Robert A. Heft

IBEX Technologies, Inc. manufactures and markets enzymes for biomedical use. The firm also specializes in the custom aliquoting, filling, and lyophilization of enzymes in diagnostic disposables for medical devices. Its products include glycobiology enzymes from flavobacterium heparinum, collagen assays, collagen antibodies, and diamine oxidase liquid. The company was founded by Robert A. Heft on April 10, 1972 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

VisionGate, Inc. provides in-vitro automated 3D cell structure and analysis solutions. It focuses on early detection and prevention of lung cancer. The firm’s attendees include surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, radiologists, pathologists, epidemiologists, basic research scientists, nurses and allied health professionals and patients. The company was founded by Alan C. Nelson and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery and development of peptide-based drugs. It uses Extreme Diversity platform that allows to produce synthetic macrocyclic peptides. The company was founded by James W. Broderick and Douglas A. Treco on June 27, 2008 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Sectoral Asset Management, Inc. (Sectoral) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jérôme G. Pfund and Michael J. Sjöström. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectoral Asset Management Holding Ltd. in Hong Kong. Sectoral manages public and private equity healthcare strategies for investors around the world. Their clients include sovereign wealth funds, private banks, and family offices. In addition, they have long-standing sub-advisory relationships with institutional investors in Europe and Asia.

Biocapital Investments Ltd is a company based in Montréal, Canada.

Enobia Pharma, Inc. develops therapies to treat patients with ultra-rare and life-threatening genetic metabolic bone disorders. Its lead product candidate, asfotase alfa or ENB-0040, is a treatment for hypophosphatasia—a life-threatening disease that can cause skeletal deformity, severe muscle weakness and progressive damage to vital organs. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.