Shawnalea Frazier

Novo Ventures (Novo Ventures) is a venture capital operating division of Novo Nordisk Fonden. It engages in investment activities. The firm was established in 1999, and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.

Inspirna, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which develops molecule and antibody cancer therapeutics. It provides drugs for melanoma, colorectal and triple-negative breast cancers. The firm identifies novel cancer targets using a microRNA based target discovery platform that enable the identification and validation of novel post-transcriptionally regulated targets. The company was founded by Masoud Tavazoie, Sohail Tavazoie, Shahram Seyedin-Noor and Saeed Tavazoie in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Thesan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides novel therapeutics for disorders of the skin. The company focuses on the discovery and development of new chemical entities that provide improved treatment options to patients. Thesan Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2011 by Edward P. Monaghan and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Avalyn Pharma, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It develops improved therapies for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other severe respiratory diseases. The company was founded by Richard Glenn Vincent and Mark W. Surber in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Burril LLC (Burrill) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by G. Steven. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.

Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage drug development company. It develops novel therapies to treat serious inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by James Morrison MacKay in 2018 and is headquartered in Poway, CA.

Ray Therapeutics, Inc. is an American company that is developing a lead candidate, RTX-015, to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative retinal disease. Ray Therapeutics is based in an undisclosed location. The company's mission is to restore vision for people with retinal degeneration using optogenetics gene therapies. Ray Therapeutics is pursuing multiple drug development programs for a range of degenerative retinal diseases, focusing on preserving and restoring vision in patients using the ground-breaking science of optogenetics. The company was founded by Paul Bresge and Sean Ainsworth, with Paul Bresge serving as CEO since incorporation.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Unlearn.AI, Inc. develops machine learning technology for clinical drug trails. It offers clinical trial design, synthetic control arms, and super-powered subgroup analysis. The company was founded by Aaron Smith, Charles K. Fisher, and Jonathan Walsh in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Canbex Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the development of novel peripherally-acting cannabinoid agonists and mimetics for the treatment of multiple sclerosis spasticity and pain. Its lead drug candidate, VSN 16, has been established as a potent, stable and orally-available agonist of GPR-55 with a clear anti-spasticity effect in a validated preclinical model. The company was founded by David Baker, Gavin Giovannoni, Cristina Visintin, Gareth Pryce and David Lawrence Selwood in 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Auxogyn, Inc. provides novel scientific and development biotechnology services. It is focused on advancing the field of reproductive health through its uniquely-combined knowledge of early human developmental biology, advanced computer vision technology and best clinical practices. The firm's first product, the Eeva test, is designed to provide quantitative information regarding embryo development to assist IVF clinicians in optimizing the treatment path for their patients undergoing IVF procedures. The company was founded by Renee A. Reijo Pera, Barry Behr, Thomas Baer, Connie Wong, Lissa A. Goldenstein and Kevin Loewke in 2008 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Anthos Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative therapies for high-risk cardiovascular patients. It offers MAA868, an antibody directed at Factor XI and XIa, key components of the intrinsic coagulation pathway. The company was founded by Paris Panayiotopoulos, Ari Brettman and Jonathan E. Freeman in 2018 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Unchained Labs designs, develops, and manufactures tools and devices for biologics research. It sells its products to biopharma and academic customers. The company was founded by Timothy A. Harkness in January 2015 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Kanyos Bio, Inc. engages in the provision of immune tolerance technology solutions. It develops antigen-specific for treatment of type-1 diabetes and celiac disease. The company was founded by Jeffrey Hubbell, Stephan Kontos, Oscar Buset, Kristen M. Lorentz, and David A. Lowin in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Disc Medicine, Inc. engages in the development of therapies addressing ineffective red blood cell production in hematologic diseases. Its product pipeline includes anti-hemojuvelin antibody and Matriptase-2 inhibitor. The company was founded by Brian MacDonald and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nuvig Therapeutics, Inc. is a company that is focused on developing innovative therapies for patients with chronic autoimmune diseases. The company is based in Redwood City, CA. The company's goal is to induce natural mechanisms that restore immune homeostasis and rebalance immune function following inflammation. Nuvig Therapeutics was founded by Greg Coffey, Jeffrey V. Ravetch, Sheldon L. Koenig, Pamela B. Conley, Joanne M. Quan. Julie Anne Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Part of University of California, California Institute For Quantitative Biosciences is a biotech company that offers internships to UC students through its state-funded Qwest internship program. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2000. The program places students with Bakar Labs tenant companies for work experience, and four of its first cohort have already received full-time job offers from their hosts. The company conducts proof-of-concept experiments in a mouse model of ALS and offers mentoring programs to early-stage companies.

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.

Glycomine, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics for diseases which have no treatment options. Its therapeutic approach is to combine replacement therapies such as substrates, enzymes, or proteins with intracellular delivery vehicles consisting of bio-nanomaterials or ligands that target the molecules to the cell interior of clinically relevant organs. It focuses on research of mannose-1-phosphate and Ngly1 enzyme replacement therapy, and observational study of GLY-000. The company was founded in 2014 by Agnes Rafalko and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Claris Biotherapeutics, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of drugs. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Mission Bay Capital Management Inc (Mission Bay Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Anokion SA provides technology for retraining white blood cells to induce therapeutic immune tolerance. The firm?s approach to antigen-specific immune tolerance can be translated to virtually any protein in numerous clinical indications. The company was founded by Jerffery Hubbell, Melody Swartz, Stephan Kontos, Oscar Buset, Kristen M. Lorentz and David A. Lowin and is headquartered in Ecublens, Switzerland.

Sectoral Asset Management, Inc. (Sectoral) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jérôme G. Pfund and Michael J. Sjöström. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectoral Asset Management Holding Ltd. in Hong Kong. Sectoral manages public and private equity healthcare strategies for investors around the world. Their clients include sovereign wealth funds, private banks, and family offices. In addition, they have long-standing sub-advisory relationships with institutional investors in Europe and Asia.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (Private Equity) (Wellington Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Wellington Management Co. LLP founded in 1933. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

F-Star Therapeutics Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of immune-oncology drugs for antibody therapies. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.