Nicholas Coppard

Biogen MA, Inc. is a biotechnology company principally engaged in discovering and developing drugs for human healthcare through genetic engineering. The company’s research and development activities used to focus on novel products for multiple sclerosis, inflammatory, respiratory, kidney and cardiovascular diseases, developmental biology and gene therapy. The company was founded by Daniel D. Adams in 1976 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Schering Plough Corp. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, consumer and animal health care products. The firm discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops pharmaceutical products. Its products include Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate) tablets, Latuda (lurasidone HCl) tablets, Lunesta (eszopiclone) tablets, Xopenex (levalbuterol HCl) Inhalation Solution, Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol tartrate) Inhalation Aerosol, Brovana (arformoterol tartrate) Inhalation Solution, Omnaris (ciclesonide) Nasal Spray, Alvesco (ciclesonide) Inhalation Aerosol, and Zetonna (ciclesonide) Nasal Aerosol. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Kirax Corp. researches, develops, manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. The firm provides specialty care therapies to treat oncology, pain, inflammation, acute, and supportive care areas of unmet medical need. The company was founded by Mark E. Pruzanski, David M. Tanen and Edmundo Muniz in 2005 and is headquartered in Bonita Springs, FL.

NGN Capital LLC (NGN Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Kenneth S. Abramowitz and William J. Gedale. The firm is headquartered in New York.

OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. specializes in the manufacture and development of biosurgical and passive immunotherapy products. Its product range encompasses hemostatic, surgical, and immunotherapy solutions. The firm offers solutions for bleeding control, surgical operations, and biodefense applications. The company was founded by Robert Taub in 1995 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.

KIKA helps the world's most innovative biopharmaceutical and medical device organizations use advanced EDC solutions to bring much-needed medical solutions to market faster. KIKA's Veracity™ is the leading-edge Web-based clinical trial software platform that delivers Clinical Asset Management™ for any size clinical trial. Veracity is customized to meet study needs precisely. It provides unmatched flexibility and customization with advanced EDC including images and online adjudication. Veracity is backed by the industry's most reliable IT infrastructure and a world class Professional Services organization

Vivaldi Biosciences Inc. develops and markets vaccines. It specializes in developing live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIVs). The company was founded by Eliott Kieff, Peter Palese, and Adolfo García-Sastre in 2006 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, CO.

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.

Abbott GmbH & Co. KG develops and manufactures health care products. It is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical, diagnostic, nutritional, and hospital products. It offers pharmaceutical and diagnostic products ranging from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and cure. The company is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Part of BASF SE, Knoll AG develops pharmaceuticals. The company is based in Haren, Germany.

Affidea Group BV provides diagnostic and renal care services. It is a medical service provider that offers diagnostic investigations, renal care, clinical laboratories, cancer treatment, and teleradiology services. The firm also operates centers for dialysis, diagnostic, and cancer treatment purposes. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Part of Revvity, Inc., Kourion Therapeutics is a German company that researches and develops initiatives for stem cell technology, used for the regeneration of cardiac, neuronal, hepatic, and bone tissues. The company is based in Dusseldorf, Germany. Kourion Therapeutics was acquired by ViaCell, Inc., part of Revvity, Inc. from November 16, 2007 on November 12, 2003.

Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. manufactures medical devices. The company was founded by John Donoghue on February 6, 2002 and is headquartered in Foxborough, MA.

Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops pharmaceutical drugs. It is a specialty pharmaceutical company that applies innovative proprietary technologies to develop new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs that target current unmet and underserved medical market. The company's product candidates address the acute moderate-to-severe pain medication market segment. It has three late stage product candidates in development: Dyloject (diclofenac sodium, injectable), Rylomine (intranasal morphine) and PMI-150 (intranasal ketamine). The company was founded on February 23, 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Haar, Germany. The German company was founded in 1891. Chantal Friebertshäuser has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

ACT Biotech, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company which develops and commercializes targeted oral cancer drugs. The company was founded on February 15, 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Valtech Cardio Ltd. develops devices for mitral valve repair and replacement. It specializes in the development of devices for mitral and tricuspid valve repair and replacement. The firm also offers full in-house development, manufacturing and clinical research capabilities, and patent applications. The company was founded by Amir Gross and Yossi Gross in March 2005 and is headquartered in Or Yehuda, Israel.

SuppreMol GmbH engages in the development and use of active substances for the therapy of autoimmune diseases and allergies, as well as the research on and development of medicinal products. It also produces medicines through licensed manufacturers. The products are supplied via pharmaceutical wholesale. The company was founded by Robert Huber, Uwe Jacob, and Peter Sondermann in 2002 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Anergis SA develops allergy vaccines. It is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of novel, proprietary allergy vaccines that target commercially attractive indications and the firm’s vaccines are based on its IP-protected Contiguous Overlapping Peptide technology.The company was founded by Francois Spertini in August 2001 and is headquartered in Epalinges, Switzerland.

Pcovery ApS develops drugs for treatment of invasive fungal infections. It discovers a new class of fungal therapy by targeting an essential and highly conserved component of the fungal cell membrane. The company was founded by Morten J. Buch-Pedersen, Michael Broberg Palmgren, Claus Olesen and Poul Nissen in 2009 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Eternygen GmbH engages in the research and development of drugs. It develops new drugs for dietary-related metabolic diseases which include obesity, diabetes mellitus and fatty liver. The company was founded by Marco J. Janezic in June 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

apceth Biopharma GmbH operates as a contract development & manufacturing organization. The firm specializes in cell-based and gene therapy products (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products, ATMPs). Its GMP services include quality management, quality control, assay development, process development, cell banking & formulation and project management. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Inthera Bioscience AG engages in the research in as well as development, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical, biological, and other products used in the fields of human and veterinary medicine. It also provides related consultancy services. The company was founded by Ulrich Kessler and Paramjit Singh Arora on September 20, 2013 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

SWIPRA - Swiss Proxy Advisor operates as an independent proxy advisor. It provides analyses and voting recommendations regarding Swiss issuers that are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Santhera Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. engages in the provision of regulatory and medical services. The company is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

TACALYX GmbH engages in the discovery and development of Tumor Associated Carbohydrate Antigenantibodies to treat cancer. The company was founded by Peter Sondermann, Peter H. Seeberger, and Oren Moscovitz and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.