John P. Iparraguirre

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.

Scios Inc. developed, manufactured, and commercialized pharmaceuticals for conditions such as cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 1981 and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

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.

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

Cleveland Clinic Health System is a healthcare organization that provides medical services. The non-profit company is based in Cleveland, OH. Mercy Medical Center, a university-affiliated teaching hospital, is part of the company's parent organization, Mercy Health Services. The hospital has 183 licensed beds and has been recognized for its excellence in women's health, orthopedics, and safety. Mercy Personal Physicians, a primary and specialty care physician enterprise, is also part of Mercy Health Services and employs over 200 providers across multiple locations.

Medeor Therapeutics, Inc. engages in medical industry. It provides services which are dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative and personalized cellular therapeutics. The company was founded by Samuel Strober, Edgar Engleman, Robert Lowsky, and Chih Ping in 2012 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Elicio Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of vaccines for infectious disease and cancer. Its programs focus on a novel lipid nanocapsule platform technology for delivering vaccines in a form mimicking the structure of pathogens to elicit potent immunity in prophylactic and therapeutic settings. The company was founded by Satish Jindal and Darrell Irvine on August 10, 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for the treatment of chronic diseases. Its lead product candidate, ITCA 650, is currently in development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The firm’s platform technology is a proprietary subcutaneous delivery system that involves a matchstick-size, miniature osmotic pump implanted sub-dermally to provide continuous and consistent drug therapy, and the company’s proprietary formulation technology, which maintains stability of therapeutic proteins and peptides at human body temperatures for long extended periods of time. The company was founded by Mark Moran in June 1995 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

EcoR1 Capital LLC (EcoR1) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Oleg Nodelman in 2012. EcoR1 serves as the general partner of and investment adviser to investment funds and provides investment advice to separate account clients.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Marshall & Stevens, Inc. provides valuation and litigation support services. The firm assists its clients with planning, due diligence, negotiation and reporting issues related to financings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, insurance placement and tax-related transactions. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation operates as a non-profit academic, research, and medical center. It offers clinic and hospital care with research and education services. The company was founded by Charles Posternack, George W. Crile, Frank E. Bunts, William E. Lower and John Phillips on February,5 1921 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Siluria Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures a direct chemical process for plastics and fuels from natural gas. Its second process technology can convert ethylene to liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel or jet fuel. The firm’s revolutionary catalyst technologies uniquely combine nanomaterials, biotechnology and chemical engineering, to convert an abundant, ubiquitous, and inexpensive feedstock into high value, drop-in fuels and chemicals using processes that can be seamlessly integrated into existing industry infrastructure. The company was founded by Clinton Whitewood Bybee and Alexander Tkachenko in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blackthorn Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures and markets medicines for neuro developmental disorders. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Epiodyne, Inc. engages in biotechnology services. The company was founded by Brian Shoichet, Brian Kobilka, Peter Gmeiner, Bryan L. Roth, Gregory Scherrer, and Aashish Manglik in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CohnReznick LLP provides clients with forward thinking advice that helps them navigate complex business and financial issues. With more than 2,500 employees nationwide, they provide the resources, technical skills and deep industry knowledge to help them succeed.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Broadview Networks, Inc. provides communications and IT services. Its products include OfficeSuite UC, OfficeSuite HD Meeting, OfficeSuite Cloud Computing through which the firm helps organizations to connect with customers with local and long-distance voice and data communications, premises-based and patented hosted VoIP systems, data services and a full suite of managed and professional services. The firm's customers include the healthcare, financial services, education and government, professional services and retail industries. The company was founded by Terrence J. Anderson in 1996 and is headquartered in Rye Brook, NY.