Giovanni A. Ferrara

Medeor Therapeutics, Inc. engages in medical industry. It provides services which are dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative and personalized cellular therapeutics. The company was founded by Samuel Strober, Edgar Engleman, Robert Lowsky, and Chih Ping in 2012 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Founded in 1996, Novartis Venture Funds (USA) is a venture capital firm located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Novartis Venture Funds and their ultimate parent is Novartis AG, a Switzerland-based company that engages in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of healthcare products. Novartis Venture Funds manages the Bermuda domiciled biotechnology venture fund, Novartis BioVentures Ltd

Sorbent Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for cardiovascular and renal diseases. It focuses on the development of non-absorbed polymeric drugs to satisfy unmet clinical needs in large cardiovascular and renal markets such as heart failure, chronic kidney disease and hypertension. The company was founded by William R. Rajski, Dean Abrassart, Donald W. Joseph and Lee W. Henderson on January 25, 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Nucleonics, Inc. develops RNA interference-based therapeutics. It offers DNA vaccine programs. The company was founded in January 2001 and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

Agilix Corp. develops genomics and proteomics platform technologies for the systematic discovery and analysis of genes, protein products and related biological functions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Spectral Genomics is a biotechnology company that makes DNA microarrays and chips which can be used in cloning and genome profiling. Its arrays are made from bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs). The company's Spectral Chip and Constitutional Chip are designed to highlight the genome's spots in research. The company supplies BAC clones to university laboratories and biotech and pharmaceutical research and development facilities. Spectral Genomics also sells the SpectralWare Array Analysis System, software designed for use in conjunction with the company's arrays. Spectral Genomics is headquartered in Houston, TX

GeneChem Management Inc (GeneChem) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Montréal.

Targanta Therapeutics, Inc. develops antibiotic drugs and other related products. It focuses on developing and commercializing novel antibacterial agents to address unmet medical needs in the hospital market. The company also develops antibacterial pro-drugs for the treatment and prevention of bone infections. Targanta Therapeutics was founded in May 2007 and is located in St. Laurent, Canada

Founded in 2004, Letko Brosseau Investment Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm is a subsidiary of Letko, Brosseau & Associates, Inc. They offer investment advisory services to institutional investors including, but not limited to, pension funds, endowments and foundations, and also to wealthy individuals.