Keith Ward

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in identifying, developing, and commercializing pharmaceutical products. Its product candidates are bardoxolone methyl and omaveloxolone, which activate the transcription factor Nrf2 to restore mitochondrial function, reduce oxidative stress, and resolve inflammation. The company was founded by J. Warren Huff in 2002 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Bausch & Lomb, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets eye health products. It offers over-the-counter supplements, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, contact lenses, lens care, ophthalmic surgical devices, and instruments. The company was founded by John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb in 1853 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

GlaxoSmithKline LLC engages in discovering, developing, and delivering medicines, vaccines, and other healthcare products. It offers prescription medicines that treat various diseases, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, herpes, asthma, migraine, and heart diseases, as well as stomach and skin problems, infections, and flu. It also provides vaccines for children and adults; and over-the-counter products. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

InterveXion Therapeutics LLC develops drugs and antibody-based therapies. The firm develops monoclonal antibodies to treat substance abuse from PCP and methamphetamine. The company was founded by S. Michael Owens, W. Brooks Gentry, Ralph Henry, Misty Stevens and Gerald A. Damerow in 2004 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

Kuria Therapeutics, Inc. is a company that focuses on the biology of NRF2, which is the body's master regulator of the cytoprotective, antioxidant, and detoxification response. The company is based in Little Rock, AZ. The company is developing a potent NRF2 activator for multiple ophthalmic and dermatologic conditions. The company was founded by Keith W. Ward, Misty Stevens. Keith W. Ward has been the CEO since incorporation.