Julie Winter

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.

Quintiles Transnational Corp. provides biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing services. It offers product development and integrated healthcare services, including commercial and observational solutions. The company was founded by Dennis B. Gillings and Gary Koch in September 1990 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

TPG Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 1992 by William S. Price and James George Coulter. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth with additional offices in London and São Paulo.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner, Thomas Perkins, Brook Byers and Frank J. Caufield. The firm is headquartered in California, US.

Part of Cognex Corp., Acumen, Inc. is an American company that develops machine vision systems. The company is based in OR. Acumen was acquired by Cognex Corp. from ATS Corp. on July 27, 1995 for $14 million.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA.

The UCSF Foundation promotes and supports the interests and welfare of the University of California San Francisco and the UCSF Medical Center. The UCSF Foundation’s daily operations are administered by a development staff responsible for major gifts, planned giving, corporate and foundation gifts, annual giving, development communications, alumni relations and campus events

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.

Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Inc. manufactures and markets health care and nutritional products. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

American Society for Clinical Investigation engages as a medical honor society. It focuses on physician-scientists in research, clinical care, and medical education. The company was founded by Samuel J. Meltzer in 1908 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Novotech (Australia) Pty Ltd. operates as a contract research organization. It provides clinical development services across all clinical trial phases and therapeutic areas including: feasibility assessments; ethics committee and regulatory submissions, data management, statistical analysis, medical monitoring, safety services and central lab services. The firm offers patient recruitment and site selection, clinical operations and project management, medical and regulatory consulting, biometrics and data management solutions. The company was founded by Alek Safarian in 1996 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Part of Novartis AG, Novartis Pharmaceuticals is a German company that manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Basel, Germany.

MolecularMD Corp. develops and commercializes molecular diagnostics for oncology applications. Its tests are designed to assist pharmaceutical companies with selection, monitoring and management of patients treated with molecularly-targeted cancer therapies. The firm integrates gold-standard and innovative platform technologies with custom clinical assay design and validation to accelerate all phases of clinical development, including FDA approval and commercialization of in vitro companion diagnostic tests for novel anticancer agents. The company was founded by Brian Druker, Sheridan G. Snyder, and Chad D. Galderisi in 2005 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Novartis Pharma AG engages in the research in as well as the production and distribution of pharmaceutical, chemical, medical, and biotechnological products. It also provides related services. The company was founded on October 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Aptalis Holdings Inc. operates as a holding company that develops, manufactures, licenses, markets and distributes therapies for unmet medical needs. It includes cystic fibrosis and gastrointestinal disorders through its subsidiaries. It also formulates and clinically develops enhanced pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical products for itself and others using its proprietary technology platforms including bioavailability enhancement of poorly soluble drugs, custom release profiles, taste-masking and orally disintegration tablet formulations. The company was founded on January 10, 2008 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Part of Danaher Corp., Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC is a company that manufactures therapeutics. The company is based in Marlborough, MA.

Precision Medicine Group LLC engages in the provision of an integrated infrastructure that supports pharmaceutical and life sciences companies. It offers translational informatics and biometrics, specialty lab, biomaterials, oncology, and diagnostics and medical device solutions. The company was founded by Ethan D. Leder and Mark P. Clein in 2012 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Cell Design Labs, Inc. develops disruptive cell-based therapies for cancer and other devastating diseases. The company was founded by Brian G. Atwood and Fred E. Cohen in 2016 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

VV Manager LLC (Vida Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Arie Belldegrun, Arjun Goyal and Stefan Vitorovic. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Novotech Health Holdings engages in the development of contract research organization platform. The company was founded on October 12, 2020 and is headquartered in Australia.

Novotech Health Holdings Ltd. operates as a biotech-focused full-service contract research organization. Its integrated CRO platform provides clinical trial services ranging from consulting services prior to the commencement of the clinical phase to late-phase clinical trials. The firm’s services include: clinical trial services which include clinical research, bioequivalence and pharmacodynamics research, and drug development consulting services; and its related clinical trial services which include laboratory, site management organization, flexible insourcing and Phase I clinical trial unit services. The company was founded on February 25, 2020 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Roka Bioscience, Inc. is a company that specializes in food safety technology. The company is based in Mendham, NJ and was founded in 2009 by Paul G. Thomas. Roka Bioscience's core technology is their pathogen detection assays which combine the power of target capture, transcription-mediated amplification, and hybridization protection assay to target ribosomal RNA (rRNA), an optimal target for molecular technology in food pathogen detection applications. The company offers a range of products including the Atlas® System and various detection assays for E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Legionella. Roka Bioscience also provides environmental testing solutions and technical support for their customers. Mary Duseau has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Monograph Capital Partners I LP invests in companies located in North America and Europe primarily in the United Kingdom. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of life sciences. It provides financing for early-stage capital requirements.

The Association of American Physicians operates as an American association of physicians. The non-profit company is based in Tucson, AZ. The company was founded by Charles Lee.

McKinsey GmbH & Co. KG provides business consulting services. The company was founded on October 18, 2011 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Human Immunology Biosciences, Inc. is a company based in South San Francisco, CA. Human Immunology Biosciences, Inc. was founded by Travis Murdoch, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Monograph Capital Advisors (UK) LLP (Monograph Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Fred Ehrenkranz Cohen and Charles Conn. The firm is headquartered in London, GB.