Neil Kirby

Orphan Technologies Ltd. engages in the manufacturing of biopharmaceutical drugs. It develops novel therapies for patients suffering from rare disorder and classical homocystinuria. The company is headquartered in Rapperswil, Switzerland.

Edimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical products for improving the health and quality of life of families living with XLHED. It has developed EDI200 as a treatment for X-linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (XLHED), which is a rare orphan disease that causes symptoms including lack of sweat glands, poor temperature control, respiratory problems, and hair and tooth malformations. The company was founded by Pascal Schneider and Olivier Gaide in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Stromedix, Inc. develops novel drugs to treat fibrosis and fibrotic organ failure. The company was founded by Michael Gilman in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Genetics Institute LLC develops pharmaceutical products through recombinant DNA and other genetic technologies. It develops drugs to make the blood of hemophiliacs clot, as well as substances that stimulate the production of red and white blood cells and proteins that enhance bone growth. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Biogen MA, Inc. is a biotechnology company principally engaged in discovering and developing drugs for human healthcare through genetic engineering. The company’s research and development activities used to focus on novel products for multiple sclerosis, inflammatory, respiratory, kidney and cardiovascular diseases, developmental biology and gene therapy. The company was founded by Daniel D. Adams in 1976 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. (TKT) was a biopharmaceutical company with a major focus on developing products for the treatment of rare diseases. The company is used to markets one product, Replagal™, for the treatment of Fabry disease in the European Union and other countries, and was developing products for Hunter syndrome and Gaucher disease. The company was located in Cambridge, MA.