Kim M. Whitten

Part of CellCarta Biosciences, Inc., PPD Biomarker Discovery Sciences LLC is a company that provides contract and consulting research and development services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The company is based in San Diego, CA. PPD Biomarker Discovery Sciences was acquired by CellCarta Biosciences, Inc. from Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC on December 31, 2009 for $0.10 million.

AstraZeneca Canada, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical drug preparations. Its therapeutic areas include cardiovascular and metabolic disease, oncology, and respiratory, inflammation and autoimmunity. The firm also active in the infection, neuroscience and gastrointestinal disease areas. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company develops medicines to prevent infections that cause serious medical problems such as respiratory illnesses, diabetes, viral control, infections, and central nervous system disorders. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The firm develops trans sodium crocetinate for use in cancers types in which tumor hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) is known to diminish the effectiveness of current treatments. The company was founded by Matthew W. Hantzmon, John L. Gainer, and David G. Kalergis in February 2001 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.