Nita U. Patel

GenVec, Inc. operated as a clinical-stage gene delivery company, which engaged in the development of therapeutics and vaccines. The firm designs, tests, and manufactured adenoviral-based product candidates using its proprietary AdenoVerse platform. Its products included CGF166-Hearing Loss; GV2311-RSV Vaccine; and GV2207-HSV-2 Immunotherapeutic. The company was founded in December 1992 and was headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Artisan Pharma, Inc. provides critical-care and hospital-based therapeutics to patients. The firm focuses on the clinical development of drugs in the field of critical care therapeutics throughout the world. The company was founded by Kazuhisa Tsuruta in 2006 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

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.