Charlene Liao

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

MedImmune LLC develops medicines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases such as cancer and immune system disorders. It offers solutions in the areas of monoclonal antibodies and vaccines for infection, oncology, respiratory disease and inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and neuroscience. The company was founded by Wayne T. Hockmeyer in 1988 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

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.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in developing innovative therapies that target the molecular mechanisms that cause cancer. The company was founded by Frank McCormick in February 1992 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Epitomics, Inc. an emerging biotechnology company, is dedicated to developing their breakthrough monoclonal antibody technology (RabMAb®) for research, diagnostics and therapeutics. The Company has utilized a unique and proprietary RabMAb technology invented by scientists at Loyola University of Chicago and the University of California at San Francisco. This enabling platform produces high quality antibodies that have the potetial to be used in the broad areas of research, diagnostics and therapeutics. Compared to currently available monoclonal antibody technology, such as mouse hybridomas, the company's proprietary technology can generate RabMAbs more efficiently and with superior binding affinity and bioactivity in a wide variety of biological assays. The high throughput and robust nature of the technology allows for the simultaneous discovery of disease targets and potential therapeutic antibodies in the same experiments, significantly shortening the drug discovery and development cycle. The company aims to become the largest provider of monoclonal antibody technology through developing and commercializing their RabMAb technology and products in research, diagnostics, and therapeutics. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California and operates a wholly owned subsidiary in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

Crown Bioscience, Inc. provides biomedical outsourcing solutions. It provides syngeneic and xenograft tumor models and custom model development and drug testing. The firm produces antibodies for therapeutic, diagnostic and theranostic applications. It also offers preclinical and drug development for anti-cancers therapeutics. The company was founded by Dr. Yiyou Chen, Dr. Yue Alexander Wu, Dr. William Pan and Dr. Faming Zhang in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Applied StemCell, Inc. is a biotechnology company. Its products include stem cell research, genome editing products for cell line generation, primary cells from patient samples and isogenic cell lines. The company was founded by Ruhong Jiang, Ruby Yanru Chen-Tsai and Michael Cleary and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

NVIGEN, Inc. develops multifunctional and biodegradable nanoparticles. Its products include MagVigen, MaxVigen, MyQuVigen, and AuVigen. The company was founded by Aihua Fu and Guo Liang Yu and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

QuanDx, Inc. provides molecular diagnostics. It specializes in the development and commercialization of novel diagnostic tools. The firm provides diagnostic and prognostic information for hematological and solid tumor cancers, as well as a number of infectious diseases. The company was founded by Matthew Lei and Guo-Liang Yu in 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. operates as a plant biotechnology company. It develops genetic and chemical solutions for a range of agricultural markets. The firm offers biofuel feedstocks, yield enhancement, flowering, drought tolerance, freezing tolerance, disease resistance, nutrient use efficiency, and cold germination products. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity (OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Orbimed Advisors LLC founded in 1993 by Samuel D. Isaly. The firm is headquartered in New York and it has additional offices in San Francisco, Mumbai, Shanghai, Herzliya, Hong Kong and London.

The National Foundation for Cancer Research is a non-profit organization that provides funding to scientists for cancer research. The non-profit company is based in Bethesda, MD. The company's mission is to support life-saving discoveries for cancer patients.

The Chinese-American Biopharmaceutical Society is a non-profit organization for professionals in the biopharmaceutical industry. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA, the birthplace of biotechnology and one of the largest biomedical hubs in the world. The company's membership consists of life science professionals from a broad range of experience levels, with a large percentage of members holding senior or executive positions in the industry. The society offers year-round sponsorship opportunities, including the highly anticipated 2023 annual BioPacific Conference, and leverages an extensive network of life sciences professionals.

Apollomics, Inc. operates as a sciences oncology company. It is a biotechnology company focusing on the discovery and development of oncology therapies with the potential to be combined with other treatment options to harness the immune system and target specific molecular pathways to inhibit cancer. The company was founded by Sanjeev Gurunath Redkar and Guo-Liang Yu on May 21, 2015 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Lexent Bio, Inc. engages in the development of novel liquid biopsy technologies to manage cancer. The company was founded by Kenneth G. Nesmith, Haluk Tezcan, and John Spinosa and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Alpine BioTherapeutics Corp. engages in the development of stem cell-based therapy to treat blindness. The company was founded by Jiagang Zhao and Ying Wu in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Maijin Biomedical Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. provides immunology-related therapeutic areas in China. The company is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Zhejiang Innoforce Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that specializes in enabling the innovation and supply of RNA, plasmid DNA, cell and gene therapeutics. The private company is based in Hangzhou, China. The company has a world-class manufacturing and development hub that provides CDMO services.

Innoforce Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. is a bioinnovation-enabling corporation located in the Hangzhou Bay Biotech Valley within the Hangzhou Airport Economic Demonstration Area. The founders and core management team have extensive international experience and expertise in technology innovation, product development, and business operations. The Chinese company's first phase of the campus covers 21 acres, including biologic process development laboratories, scale-up and R & D labs, and manufacturing facilities for protein, cell, and gene therapies. The company was founded in 2018 by Guo-Liang Yu, Yuling Li, and Zhenhua Wu. Dewan Zeng has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Alumis, Inc. is a precision medicines company called Esker that aims to provide personalized treatments for people with autoimmune diseases. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Esker uses a precision analytics platform, powered by foresite labs, and a team of experts with deep experience in precision medicine drug discovery, development, and immunology to create medicines that change the lives of people with autoimmune disease. The company was founded by June H Lee. Martin Babler has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

VISEN Pharmaceuticals operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing therapies and patient-centric care on endocrine diseases. The firm operates a segment which is developing and commercializing paradigm-shifting endocrine therapies in Greater China. The company was founded on November 1, 2018 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.