| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
James Bircher |
Chief Technical Operations Officer | Profile |
Genmab is a leading international biotechnology company that aims to improve the lives of patients by creating and developing innovative antibody products. The company was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1999. Genmab`s ordinary shares are publicly traded on Nasdaq Copenhagen and American Depositary Shares under its ADR Program are listed in the United States on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Genmab is developing a pipeline of antibody therapeutics with eighteen products in clinical development, including two marketed products, DARZALEX® (daratumumab) and Arzerra® (ofatumumab), and approximately 20 in-house and partnered pre-clinical programs. Our pipeline currently includes naked antibodies, Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs), bispecific antibodies created from our DuoBody® technology platform, and antibodies created with our HexaBody® technology.
Sorrento is an oncology company developing new treatments for cancer and associated pain. Sorrento recently announced that NantPharma acquired the rights to Cynviloq™, which completed a successful TRIBECA study. Sorrento is also developing resiniferatoxin (RTX), a non-opiate TRPV1 agonist currently in a Phase 1/2 study at the NIH to treat terminal cancer patients suffering from intractable pain. In December 2014, Sorrento and NantWorks formed a global joint venture, now called Nantibody, to focus on immunotherapies for cancer. Also in December 2014, Sorrento and Conkwest, Inc., a privately-held immuno-oncology company developing proprietary Neukoplast,® a Natural Killer (NK) cell-line based therapy, entered into an agreement to jointly develop CAR.TNK™ (Chimeric Antigen Receptor Tumor-attacking Neukoplast) immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. In March 2015, Sorrento entered into a global collaboration with NantCell, a NantWorks company, to discover and develop immunotherapies against tumor neo-epitopes.
Acorda Therapeutics is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: ACOR) biotechnology company whose mission is to develop therapies that restore neurological function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. We started our company in 1995 as a network of scientists, physicians and business people with a common belief that sharing ideas and information could lead to innovative medical advances for people with neurological disorders. We have since evolved into a commercial-stage biotechnology company, successfully developing and commercializing important therapies that advance the care of people affected by neurological conditions. We achieve our goals by: • investing in research and development • collaborating closely with the patient, medical and scientific communities • retaining employees with compassion and commitment Acorda has been voted one of the best companies to work for in New York for the past five years in a row, as a result of our dynamic environment, strong corporate culture, significant emphasis on research and development, and a robust product pipeline. We are positioned to be an industry leader, poised for exceptional growth.
Immunocore is a privately owned British clinical-stage biotechnology company, based in Oxfordshire, which researches and develops biological drugs to treat cancer, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases using soluble T-cell receptor technology.
Hexagon Bio is a data-driven biotech developing targeted small molecule therapeutics.