| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Ester Falconer |
Chief Technology Officer | Profile |
Plexxikon is a Berkeley, CA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Progenity, Inc. is a biotechnology company innovating in the fields of women`s health, gastrointestinal health, and oral biotherapeutics. Progenity applies a multi-omics approach, combining genomics, epigenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to its molecular testing products and to the development of a suite of investigational ingestible devices designed to provide precise diagnostic sampling and drug delivery solutions. Progenity`s vision is to transform healthcare to become more precise and personal by improving diagnoses of disease and improving patient outcomes through localized treatment with targeted therapies.
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KERX) is a team of approximately 200 committed people working with passion to identify meaningful new medicines to advance the care of people with kidney disease. We have assembled a deep concentration of kidney care experts, including nephrologists, renal dietitians, nurses and industry veterans in nephrology. Together, we strive to raise awareness of the kidney disease epidemic, give voice to this underserved population, and help healthcare professionals to improve the care of their patients. In September 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Keryx`s first medicine, Auryxia® (ferric citrate) tablets. Keryx established its corporate headquarters in Boston`s innovation district to support the U.S. launch of Auryxia. Patients have been and continue to be at the center of our nearly 20 year corporate history.
Evolve BioSystems is a spin-out from the Foods For Health Institute (FFHI) at the University of California, Davis. The company builds on more than a decade of research into the infant gut microbiome and its unique interaction with breast milk components, established by the founding scientists including Bruce German, David Mills, Carlito Lebrilla, Daniela Barile and Samara Freeman. Their fundamental research and translational clinical trials have been enabled by more than $15 million in federal and private grants since 2004. Under the leadership of CEO Dr. David Kyle, Evolve completed a $1 million seed funding round in mid-2014, a $9 million Series A round in August 2015 and most recently a $20 million Series B capital raise in 2017. Evolve has now successfully completed a milestone proof-of-concept study to demonstrate the efficacy of its initial proprietary offering, with a series of upcoming trials scheduled across both human and animal health applications. With a strong portfolio of intellectual property developed at UC Davis, a world-class management team plus blue-chip investors, and an unwavering dedication to allowing science to direct our product development, Evolve continues to expand it`s pipeline of next generation microbiome-based solutions to establish, restore, and maintain a healthy gut microbiome.
Ambys Medicines is a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing regenerative and restorative therapies for people with advanced liver disease. Founded by world-renowned experts in liver disease and regenerative medicine, Ambys is pioneering the application of novel modalities including cell and gene therapy, and gain-of-function drug therapy, to meet the urgent need for treatments that have the potential to restore liver function and prevent the progression to liver failure across multiple liver diseases that are untreatable or poorly treated today. Ambys was launched in 2018 by Third Rock Ventures and Takeda Pharmaceuticals with $140M in starting capital and is headquartered in South San Francisco, Calif.