Diane J. Kalina

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

BVF Partners LP (BVF) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1993 and is a subsidiary of BVF, Inc. BVF provides discretionary advisory services to private investment vehicles which includes commingled limited partnerships (the BVF Funds) and a limited liability entity organized for a single investor (Single Investor Fund) as well as to separately managed accounts.

Toxin Alert, Inc. is a biotechnology company engaged in protecting consumers from unsafe food. It is currently focused on U.S. patented Toxin Guard for food freshness and safety test, which will have its first commercial application in food packaging materials. The company was founded on September 15, 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Elusys Therapeutics, Inc. develops antibody therapies. It is engaged in development Anthim (oblitoxaximab) a mAb anthrax antitoxin for the treatment and prevention of inhalational anthrax used in a bioterror attack. The company was founded in May 1998 and is headquartered in Pine Brook, NJ.

Cita Neuro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and commercializes small molecule drugs. Its clinical drug portfolio consists of drugs for Parkinson's disease and neuropathic pain. Cita Neuro Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1997 by Brian Bennett, Roland Boegman, Khem Jha-mandas, James Reynolds and Gregory Thatcher and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

MedClaims Liaison LLC provides healthcare reimbursement services. The private company is based in Ridgefield, CT. The company was founded in 2009 by Mitchell D. Kaye, Nancy Kaye.

Part of DMK Pharmaceuticals Corp., Vaxis Therapeutics Corp manufactures and researches pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Kingston, Canada. Vaxis Therapeutics was acquired by Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on November 29, 2001 for $4 million.

The Massachusetts Medical Society provides health care information solutions and services. The firm offers public health and medical education, legislative, regulatory advocacy, and health policy research for physicians and patients in the United States. The company was founded on November 1, 1781 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Aegera Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted therapeutics to address major unmet medical needs. Aegera has three programs in clinical development, two for oncology and one for neuropathic pain. Aegera is also dedicated to identifying novel development candidates based upon its core technologies and internal expertise and experience in rapidly moving lead candidates through preclinical development and into clinical trials.

The New York City Investment Fund Manager Inc. (The New York City Investment Fund Manager) is a venture capital firm founded by Henry Kravis in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.

Viron Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops novel therapeutics for inflammatory disorders. Its products include VT-111a, a recombinant protein that functions to reduce monocyte infiltration to sites of viral infection, as well as inhibits cardiovascular damage due to coronary stent placement. The firm also develops VT-310, a glycoprotein for the treatment of cancer, VT-384 that inhibit interferon gamma production, VT-346, a glycoprotein that protects against human TNF-mediated inflammatory signals and VT-214, a chemokine binding protein. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in London, Canada.

Navigant Capital Advisors LLC provides investment banking services. It offers fairness opinion, mergers and acquisition, private placement, due diligence, divestiture, leveraged recapitalization and refinancing, debt and equity underwriting and business turnaround advisory services. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

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.

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.

XOMA (US) LLC develops pharmaceutical preparations. It offers proprietary drugs and toiletries. The company is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

PlantForm Corp. engages in a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development and production of ntibody and protein drugs using manufacturing platform. The firm’s vivoXPRESS technology uses genetically modified tobacco plants to produce biopharmaceuticals in fully contained greenhouse environments. The company was founded by J. Christopher Hall, Mark Goldberg, Don Stewart, and Ronald G. Hosking in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Frontera Therapeutics, Inc., Frontera Therapeutics (HK) Ltd. is a Chinese pharmaceutical company that manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Yong Dai and Yong Dai has been the CEO since incorporation.