Joan S Brugge

Photys Therapeutics, Inc. is a company based in Cambridge, MA that was founded by Longwood Fund and Dr. Amit Choudhary of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The company is advancing phosphorylation inducing chimeric small molecules (PHICs), a proprietary new class of bifunctional medicines that direct and repair protein phosphorylation to treat a range of diseases including cancer, immune, metabolic, and rare diseases. PHICs enhance the pairing of specific kinases with disease target proteins, inducing precise phosphorylation at native and/or non-native sites, modulating key functions including activation, stabilization, trafficking, localization, phospho-antigen presentation, inactivation, degradation, and interactions of proteins. The company's approach unlocks diverse classes of targets, developing a new class of medicines for precise control of protein function. The company was founded by Amit Choudhary, David Steinberg, Edward Holson, Lizzie Ngo. David Steinberg has been the CEO since incorporation.

Third Rock Ventures LLC (Third Rock Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Mark Levin, Robert Tepper, Kevin Starr and Nick Leschly. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

GRAIL, Inc. is a healthcare company. It engages in the development of a technology for early detection of cancer. The company was founded by Jeffrey T. Huber, William H. Rastetter, and Mostafa Ronaghi on September 11, 2015 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

National Cancer Institute provides healthcare services. It specializes in different cancer treatment such as adrenocortical carcinoma, anal cancer, appendix cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer, cardiac tumors, endometrial cancer, and gallbladder cancer. The company was founded in March 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

ARCH Venture Partners LLC is a Venture Capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Chicago with additional office in Dublin.

MPM Bioimpact Inc (MPM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Ansbert K. Gadicke and Luke B. Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Blade Therapeutics, Inc. offers anti-fibrotic therapies to meet unserved patient needs. Its product portfolio is to address various fibrotic diseases and their underlying pathophysiology. The company was founded by Hal Dietz and Wendye R. Robbins and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Vibliome Therapeutics LLC develops therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, contraception and other indications. The company was founded by Gary Flynn in 2017 and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT.

Civetta Therapeutics LLC develops therapeutics for cancers and other diseases. The company was founded by William Sellers and Eric Fischer and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on developing therapeutics targeting monoADP-ribosylating PARPs for cancer. Its medicines are used for blocking cancer cells? fundamental survival mechanisms. The company was founded by W. Lee Kraus, Tim Mitchison and Paul Chang in 2015 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

AlivaMab Discovery Services LLC is a private company that specializes in generating and screening large panels of antibodies to achieve their partners' design goals. AlivaMab Discovery Services is based in San Diego, CA. The company focuses on delivering antibodies that are characterized for function, kinetics, and developability, and engineering for advanced modalities, including multispecifics and cars. The company has experience in antibody drug discovery and development from many of the world's top pharmaceutical companies, including AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, Pfizer, and Roche/Genentech. The company was founded by John Lippincott, and the CEO is Larry L. Green.

MTrap, Inc. engages in the development of novel therapeutic devices that interfere with the intense dialogue and crosstalk between the primary tumor and the microenvironment and represent a new disruptive approach to cancer treatment. The company was founded by Maybelle L. Jordan and is headquartered in Huntington, NY.

Pairwise Plants LLC operates as a agriculture company. The company was founded by Feng Zhang, David Liu and J. Keith Joung and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Lumos Pharma Sub, Inc. develops and commercializes a novel treatment for the rare disease creatine transporter deficiency. It focuses on bringing novel therapies to patients afflicted with unmet medical needs in severe, rare, and genetic diseases. The firm's technology LUM-001 is a repurposed small molecule that is a kinetically similar analog of creatine and has shown promising therapeutic potential for the treatment of creatine transporter deficiency. Lumos Pharma was founded by Richard J. Hawkins in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Deerfield Management Co. LP (Private Equity) (Deerfield) is a private equity subsidiary of Deerfield Management Co. LP founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in the New York.

Neomorph, Inc. is an American venture-backed biotechnology company that focuses on discovering innovative new medicines against 'undruggable' targets to solve critical problems in human health. The company is headquartered in an undisclosed location and has a key collaboration with the Center for Protein Degradation at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Neomorph's team is comprised of industry-leading experts in protein degradation and molecular glues who are committed to advancing the science and technology of molecular glue drug discovery. The company's patient-first, science-driven approach is complemented by its dedication to a supportive and collaborative work environment. Neomorph was founded by Eric Fischer, Philip Chamberlain, Scott A. Armstrong, and Benjamin Ebert, with Philip Chamberlain serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Part of X Holdings Corp., Mixer Labs, Inc. develops GeoAPI geolocation aware applications software. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded by Othman Laraki, Elad Gil. Mixer Labs was acquired by X Corp. (United States) on December 23, 2009.

Color Health, Inc. provides genetics services. It offers genetic testing services for hereditary cancers including breast, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic, uterine, melanoma, prostate, and stomach cancers. The company was founded by Elad Gil, Othman Laraki, Taylor Sittler and Nish Bhat in 2013 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

American Cancer Society, Inc. provides information on cancer occurrence, survival, prevention, early detection, and treatment. The non-profit company is based in Kennesaw, GA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's SHES department is an intramural research program with world-renowned epidemiologists and health scientists. The company was founded in 1913 by Candy Arrington. Karen E. Knudsen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Balboa Insurance Group, Inc. provides finance and insurance services. The firm offers industry-leading, risk management, and loss mitigation solutions to financial institutions in the mortgage and auto finance industries. Its products include credit life, homeowners insurance, lender placed property hazard insurance, and home warranties. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

QBE Financial Institution Risk Services, Inc. provides specialty insurance services. It offers mortgage and auto lender-placed protection, voluntary insurance, loss mitigation services, and customized property tax solutions. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

Xavor Corp. is a technology solutions provider that specializes in serving the life sciences and semiconductor manufacturing industries. The private company is based in Irvine, CA. With over 25 years of experience, the company offers customized solutions to industry challenges to create and capture value across technology and business ecosystems. Xavor leverages its 27+ years of experience serving startups and Fortune 500 companies to help clients innovate and go beyond the realms of the average.

State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co., Inc. operates as a holding company which engages in the provision of insurance services. It offers non life or property insurance for individuals and businesses. The company was founded by Robert Pein in 1921 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of human therapeutics to control apoptosis. The company was founded by John C. Reed, Robert H. Horvitz, and Lawrence C. Fritz in March 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Red Oak Medicines, Inc. engages in the provision of pharmaceuticals. The company is headquartered in Natick, MA.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.