Stephen Sherwin

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 with the overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention. More than 27,000 oncology practitioners belong to ASCO, representing all oncology disciplines and subspecialties. Members include physicians and health-care professionals in all levels of the practice of oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology is the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO’s members set the standard for patient care worldwide and lead the way in carrying out clinical research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. ASCO's efforts are also directed toward advocating for policies that provide access to high-quality care for all patients with cancer and at supporting the increased funding for clinical and translational research.

Founded in 2004, Biogen Idec New Ventures is the corporate venture group of Biogen Idec, Inc. In 2003, Biogen and IDEC Pharmaceuticals merged to create Biogen Idec, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB)

Abgenix, Inc. developed therapeutic products. It focused on the discovery, development and manufacturing of therapeutic antibodies. The firm's antibody development platform included manufacturing fully human antibody product candidates to a variety of disease targets. The company was founded by R. Scott Greer in 1996 and was headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Vical, Inc. engages in the research and development of biopharmaceutical products based on patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious and life-threatening diseases. It focuses on the antifungal VL-2397, which treats patients with invasive aspergillosis. Its products include Vaxfectin, a cationic lipid formulation optimized to increase the immune response to vaccines. The company was founded by Howard E. Greene, Jr. Timothy J. Wollaeger, Karl Y. Hostetler, and Douglas D. Richman in April 1987 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

American Association for Cancer Research prints and publishes scientific journals including clinical cancer research, molecular cancer therapeutics, molecular cancer research, cancer epidemiology, and biomarkers and prevention. The company was founded on May 7, 1907 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Aduro BioTech, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, which engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies that transform the treatment of diseases, including cancer. Its technology platforms include STING Pathway Activator, B-select monoclonal antibody, and LADD, or Live, Attenuated, Double-Deleted Listeria monocytogenes. The company's platforms stimulate and/or regulate innate and adaptive immune responses, either as single agents or in combination with conventional therapies like chemotherapy and radiation as well as other novel immunotherapies. Aduro BioTech was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

BioNTech US, Inc. develops novel therapeutics leveraging neoantigen biology to treat cancer. It offers NEO-PV-01, a personalized neoantigen vaccine that builds upon initial clinical trials. The company was founded by James P. Allison, Edward J. Fritsch, Nir Hacohen, Eric S. Lander, Robert Schreiber, Ton Schumacher and Catherine Wu on October 21, 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Rheos Medicines, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. It develops novel medicines that modulate metabolic pathways in immune cells to treat disease. The company was founded by Erika Pearce, Edward Pearce, Laurence Turka, Richard Flavell, Ken Smith, and E. William St. Clair and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Biogen, Inc., Biogen GmbH is a pioneer in the field of neuroscience since 1978. The company is based in Ismaning, Germany. Biogen focuses on research in therapeutic areas with a strong emphasis on difficult-to-treat diseases. The German company was founded in 1978 by Charles Weissman, Kenneth Murray, Heinz Schaller, Phillip Sharp, Walter Gilbert. The CEO is Michel Pericles Vounatsos.

Third Rock Ventures LLC (Third Rock Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Mark Levin, Robert Tepper, Kevin Starr and Nick Leschly. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

BioPlus Acquisition Corp. is an early stage blank check company, which engages in effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It focuses on identifying an opportunity in the life sciences industry. The company was founded on February 11, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Epiphany Technology Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on September 28, 2020 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Avertix Medical Systems, Inc. develops and markets cardiac medical devices. Its product allows to reduce time to treatment and minimize heart muscle damage The company was founded by Robert E. Fischell, Tim A. Fischell and David R. Fischell in 2001 and is headquartered in Shrewsbury, NJ.