Alan G. Walton

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Oxford Bioscience Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1992 by Edmund Martin Olivier, Alan G. Walton and Cornelius T. Ryan. The firm is headquartered in Boston.

Gene Logic, Inc. provides drug discovery and development services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Genomics and Toxicogenomics Services, Preclinical Contract Research Services, and Drug Repositioning and Selection Services. Gene Logic was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

NetGenics, Inc. develops software solutions for life science research. The firm provides bioinformatics solutions including the use of information technology by life science research companies to convert massive amounts of data into useful information that their scientists can then use in the development of new drugs, gene therapies, and agricultural products. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of cancer therapeutics. The company was founded in November 1999 and headquartered in Germantown, MD.

Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine engages in the development and commercialization of human pluripotent stem cell technology in the field of regenerative medicine. The company also have a preclinical development pipeline in areas outside of ophthalmology, including; autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and wound healing. The company was founded on May 18, 2000 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Research!America is a lobbying firm. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA. The CEO of the company is Mary Woolley.