James Sullivan

Upstream Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Waltham, MA, USA. The American company's lead program, upb-101, is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the TSLP receptor, a validated target that affects various immune cells involved in common and rare diseases. Upstream Bio is leveraging its diverse roots and substantial industry experience to develop therapies that ease the burden of inflammatory and allergic diseases on patients and their loved ones. The company was founded by Eran Perry and Earn Perry, and Samantha Truex has been the CEO since 2021.

National Jewish Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. It offers personalized medicines that prevents and treats respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fortel Invest Oy (Fortel Invest) is a private equity subsidiary of Sipila Family founded in 1995 by Juha Sipila. The firm is headquartered in Oulu, Finland.

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. designs and develops therapeutic systems for retinal diseases. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Cumberland, RI.

Endeavor BioMedicines, Inc is a clinical stage company located in Solana Beach, CA, that develops novel therapies for fibrosis and oncology. The company's lead program, env-101, is a hedgehog signalling inhibitor currently in phase 2 studies treating IPF, a progressive interstitial lung disease that causes inflammation and scarring in the lung. The company's second program is a HER3-targeted ADC that will begin clinical development in 2024 for the treatment of multiple solid tumors. The company's mission is to develop transformative medicines by targeting the underlying genetic and cellular causes of disease with best in class agents. Endeavor is partnered with XCures and is currently looking at the LOF mutation. Regardless of eligibility for the Endeavor trial, XCures will still send a list of other treatment options that could work for the cancer mutation. The company was founded by Miguel A. de los Ríos and John Hood, with John Hood serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Omega Fund Management Ltd. (OFM) is the wholly-owned private equity firm founded by Dr. Otello Stampacchia in 2004. The firm is headquartered in the US.

KAHR Medical Ltd. develops novel fusion protein pharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Its drug pipeline is built around the signal converter proteins a unique class of multi-functional therapeutic agents that convert signals sent from one cell to another. The firm?s therapeutic proteins integrate two functional units, enabling each one to elicit multiple cooperative functional endpoints. The company was founded by Mark L. Tykocinski in 2005 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

Sanofi Ventures (Sanofi) is a venture capital subsidiary of Sanofi founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sanofi Pasteur SA develops, manufactures and supplies vaccines. It provides vaccines for bacterial and viral diseases, including diphtheria, typhoid fever, and poliomyelitis. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.