Joseph McCracken

Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical drugs. Its products include influenza fighter Tamiflu, controversial acne medication Accutane, HIV inhibitor Fuzeon, obesity drug Xenical, and hepatitis C therapy Pegasys. The company was founded in 1896 Roche and is headquartered in Nutley, NJ.

Aravas, Inc. develops innovative drugs for the treatment of serious and life-threatening conditions. It develops dry powder formulations for various therapeutic molecules, including antibiotics, corticosteroids, nucleic acids, and insoluble and soluble molecules. The firm’s products include AeroVanc, an inhaled dry powder form of vancomycin in a capsule-based inhaler to treat methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections in patients with cystic fibrosis or other lung-compromising conditions; and AeroCort, a high performance inhaled corticosteroid product for the treatment of asthma in children. The company was founded by Cory Berkland, Chris Marich, Robert N. Neville, Taneli Jouhikainen, Chal Lenge and George Laurence in March 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

REGiMMUNE Corp. develops solutions for treating immune disorders. Its focus is on the discovery, development, and commercialization of immune regulatory therapeutics to treat life-threatening and debilitating conditions, including allergies, autoimmune diseases and transplantation. The firm's platform technology, reVax, induces immune tolerance in an antigen-specific manner through pharmacological induction of regulatory T (Treg) cells. It also develops products for preventing inhibitor formation in enzyme replacement therapies (ERT) and for celiac disease with undisclosed partners. The company was founded by Yasuyuki Ishii on March 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Alkahest, Inc. operates as biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing of treatments for neurodegenerative and age-related diseases. The company is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Calliditas Therapeutics France SAS is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the NOX therapies. Its therapeutic approach is based on a selective inhibition of NOX enzymes that amplify multiple disease processes, such as fibrosis, inflammation, pain processing, cancer development, and eurodegeneration. The firm’s platform enables the identification of orally available small molecules that selectively inhibit specific NOX enzymes. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche Diagnostics KK is a Japanese company that manufactures and sells medical equipment. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1932. The CEO is Shin Ogasawara.

Kindred Biosciences, Inc. is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on saving and improving the lives of pets. The company was founded by Richard Chin and Denise M. Bevers on September 25, 2012 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Neuropore Therapies, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical services. It also offers alpha-synuclein (ASYN), amyloid beta, autophagy, and publications programs. The company was founded by Eliezer Masliah in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

NewLink Genetics Corp. is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel immunotherapeutic products to improve cancer treatment options for patients and physicians. The firm's portfolio includes biologic and small molecule immunotherapy product candidates intended to treat a range of oncology indications. It products include HyperAcute Pancreas, HyperAcute Lung, HyperAcute Melanoma, HyperAcute Imunotherapies, NLG8189, and IDO Pathway Inhibitors. The company was founded by Charles J. Link and Nicholas N. Vahanian on June 4, 1999 and is headquartered in Ames, IA.