James R. Butler

ALZA Corp. provides drug delivery solutions and develops pharmaceutical products. The company applies its delivery technologies to develop pharmaceutical products with enhanced therapeutic value for its own portfolio and for many of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. The company was founded by Martin Gerstel and Alejandro Zaffaroni in 1968 and is headquartered in Vacaville, CA.

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of new applications of approved therapeutics to address important unmet medical needs. Its products include Symproic and Belbuca. The company was founded on January 6, 1997 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

POZEN, Inc. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. Its Pipeline products are PA Product Portfolio, which is focused on integrated aspirin therapies that enable the full power of aspirin by reducing its potential gastrointestinal damage. The firm PA Product Portfolio consists of PA8140 and PA32540. The company was founded by John R. Plachetka in 1996 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Respirics, Inc. operates as a respiratory drug company. It focuses on the development and delivery of formulations of important respiratory medications. The company’s Accu-Breathe delivery device is the first of its kind to enable the dispensing of powdered drug as the patient inhales, improving patient compliance and therapy. The company was founded by Robert A. Casper, Gilbert S. Mott Jr and David L. Gardner in 2001 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Sirion Therapeutics, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical products and services. It manufactures, develops and commercialize ophthalmic products for eye diseases. The company was founded by Barry Butler, Susan Benton, Philippe Boulangeat and Roger Vogel in November 2005 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.