Wayne Bowler

Schering Plough Corp. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, consumer and animal health care products. The firm discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

CuraGen Corp. develops protein, antibody and small molecule pharmaceutical products. The firm focuses on the development of CR011-vcMMAE, a Phase II clinical trial drug for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma and breast cancer. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Helsinn Healthcare SA develops and provides licenses for drugs. The firm offers services to oncology, cancer supportive care, pain and inflammation, gastrointestinal fields. The company was founded by Gabriele Braglia in 1976 and is headquartered in Pazzallo, Switzerland.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of performance products and industrial materials. Its products and materials are used in automobiles and aircrafts; packaging, labels and films; IT, electronics and displays; environment and energy; and medical, food and bio products. The company was founded on August 31, 1933 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is a Japanese company that provides legal services.

Endocrine Pharmaceuticals Ltd. engages in the development of hormonal drugs. If focuses on the research of micrin a naturally occurring mammalian hormonal inhibitor of tissue masses and cellular integrity. The company is headquartered in Tadley, the United Kingdom.

Part of MeritCare Health System, Hematech, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Sioux Falls, SD. Hematech was acquired by Sanford Health Corp. from Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. on December 31, 2012.

Part of Biogen, Inc., Biogen Idec, Inc. (North Carolina) is a pharmaceutical company based in Durham, NC. The company develops pharmaceutical products. Michel Pericles Vounatsos has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Novartis Pharma AG engages in the research in as well as the production and distribution of pharmaceutical, chemical, medical, and biotechnological products. It also provides related services. The company was founded on October 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Vifor Pharma Management AG develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals products for the treatment of iron deficiency. It also offers a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines as well as over-the-counter products. The company operates in the following key business areas: iron deficiency with and without anemia, kidney disease, infectious diseases/OTX products and consumer healthcare, with a focus on non-prescription products. Vifor Pharma Management was founded by Caspar Friedrich Hausmann in 1872 and is headquartered in Glattbrugg, Switzerland.

Helsinn Holding SA is a holding Swiss company that provides cancer services through its subsidiaries. The private company is based in Lugano, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Switzerland and Ireland. The company was founded in 1976 by Gabriele Edoardo Braglia. Riccardo Braglia has been the CEO of the company since 2002.

Kyowa Hakko Bio Co. Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of amino acids and nucleic acids for pharmaceutical and industrial use. The company was founded on October 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

BSP Pharmaceuticals SpA develops and manufactures anticancer drugs. It offers development, clinical supply, commercial supply, and analytical services. The company was founded by Aldo Braca in July 2006 and is headquartered in Latina Scalo, Italy.

Japan Science & Technology Agency implements the government's science and technology policy and basic plan. It also provides infrastructure of science and technology information and creates awareness and understanding of science and technology-related issues. The agency focuses on the following priority areas: Green Innovation, Life Innovation, Nanotechnology and Materials, Information and Communications Technology, and Science and Technology for Society. The agency was founded in October 1996 and is headquartered in Kawaguchi, Japan.

Part of Shell Plc, Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu Co., Ltd. engages in processing and wholesale of petroleum products and petrochemicals. The company is based in Yokkaichi, Japan.

Solar Frontier KK operates as a CIS thin-film solar energy company by production, sales and technology. The firm’s products include R&D, module production, supply, system solutions, power production, operation and maintenance. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Cell Therapy Ltd. produces regenerative medicines using adult stem cells to treat heart failure. Its product HeartCel, a stem cell therapy that offers improved outcomes for heart failure patients by reducing the size of heart scar, improving heart function, quality of life and reducing mortality. The firm develops therapies based on the adult mesenchymal stromal cells technology platform. The firm’s regenerative therapies will focus on curing the cause of the disease, rather than only treating the symptoms. The company was founded in 2009 by Martin John Evans and Ajan Trevor Reginald and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom.

3B FUTURE HEALTH VENTURES SARL (3B Future Health Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Helsinn Healthcare SA founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Monaco, Luxembourg.

Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics Co., Ltd. develops and produces biopharmaceutical products and drugs. The joint venture company is based in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 2012, and the CEO is Yoshifumi Torii.

FSI SGR SpA (FSI) also known as Fondo Strategico Italiano, is an independent private equity firm. The firm was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Micromega Ltd. provides business support services. The private company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded by Francesco Granata.

Utility Therapeutics Ltd. is a British company that has exclusive US commercial rights to two European-approved antibiotics, mecillinam and an oral prodrug of mecillinam, for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI). The private company is based in Altrincham, UK and was founded in 2018 by Rasmus Toft-Kehler, Morten Otto Alexander Sommer, Peter Aksel Villadsen. Mecillinam is being developed as a first-line therapy for complicated UTI in the hospital setting, while the oral prodrug is being developed for uncomplicated UTI. The company has received the FDA's Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designation for the treatment of UTI. Utility Therapeutics is committed to developing antibiotics that meet urgent treatment needs for multi-drug resistant infections.

Diadem Srl predicts, monitors, diagnosis and drug development for Alzheimer?s disease. focuses on specific research on early peripheral markers of Alzheimer's disease into technology. The company was founded by Maurizio Memo and Daniela Uberti in June 2012 and is headquartered in Brescia, Italy.

Centus Biotherapeutics Ltd. is a British company that develops and manufactures biologic products. The joint venture company is based in Cambridge, UK. The company was founded in 2015.