William Enright

Altimmune, Inc. develops vaccines and other biological products. The firm offers products for use in companion and commercial livestock, including cats, dogs, horses, swine, poultry and aquaculture. The company was founded by G. Michael Alder and De-chu Tang in 1997 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

GenVec, Inc. operated as a clinical-stage gene delivery company, which engaged in the development of therapeutics and vaccines. The firm designs, tests, and manufactured adenoviral-based product candidates using its proprietary AdenoVerse platform. Its products included CGF166-Hearing Loss; GV2311-RSV Vaccine; and GV2207-HSV-2 Immunotherapeutic. The company was founded in December 1992 and was headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Life Technologies Corp. provides products in the areas of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. Its brands include Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems, Gibco, Molecular Probes, Noves, Ambion and Ion Torrent. The firm’s portfolio includes the most cited products and technologies in qPCR, capillary electrophoresis sequencing, nextgeneration sequencing, molecular diagnostics, forensics, cell culture and analysis, and agriculture research. The company was founded on November 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

ImQuest BioSciences, Inc. provides preclinical contract research and development services. It offers virology, toxicology, product formulation, oncology services. The company was founded by Daniel R. Caffoe and Robert Buckheit Jr. in 2004 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Wellstat Biologics Corp. is a private company that focuses on the development and commercialization of biological agents. The company is based in Gaithersburg, MD.

Vaccitech (UK) Ltd. researches in and develops seasonal flu vaccines. It engages in clinical programs for universal influenza and prostate cancer, MERS, and preclinical programs for other therapeutic infectious diseases indications. The company was founded by Adrian Hill and Sarah Gilbert and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.