Qasim Ahmad

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Genencor International, Inc. develops and manufactures enzyme product solutions for industrial, agricultural and health care markets. It finds genes and alters their proteins for use in cleaning, textile, health care, food and animal feed products using gene discovery, molecular evolution, functional genomics and immunology techniques. The company also develops solutions for the biofuels, biodefense and biosafety industries. Genencor International was founded in 1982 and is located in Rochester, NY.

Plexxikon, Inc. provides clinical and medical drug discovery and development services. The company was founded by Joseph P. Schlessinger, Thomas Richard Kassberg, Sung-hou Kim and K. Peter Hirth in 2001 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops selective drugs for the treatment of debilitating neurogenic disorders. It offers programs for respiratory, cardiovascular, chronic pain, biology, and clinical trials. The firm offers drugs for osteoarthritis pain, treatment-refractory chronic cough, and interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome. The company was founded by Anthony P. Ford in December 2009 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Nixon Peabody LLP provides full-service law firm that helps clients navigate challenges in litigation, real estate, corporate law, and finance. It focus is on listening to clients and working collaboratively to help them achieve their business objectives. The company was is headquartered in New York, NY.

Symbion A/S provides office communities, meeting facilities, conference facilities, business development and capital for start-up companies. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

EMD Serono, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. The firm develops recombinant prescription medicines. Its therapies include neurology and immunology, metabolic endocrinology, fertility, and oncology. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rockland, MA.

Part of Providence St. Joseph Health, Redwood Regional Medical Group, Inc. is a company that provides medical radiology, oncology, orthopedics, and surgery services. The company is based in Santa Rosa, CA. Redwood Regional Medical Group was acquired by Annadel Medical Group, Inc. on March 31, 2014.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute conducts and translates biological research programs. The firm offers tumor initiation and maintenance, cancer metabolism and signaling network, tumor microenvironment and cancer immunology, degenerative disease, development/aging/regeneration, immunity and pathogenesis, human genetic, cardiovascular metabolism, integrative metabolism, metabolism genomic control, bioinformatics and structural biology programs. The company was founded by William Fishman and Lillian Fishman in 1976 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

The Massachusetts Bar Association is a non-profit organization that serves the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law. The MBA is based in Boston, MA. The organization offers various membership advantages, volunteer opportunities, and educational resources such as CLE programs, practicing with professionalism courses, and publications like the ejournal and Lawyers Journal. The MBA also provides advocacy services, public resources, and exclusive benefits to its members such as the Lawyer Referral Service, Insurance Agency, and MBA On Demand.

Dansk Biotek is an industry association for biotech companies with promoting the biotechnological research, development and production in taking care of corporate interests in this regard, both nationally and internationally. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Weaver Co. Inc. offers site improvement services. The firm specializes in erosion control, earthmoving, grading, paving, concrete work, sanitary sewers, water lines, all types of storm water management, soil conservation, and wetlands mitigation. The company is headquartered in Conway, SC.

Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH manufactures pharmaceutical prodcuts. It offers human and animal health products. The company was founded by Albert Boehringer in 1885 and is headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany.

OncoNOx ApS provides drugs for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer. It is a pharmaceutical company that transforms marketed drugs into proprietary molecules with anti-cancer and/or anti-inflammatory properties. The firm's projects include OX1001 and OX27-NO is a potent anti-cancer compounds in vitro and in vivo and are intended for the treatment of cancer, and OX1001 also exhibits anti-viral activity and is in development for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients with or without HIV related cancer. The company was founded by Ferdinando Nicoletti, Gianni Garotta, Yousef Al-Abed, Marco Donia, and Mai-Britt Zocca in 2011 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Dandrit Biotech A/S conducts clinical research, trading, and manufacturing for the pharmaceutical industry. It focuses on research and development of medicines. The company was founded on April 1, 2001 and is headquartered in Hørsholm, Denmark.

Autolus Ltd. provides biopharmaceutical services. It focuses on the development and commercialisation of engineered t-cell immunotherapy products with extreme efficacy in the treatment of life-threatening cancers. The company was founded by Martin Pule and is headquartered in White City, the United Kingdom.

IO Biotech ApS operates as a clinical stage biotech company. It develops immunotherapy for cancer by targeting a mechanism used by tumour cells to evade immune responses. The company was founded by Mai-Britt Zocca, Mads Hald Andersen, Inge Marie Svane, Anders Ljungqvist and Per Thor Straten and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

North Bay Cancer Alliance, Inc. provides individual and family social services. The non-profit company is based in Santa Rosa. The American company was founded by Helen Collins.

Escient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a bio-technology company. It develops in-class G Protein-Coupled Receptor targeted drugs to address serious, unserved medical needs. The company was founded by Alain D. Baron, Marcus F. Boehm and Xinzhong Dong and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Valo Therapeutics Oy is an immunotherapy company based in Helsinki, FI. The Finnish company is focused on developing innovative immunotherapy approaches against cancer and infectious disease. Valo Therapeutics's lead platform, PeptiCRAd, was developed out of the laboratory of Professor Vincenzo Cerullo at the University of Helsinki. The company is also developing PeptiEnv and PeptiVax, among other neoantigen strategies, in collaboration with Professor Cerullo. The company's PeptiChip technology enables the rapid and accurate identification of tumor antigens. Valo Therapeutics is also developing antigen-coated oncolytic viruses as anti-cancer therapeutic vaccines. The company was founded in 2016, and Paul Grant Higham has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Cobis A/S provides business support services.