Jessica Atkinson

Alta Partners Management Co. LP (Alta Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Jean Deleage, Guy Paul Nohra, Marino Polestra and Garrett P. Gruener. The firm is headquartered in Jackson, Wyoming.

Nanosys, Inc. develops and manufactures inorganic nanostructures and other related products. It offers Ultra HD television. The company was founded by Paul A. Alivisatos, Stephen Empedocles, Peidong Yang, Robert M. Metcalfe, Jim Heath, Paul McEuen, Christoph H. Westphal, Moungi Bawendi, Lawrence A. Bock, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Chunming Niu, Karen Vergura, Hongkun Park, George Pontis and Charles M. Lieber in 2001 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

CereHealth Corp. engages in the production of brain imaging software by utilizing high resolution gamma cameras. It specializes in Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) & Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The company is headquartered in Littleton, CO.

Alnara Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and commercializes protein therapeutics for the treatment of metabolic diseases. It also develops liprotamase, a non-porcine pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). The company was founded by Christoph H. Westphal, Richard H. Aldrich and Alexy L. Margolin in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Longwood Fund LP invests in companies located in the US. The fund targets companies operating in the fields healthcare companies. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.

Recros Medica, Inc. is a clinical stage medical device company, which engages in the research and development of aesthetic products to enhance appearance. Its product called Nuvellus Focal Contouring System is use by dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and other aesthetic physicians to reduce skin laxity, enhance focal aesthetic contouring, and provide a natural alternative to commercial dermal fillers. The company was founded by Edward Knowlton, David F. Hale, and Cathy L. McCarthy in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

GSK Equity Investment Ltd (GSK Equity) is a venture capital firm a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline Plc founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Reedwood City, California.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Covington & Burling LLP provides legal services. It also provides support services in the following administrative departments including accounting, human resources, information research services, information technology services, library, operations, marketing, practice systems support, recruitment, attorney and alumni relations, and professional development. The company was founded by J. Harry Covington and Edward B. Burling on January 1, 1919 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Exeter Venture Management Company LLC (Exeter Venture Management Company) is a venture capital subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc. founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

Hydra Biosciences, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. It is focused in major therapeutic areas, which include pain, inflammation, renal, anxiety, and pulmonary diseases. The company was founded by Laurie Bartlett Keating, Dean Y. Li, David E. Clapham, and Mark T. Keating in 2001 and is headquartered in Belmont, MA.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. performs symphony orchestra concerts. The organization performs concerts in Japan, China, South America, and Europe. The firm offers educational and training programs for professional musicians. The company was founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Critical Path Institute is a nonprofit organization established in 2005 as a public and private partnership with the FDA's Critical Path Initiative program. The non-profit company is based in Tucson, AZ, and operates from Ireland with additional staff in multiple other locations. The company's mission is to catalyze the development of new approaches that advance medical innovation and regulatory science, accelerating the path to a healthier world. The company orchestrates the development of drug development tools through an innovative, collaborative approach to the sharing of data and expertise, and accelerate the pace and reduce the costs of medical product development by building consensus among the participating institutions. The company was founded in 2005 by Raymond L. Woosley, Glenn C. Rice. Daniel M. Jorgensen has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Kearny Venture Partners (Kearny Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Longwood Fund Management LLC (Longwood Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Christoph H. Westphal, Michelle Detwiler and Richard H. Aldrich. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Epiva Biosciences, Inc. develops immunobiotic therapeutics. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Proterris, Inc. manufactures applications of low-dose carbon monoxide. It develops carbon monoxide for delayed graft function in renal transplant recipients and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The company was founded by Jeffrey Wager and Joseph Wager and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Placon Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel platinum therapies. The private company is based in Watertown.

California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) is the largest and most influential life sciences advocacy and business leadership organization in California. The non-profit company is based in South San Francisco, CA, and has offices in other locations as well. The company works closely with industry, government, academia, and others to shape public policy, improve access to innovative technologies, and grow California's life sciences economy. CLSA serves biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics companies, research universities and institutes, investors, and service providers throughout the state. Mike Guerra has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Solu Therapeutics is an American precision-medicine company focused on developing therapeutics to eliminate disease-driving cells in cancer, immunology, and autoimmunity. The company is located in the US. The company's proprietary cytotoxicity targeting chimera (cytac) platform and drug candidates, licensed from GSK, unlock antibody-intractable cell surface targets, providing the capability to develop next-generation medicines that harness the power of biologics with the vast target binding space of small molecules.

Immunitas Therapeutics, Inc. provides cancer therapeutics services. The company was founded by Lea Hachigian, Kai Wucherpfennig, K. Dane Wittrup and Mario Suv? and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Atelerix Life Sciences, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that is developing a new drug, ATLX-0199, to address the unmet need of opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) in surgical patients. The company is based in Charlottesville, VA. Atelerix Life Sciences was founded by David G. Kalergis, Benjamin Gaston, James Bates, and Stephen Lewis, with David G. Kalergis serving as the CEO since incorporation. The current drug for OIRD, Naloxone, is problematic and used infrequently because it reverses pain relief. ATLX-0199 safely stimulates opioid-depressed respiratory drive without interfering with opioid-induced analgesia.