Andrew Baker

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.

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Xenome Ltd. discovered and developed peptide pharmaceuticals. Its product, Xen2174, was a novel conopeptide analogue for the treatment of severe pain. The company was founded in 2008 and was headquartered in Indooroopilly, Australia.

GBS Venture Partners Pty Ltd (GBS Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Helen Brigitte Smith and Geoff E.D Brooke. The firm is headquartered in Melbourne.

Cryptopharma Pty Ltd. develops novel anti-inflammatory therapeutic agents for the treatment of pulmonary diseases. It focuses on the development of CP92, a treatment of Cystic Fibrosis. The company was founded by Alastair George Stewart and John Lambert in October 2000 and is headquartered in Victoria, Australia.

Hatchtech Pty Ltd. operates as pharmaceutical product company. It offers Xeglyze lotion that is head lice treatment. The company was founded by Vernon Morrison Bowles in 2001 and is headquartered in in Melbourne, Australia.

Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd. discovers and develops new drugs for the treatment and management of pain. The firm conducts medicinal chemistry and drug discovery activities, preclinical and early-phase clinical studies before seeking a partnership with pharmaceutical company to complete clinical development, file for regulatory approval, and carry out marketing activities. The company was founded in June 2005 and is headquartered in Preston, Australia.

Verva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. developed therapies to treat diabetes. Its products include insulin sensitizers, insulin secretagogues, fat formation inhibitors for the prevention, treament of obesity, drug-induced weight gain and insulin secretion modulators. The company was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in Geelong, Australia.