuus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the development continuous manufacturing platform. It offers ICM (Integrated Continuous Manufacturing), which enables non-stop processes that incorporate API formation steps with final drug product formulation. The company was founded was founded by Salvatore Mascia and Bayan Takizawa in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Ampersand Management LLC (Ampersand Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Richard A. Charpie. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Diamond Castle Holdings LLC (Diamond Castle Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Lawrence Schloss, Benacerraf Ari, Ranger Michael, Rush Andrew, and David Wittels. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is a premier life sciences and healthcare hub with over 1,600 members dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing diseases through transformative science and technology. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. MassBio works to advance policy and promote education while providing member programs, events, industry information, and services. The company's mission is to advance Massachusetts' leadership in the life sciences to grow the industry, add value to the healthcare system, and improve patient lives. Founded in 1985 by James P. Sherblom, the CEO is Kendalle Burlin O'Connell.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical drugs. It offers pharmaceuticals and therapeutics in the areas of diagnostic imaging, hematology and cardiology, cancer, women's health and several other chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1979 and is located in Wayne, NJ.

Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller eV, founded in 1994, is an association of researching pharmaceutical companies in Germany. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The German company's main focus is on the drugs and therapies currently being researched in the industry.

PD Holdings LLC engages in the development of specialty ingredients for the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and food markets. It offers five technology and service lines including: Spray Drying, Complex Granulation, Microencapsulation, Iron Deficiency Technologies, and Finished Dosage Manufacturing. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Seymour, IN.

Exicure Operating Co. operates as a biopharmaceutical company commercializing spherical nucleic acid constructs as gene regulation and modulation agents for diseases including applications in oncology, dermatology, neurology, and for immune disorders. The SNA constructs allow the use of oligonucleotide-based therapies to treat diseases in a range of tissue types. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Colby Shad Thaxton in 2011 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL.

Locus Biosciences, Inc. develops CRISPR-engineered precision antibacterial products for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections and microbiome-related disease. The firm offers CRISPR-engineered bacteriophage and CRISPR-Cas3 phage. The company was founded by Charles Gersbach, Dave Ousterout, Chase Beisel, Paul M. Garofolo, Nick Taylor, and Rodolphe Barrangou in 2015 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Silicon Therapeutics LLC operates as an integrated computational drug discovery company that focuses on developing novel medicines for diseases. Its INSITE platform closely represents the dynamical nature of targets using all-atom simulations. The firm has offices in Boston and Shanghai. The company was founded by Lijun Sun, Peiqi Sun, Elliot L. Chaikof, and Finith Jernigan, III in 2016 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Brammer Bio LLC manufactures pharmaceutical products. The firm’s services include process development, gene therapy manaufacturing and viral vectors. The company was founded by Christopher K. Murphy, Richard O. Snyder, Mark R. Bamforth and Steven H. Kasok in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

EnteroBiotix Ltd. develops novel microbiome modulating drugs which are composed of live microorganisms. It focuses on faecal microbiota transplantation which transfers bacteria from a healthy donor into a recipient having an infection caused by a bacterium called C.difficile. The company was founded by James Roger McIlroy in March 2017 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom.

JW Therapeutics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. engages in biopharmaceutical industry. It focuses on the development, transformation, and promotion of cell-based immunotherapies to treat cancer. The company was founded by Yi Ping Li on February 18, 2016 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Acepodia Biotechnologies, Ltd. engages in the development of cell therapies to treat patients with cancers. Its business information includes biotechnology service industry, intellectual property rights, and wholesale and retail trade of chemical raw materials. The company was founded by Patrick Yang, and by Sonny Hsiao on June 19, 2017 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

Arranta Bio Holdings LLC engages in the provision of contract development and manufacturing services for therapies targeting diseases linked to the human microbiome. It offers media formulation, cell banking, fermentation, cell harvest and downstream process, formulation, lyophilization, drug product finishing, and analytical services. The company was founded by Mark R. Bamforth and Iain Baird in May 2019 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

TriPharm Services, Inc. engages in the manufacture of sterile fill-finish products. The company was founded by Patrick D. Walsh and Eric Wayne Evans in June 17, 2019 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Kineticos Disruptor Fund IB4 LLC is a life sciences investment fund. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Kineticos Life Sciences LLC is a life sciences consulting firm that specializes in strategy, licensing, and market access support for biotechs, contract services companies, and investors. The private company is based in Raleigh, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company has a team of consultants, operating executives, and network of KOLs who bring unprecedented experience to the passionate, seamless collaborations with their partners. Kineticos was launched in 2007 and has been recognized as the life science consultant of the year in 2019. In 2020, the company launched the Kineticos Disruptor Fund, which supports life science start-ups integrating intelligent funding, expertise, and thoughtful execution. The company was founded by Shailesh Maingi.

Part of Kineticos Life Sciences LLC, Kineticos Disruptor Fund AX6 LLC is a biotechnology company. The company is based in Raleigh, NC.

Kineticos Ventures LLC (Kineticos Ventures) is a private equity subsidiary of Kineticos Life Sciences LLC founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Diant Pharma, Inc. is a company that specializes in nanoparticle formulation and offers services related to cGMP design, process analytical technology (PAT) integration, and other nanoparticle-related services. The company is based in Manchester, CT. The company's benchtop LARU is a laboratory nanoparticle synthesis system suitable for R&D, academic work, and training operations. DIANT® Pharma was formed in 2019 and emerged from years of rigorous research at the University of Connecticut, resulting in differentiated, innovative continuous processing technologies for nanoparticle-based therapeutics and vaccines. The company was founded in 2019 by Diane Burgess, Antonio Costa. Antonio Costa has been the CEO since 2019.

Microsize LLC specializes in enhancing the dissolution and bioavailability of APIs through particle size reduction using micronization technologies. The company is based in Quakertown, PA. The company is the largest independent US-based company specializing in micronization and particle size control. The company has expertise in developing milling and micronization processes for a diverse range of API and excipient materials with unique physical property challenges. The company was founded in 1994. The CEO is TJ Higley.

Kincell Bio LLC provides clinical cell therapy manufacturing services. The company is based in Gainesville, FL. Bruce Thompson has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Vaximm AG provides active immunotherapies for patients suffering from cancer. It develops and provides vaccines for patients suffering from cancer. The firmalso provides research, development, manufacture, marketing and sale of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in September 2008 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.