Alain D. Baron

Escient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a bio-technology company. It develops in-class G Protein-Coupled Receptor targeted drugs to address serious, unserved medical needs. The company was founded by Alain D. Baron, Marcus F. Boehm and Xinzhong Dong and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and commercializes medicines for diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on September 29, 1987 by Howard E. Greene, Jr. and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

LSV Capital Management LLC (Lightstone Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Elcelyx Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel therapeutics based on gut sensory modulation. Its product NewMet is being developed for use by type 2 diabetes patients who have difficulty tolerating generic metformin or are contraindicated for its use. The firm also provides dietary supplements for weight management. The company was founded by Alain D. Baron in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Essentialis, Inc. develops therapeutic products in curing metabolic diseases. It operates as a pharmaceutical company focusing on the development of breakthrough medicines for the treatment of rare metabolic diseases where there is mortality and risk of cardiovascular and endocrine complications. The company was founded by Neil M. Cowen, Jeffrey A. Staffa and Thomas A. Glaze in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.