Sam Wertheimer

ChemoCentryx, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of medicines. It focuses on inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. Its drug candidates such as Avacopan and CCX140, selectively blocks a specific chemoattractant receptor, leaving the rest of the immune system intact. The company was founded by Thomas J. Schall in 1997 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Corus Pharma, Inc. develops drugs to treat needs in infectious diseases and respiratory areas. The firm's core competencies reside in the identification of drugs, rapid clinical development, and FDA approval of its products. The firm was founded in January 2001 by A. Bruce Montgomery and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Biodel, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company, which develops novel formulations of already approved therapeutics to treat endocrine disorders such as diabetes and osteoporosis. The company develops product candidates by applying formulation technologies to existing drugs in order to improve their therapeutic profiles. Biodel was founded by Solomon S. Steiner and Erik Steiner on December 3, 2003 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity (OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Orbimed Advisors LLC founded in 1993 by Samuel D. Isaly. The firm is headquartered in New York and it has additional offices in San Francisco, Mumbai, Shanghai, Herzliya, Hong Kong and London.

InteKrin Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes therapeutics for metabolic and immune disorders. It develops therapeutics for diabetes, insulin resistance and multiple sclerosis. The company was founded by Dennis M. Lanfear and Christos S. Mantzoros in 2005 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

NeurAxon, Inc. is engaged in the research and development of growing and unmet needs for chronic pain management. It is focused on developing pain therapeutics targeting neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase (nNOS) inhibitors. The companyw as founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Mississauga, ON.

Cerimon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed and distributed biopharmaceutical products. It developed Simulect, a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of moderate-to-severe and steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis; diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that are used to treat various pains, included pain due to musculoskeletal injuries and lower back pain; and topical diclofenac sodium patch products. The company was founded by Paul J. Sekhri, Ansbert Gadicke, and Luke Evnin in November 2004 and was headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.