Gary Swan

Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical development and protein production services. It offers product development and manufacturing services from cell line optimization and process design to development of full-scale cGMP protein production, purification and aseptic filling, in addition to corresponding testing, validation, analytical and regulatory support. The firm's focus is on mammalian cell based monoclonal antibody and recombinant protein production for clinical and modest commercial supply. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

MDRNA, Inc. engages in development and commercialization of innovative products based on proprietary molecular biology-based intranasal drug delivery technology. The company creates or utilizes novel formulation components or excipients that can transiently manipulate or open 'tight junctions' between cells in various tissues and thereby allow therapeutic drugs to reach the blood stream. The company is located in Hauppauge, NY.

Vitex is a Delaware Corporation incorporated in 1995. Vitex’s scientific and clinical programs originated in anti-infective technologies designed to prevent the spread of infectious disease by blood transfusions. In March of 2005, Vitex merged with Panacos Pharmaceuticals, a private company developing HIV therapeutics with novel mechanisms of action. The merger with Panacos immediately expanded the Vitex pipeline into novel, high value therapeutics. The Panacos team that joined Vitex is recognized for fundamental contributions to HIV biology and drug development