Jeffrey Meckler

QLT, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of innovative ocular products that address the unmet medical needs of patients and clinicians worldwide. It also focuses on developing synthetic retinoid program for the treatment of certain inherited retinal diseases. The company was founded by Julia G. Levy and John C. Brown on February 3, 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Cypress Bioscience, Inc. develops drug therapies for Functional Somatic Syndromes, rheumatoid conditions that often cause sufferers chronic pain. The company provides medicine for Fibromyalgia Syndrome, a condition marked by painful stiffness, headaches and fatigue that affects approximately 5% of the world's population. The company was founded in 1981 and is located in San Diego, CA.

Alveolus, Inc. used to develop non-vascular interventional stent technology. The company was founded by Eric K. Mangiardi and Gerard A. Silvestri in 2001 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Children of Bellevue, Inc. is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1949 to improve the health and well-being of children at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The organization advocates for pediatric patients and their families and aims to alleviate the pain, loneliness, and fear that can accompany childhood hospitalization. The company also seeks to enhance early development and school-readiness in children at-risk of falling behind due to family poverty. All of their programs are made possible solely through philanthropic donations.

Intec Pharma Ltd. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of drugs based on proprietary Accordion Pill platform technology. Its Accordion Pill technology is an oral drug delivery system that is designed to improve the efficacy and safety of existing drugs and drugs under development by utilizing an efficient gastric retention and specific release mechanism. The company was founded by Zvika Joseph on October 23, 2000 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.