David I. Scheer

Connecticut United for Research Excellence, Inc. intends to promote public understanding on the benefits of vaccines and medicines that are being offered by bioscience companies. Its members include biomedical research and educational institutions, biotechnology companies, health professionals, and healthcare systems. The company was founded on August 31, 1990 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of oral small molecule complement system inhibitors. Its pipeline includes Danicopan and ACH-5228. The company was founded on August 17, 1998 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA.

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the development and commercialization of therapies for patients with debilitating rare diseases. The company was founded by David I. Scheer, Gerald L. Wisler and William H. Lewis in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Shire ViroPharma, Inc. develops and manufactures drugs. It offers treatment for prophylaxis of hereditary angioedema, as well as capsules for the treatment of antibiotic associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and enterocolitis. The company was founded by Claude H. Nash and Mark A. McKinlay in September 1994 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Scheer & Co., Inc. ( Scheer ) is a venture capital firm. The firm is founded in 1981 by David I. Scheer. The firm is headquartered in Connecticut, United States.

Optherion, Inc. develops therapeutic products. It develops products to diagnose and treat dry and wet Age-related Macular Degeneration and other chronic diseases involving the alternative complement system. The company was founded by Gregory S. Hageman, David I. Scheer and Sandy Gordon in 2005 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Angiochem, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which engages in the development of pharmaceutical drugs for brain diseases and brain-related disorders. It offers small molecules and biologics, for the treatment of central nervous system diseases including primary brain cancer, brain metastases, lysosomal storage diseases, and pain. The company founded by Richard Béliveau in 2003 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.