Phillip Young

Penederm Incorporated, Foster City, California, develops and commercializes dermatological products and unique topical delivery technologies that enhance delivery of drugs and skin care products.

Vical, Inc. engages in the research and development of biopharmaceutical products based on patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious and life-threatening diseases. It focuses on the antifungal VL-2397, which treats patients with invasive aspergillosis. Its products include Vaxfectin, a cationic lipid formulation optimized to increase the immune response to vaccines. The company was founded by Howard E. Greene, Jr. Timothy J. Wollaeger, Karl Y. Hostetler, and Douglas D. Richman in April 1987 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, FemRx, Inc. is a company that produces medical products for gynecological disorders. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. FemRx was acquired by Johnson & Johnson on November 06, 1998 for $20.99 million.

3Dfx Interactive, Inc. develops high performance, cost-effective graphic chips, graphic boards, software and related technology that enabled an interactive and realistic 3D experience across multiple hardware platforms. The company was founded on August 24, 1994 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Signal Pharmaceuticals Inc is pioneering the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics which regulate the transcription factors involved in the progression of a number of inflammatory, viral and neurological diseases. The core technology for the company's research was discovered in the laboratories of three of its founders, and has been licensed from the University of California and the Salk Institute. (SB) It was located in San Diego, CA.

Aerogen, Inc. develops and manufactures aerosol products for treatment of respiratory disorders in the critical care setting. Its products include Aerogen Solo, Aerogen Ultra, Aerogen Pro, Pro-C controller, and USB controller. The company is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

RelayHealth Corp. provides online healthcare communication services. Its network is designed to streamline clinical, financial and administrative communication between patients, providers, payers, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and financial institutions. The firm works to accelerate the delivery of care and improve financial performance through solutions such as online consultation of physicians by patients, electronic prescribing, point-of-service pharmacy claims resolution by payers, pre-visit patient financial clearance by providers, and post-visit provider bill settlement by payers and patients. The company was founded by Assaf Morag, Niall Murphy, Ofir Baharav, Giovanni M. Colella, and Gary Gannot and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Talima Therapeutics, Inc. operated as a drug delivery company. It had developed a micro implant delivery technology for the localized application of small molecule drugs. The firm’s product was in phase I/II clinical testing for the treatment of onychomycosis, a fungal disease of the toenails. The company was founded in 2004 and was headquartered in San Carlos, CA.