Carolyn Anderson Short

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Genomatica, Inc. designs and develops biotechnology products. It offers metabolic engineering for renewable production of commodity chemicals. The company was founded by Bernhard O. Palsson and Christophe H. Schilling in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Syngenta Seeds LLC engages in the process and distribution of seeds. The firm's products include corn, soybean, alfalfa, wheat, sunflower, sugar beets, vegetables and flower seeds. The company is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute conducts and translates biological research programs. The firm offers tumor initiation and maintenance, cancer metabolism and signaling network, tumor microenvironment and cancer immunology, degenerative disease, development/aging/regeneration, immunity and pathogenesis, human genetic, cardiovascular metabolism, integrative metabolism, metabolism genomic control, bioinformatics and structural biology programs. The company was founded by William Fishman and Lillian Fishman in 1976 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

American Society of Hematology provides the most current practice tools, clinical support and educational products needed in hematology. The firm offers educational products and services for clinicians and scientists. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

AdrenoMed AG develops a drug to decrease mortality in severe sepsis. The company was founded by Bernd Wegener, Gerald Heinz Möller and Andreas Bergmann in 2009 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co. researches and develops pharmaceuticals and imaging products to treat diseases. It focuses on pharmaceuticals to treat unmet medical needs in the fight against HIV, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, cancer and arthritis-related disorders. The company is located in Wilmington, DE.

Materia, Inc. manufactures catalysts and resins. It develops olefin metathesis catalyst technology. It offers design engineering, chemical process, catalyst screening solutions. The firm provides products to the automotive, industrial, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and renewable chemical industries. The company was founded by Michael A. Giardello and Christopher J. Cruce in 1998 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Snap Bio, Inc. develops next-generation therapeutics. It discovers new therapeutics for oncology. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Lassogen, Inc. operates as a preclinical biotechnology company. It develops lasso peptides as a new therapeutic modality for diagnosing and treating intractable health challenges. The company was founded by Mark J. Burk, Douglas Mitchell, Tracy Handel and Kent Boles in 2019 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange provides real-time trading information, trade monitoring, listing compliance monitoring and general supervision services to exchange members. Its main functions include providing the venue and facilities for securities trading, formulating operational rules, receiving listing applications and arranging securities listing, organizing and supervising securities trading, supervising members; regulating listed companies, managing and disseminating market information and other functions. The company’s products cover equities, mutual funds and bonds. Shenzhen Stock Exchange was founded on December 1, 1990 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 with the overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention. More than 27,000 oncology practitioners belong to ASCO, representing all oncology disciplines and subspecialties. Members include physicians and health-care professionals in all levels of the practice of oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology is the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO’s members set the standard for patient care worldwide and lead the way in carrying out clinical research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. ASCO's efforts are also directed toward advocating for policies that provide access to high-quality care for all patients with cancer and at supporting the increased funding for clinical and translational research.

Neurelis, Inc. operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company. It is organized to license, develop and commercialize product candidates for the treatment of central nervous system disorders with a focus on the acute treatment of epilepsy and anxiety episodes. The company was founded by Craig C. Chambliss and David F. Hale in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

American Association for Cancer Research prints and publishes scientific journals including clinical cancer research, molecular cancer therapeutics, molecular cancer research, cancer epidemiology, and biomarkers and prevention. The company was founded on May 7, 1907 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of HBM Partners AG, HBM Healthcare Investments (Cayman) Ltd. provides healthcare services. The private company is based in George Town, Cayman Islands. Andreas Wicki has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

The European Hematology Association (EHA) is a non-profit professional association that advocates and collaborates for hematology. The EHA is based in The Hague, Netherlands. EHA serves as the face and voice of hematology and hematology professionals in Europe to promote the interests of its members in policy, regulatory, and scientific areas. The association engages with the EU institutions, scientific networks, and national societies. EHA creates clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of hematologic diseases and organizes an annual congress. The association also offers fellowships, grants, and computational biology training for scholars who want to build successful careers in hematology research.

Welichem Biotech, Inc. operates as a drug discovery and early stage drug development company focusing on novel therapeutics for autoimmune, inflammatory diseases and cancers. The firm's focus has been on research and development of its novel anti-inflammatory drug candidate, WBI-1001 and its derivatives, and its anticancer drug candidate, WBI-2100 and its derivatives. The company was founded on November 1, 2004 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is a non-profit organization which provides research and testing services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

HBM Partners AG (HBM-P) was established in 2001 as an independent provider of investment advisory services with headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. HBM-P's field of expertise comprises global human medicine, biotechnology, medical technology and related sectors. The firm primarily advises HBM BioVentures AG and HBM BioCapital via their Cayman Islands-based, wholly-owned subsidiary, HBM Partners (Cayman) Ltd., which acts as the investment manager for the HBM funds. They rely on the services of an external consultant to analyze investment opportunities in the US.

iTeos Therapeutics SA engages in the discovery of immunomodulators for cancer therapy. It operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on targeting metabolism of the tumor microenvironment through development of small-molecule immunomodulators for cancer treatment. The firm develops small molecules designed to target the tumor microenvironment by inhibiting cancer-induced immune suppression. Targeting such resistance mechanisms will enhance the clinical efficacy of both standards of care treatments as well as the newer immunomodulatory therapies based on the blockade of immune checkpoints. The company was founded in 2011 by Michel Detheux and Benoit Van den Eynde and is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.