Douglas Manion

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors. It offers drugs for treatment in the field of cardiovascular, central nervous system, inflammatory, and metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Dominic P. Behan and Jack Lief on April 14, 1997 and is headquartered in Park City, UT.

Celleron Therapeutics Ltd. is an oncology company based in Oxford, UK. The company has deep relationships with Oxford University and is located on the Oxford Science Park. Celleron is focused on developing new and innovative therapies to treat cancer, with a particular emphasis on clinical development. The British company is developing a novel group of clinical products, supported by predictive companion diagnostics, that act through defined molecular mechanisms to prevent cancer cell growth. Celleron's lead products are in clinical trials, supported by a biomarker platform that allows responsive patients to be identified. The company was founded in 2004 and is led by CEO Nick la Thangue.

Lakewood-Amedex, Inc. engages in the development of treatment for serious infectious diseases. Its product pipeline include Nu-3 cDFU, Nu-3 Oral Mucositis, Nu-8 cUTI, and Nu-8 (Cystic Fibrosis). The company is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

Kleo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development of biospecific compounds designed to emulate and enhance the activity of biologics. Its compounds are designed to direct the immune system to destroy cancerous or virally infected cells, and treatment of multiple myeloma and COVID-19. It offers Antibody Recruiting Molecules (ARMs),Synthetic Antibody Mimics (SyAMs), and Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Enhancers (MATEs) pipeline. The company was founded by David A. Spiegel and Roy Prieb in 2015 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Flare Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on drugging transcription factors to develop small molecule medicines. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company's integrated discovery engine converges genetic, biochemical, and chemical insights to reveal druggable pockets and identify small molecule ligands capable of modulating transcription factors of high therapeutic potential. Flare's proteomic and mass spectrometry platform is powered by a proprietary library of electrophilic compounds unique to the company. The team has rapidly established an emerging pipeline of programs, highlighted by FX-909, a first-in-class investigational orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of PPARG, a master regulator of the luminal lineage in advanced urothelial cancer that has entered the clinic. Flare Therapeutics was launched in 2021 and is backed by founding investor Third Rock Ventures, as well as Boxer Capital, Nextech Invest, Casdin Capital, Invus Financial Advisors, and Eventide Asset Management. The company was founded by Mitchell Lazar, Fraydoon Rastinejad, Robert J. Sims, and Steven L. McKnight. Amit Rakhit has been the CEO of the company since 2022.