Kristen Hege

Celgene Corp. is an integrated global biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. Its primary commercial stage products include Revlimid, Pomalyst, Imnovid, Otezla, Abraxane, and Vidaza. The company was founded by David Stirling and Sol Barer in 1986 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

Cell Genesys is a development-stage biotechnology firm focuses on gene-modification technologies to treat cancer. The company's lead product technology is its GVAX vaccine platform. Cell Genesys is working on GVAX vaccines for lung, prostate, and pancreatic cancer, as well as for leukemia and multiple myeloma, another blood cancer. Its oncolytic viral therapy platform uses specially engineered adenoviruses (such as the common cold) to kill cancer cells; the firm's lead candidate from this platform targets prostate cancer.

Theraclone Sciences, Inc. develops novel therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. The firm leverages its proprietary antibody discovery technology, I-STARTM to identify rare fully human antibodies from immunologically relevant human subjects. The firm’s primary research focus is to discover novel targets and antibodies, and develop therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, by using its proprietary B-cell technology platform to mine the immune system of cancer patients. The company was founded by Johnny T. Stine in November 2004 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical products, It offers a pipeline of new anti-endocrine therapies targeting the biology of hormone resistant cancers. The company was founded by Charles L. Sawyers and Michael Jung on May 1, 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. develops stem cell-based cellular and antibody therapeutics for blood disorders and cancer. The firm focuses on curative therapies for seriously ill patients and is developing a cell-based medicine as a treatment for chemotherapy and radiation-induced neutropenia as well as for Acute Radiation Syndrome. The company was founded by Irving L. Weissman in 2003 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.