Paul W. Sauer

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.

Protein Design Labs, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel therapies for inflammation and autoimmune diseases, acute cardiac conditions and cancer. PDL markets several biopharmaceutical products in the United States through its hospital sales force and wholly-owned subsidiary, ESP Pharma, Inc. As a company of development of humanized antibodies, It has licensed its patents to numerous pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, some of which are now paying royalties on net sales of licensed products.

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.

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on discovering and developing novel therapeutics for cancer's growth, resistance, recurrence and metastasis. The company was founded by Michael F. Clarke and Max Wicha in August 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Igenica Biotherapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. It develops antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancer. The firm offers recombinant monoclonal antibodies for oncology and cancer treatment. The company was founded by Robert Schreiber and Guoqing Chen in 2008 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.