Jane S. Lebkowski

Part of Sanofi, Applied Immune Sciences, Inc. is a surgical and medical instruments company. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA. The company was founded by Thomas B. Okarma. Applied Immune Sciences was acquired by Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. on November 28, 1995 for $84.40 million.

Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which focuses on developing and commercializing novel therapies in the emerging fields of cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Its product candidates include AST-OPC1, trial for spinal cord injuries; AST-VAC1, a patient specific cancer immunotherapy focused on acute myeloid leukemia; and AST-VAC2, a non-patient-specific cancer immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer. The company was founded on September 24, 2012 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Part of Solvay SA, Rhone Poulenc Rorer is a French pharmaceutical company that manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products.

GV Management Co LLC (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Google LLC founded in 2009 by Bill Maris. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in San Francisco, Boston, New York and London.