William R. Rohn

Raven Biotechnologies, Inc. engages in the development of antibody therapeutics for the treatment for cancer, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. Its products are used in treatment of gastrointestinal, lung, colon, pancreatic, prostate, breast, brain, and ovarian cancer. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Cebix, Inc. provided treatments for complications of diabetes. It developed Ersatta, a proprietary disease-modifying replacement peptide for the treatment of complications associated with diabetes, including diabetic peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy. The company was founded by John Wahren and Lars G. Ekman in 2008 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. used to develop and commercialize targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company’s products used to act chiefly through immune system mechanisms, exerting their effect by binding to specific, readily targeted immune cells in the patient’s blood or lymphatic system. The company was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Intellikine LLC develops and manufactures small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer. The company focused on the development of potent, selective small molecule inhibitors of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune disorders. Intellikine was founded on May 2nd, 2007 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology is a non-profit organization located in La Jolla, CA. The private company focuses on immunology research and aims to unravel the complexities of the immune system to tackle an array of diseases such as asthma, cancer, COVID-19, type 1 diabetes, and Parkinson's. The company is home to three research centers that focus on autoimmune conditions, cancer, and infectious diseases. The company offers various services such as bioinformatics, clinical studies, cryo-em, flow cytometry, histopathology, immunometabolism, microscopy & histology, and next-generation sequencing. The company also provides licensing opportunities and initiatives. The company was founded by Steve Pontell and is currently led by Erica Saphire as the CEO.

Pfenex, Inc. is a development and licensing Biotechnology Company, which focuses on leveraging its Pfenex Expression Technology platform for developing and improving protein therapies. Its products include PF708, PF743, PF745, CRM197, PF810, PF753 and PFXX. The company was founded on November 19, 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.