Uday Patel

Inhibitex, Inc. operates as an clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The firm develops differentiated anti-infective products to prevent or treat serious infections. Its research and development efforts are currently focused on oral, small molecule compounds to treat viral infections, and in particular, chronic infections caused by HCV and herpes zoster. The company was founded by Joseph M. Patti in May 1994 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Peptimmune was founded in 2002 with technology from the laboratories of Dr. Jack Strominger, Higgins Professor of Biochemistry at Harvard University; and Dr. Hidde Ploegh, from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Peptimmune has therapeutics in clinical development for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Peptimmune's flagship program in multiple sclerosis features PI-2301, which has the opportunity to replace Copaxone® (Teva Pharmaceuticals), the world's leading first-line therapy for the treatment of MS. Peptimmune has broad expertise in MHC Class II molecules and their role in antigen presentation and modulation of immune responses. The Company exploits its proprietary DEEP Technology (Directed Expansion of Epitope Permutation) to design peptides and peptide mixtures for development as therapeutics, diagnostic kits, and as reagents for antibody generation. The Company is building a unique suite of expertise in the manufacture and control of peptide copolymer-based drug products.

Altus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops therapeutic products for gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases. Its principal activity is protein crystallization which is used to develop therapeutic products for gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases. The company was founded in October 1992 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Aviragen Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the discovery and development of direct-acting antivirals to treat infections. Its product candidates include vapendavir, an oral treatment for human rhinovirus infections in moderate-to-severe asthmatics; BTA074, a topical antiviral treatment for genital warts caused by human papillomavirus types 6 & 11; BTA585, an oral fusion protein inhibitor for the treatment of RSV-A and RSV-B infections; and laninamivir octanoate, a one-time, inhaled treatment for influenza A and B infections. The company was founded on November 8, 2012 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Biopure Corp. developed, manufactured and marketed oxygen therapeutics, a new class of pharmaceuticals that are administered intravenously to increase oxygen transport to the body's tissues. The company used patented and proprietary technology to develop and manufacture two products: Hemopure for human use, and Oxyglobin for veterinary use. It has developed Hemopure for the treatment of patients with cardiovascular ischemia. Oxyglobin, its veterinary product treated anemia in dogs, is the only oxygen therapeutic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Commission. Biopure was founded in 1984 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA.