| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Jacqui Boire |
Director, Technology Strategy and Planning | Profile |
Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. develops and manufactures human cells in the United States of America, Europe, Japan, and internationally. The company’s proprietary iCell Operating System comprises human cells in multiple cell types (iCell products), human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and custom iPSCs and iCell products (MyCell products). It offers iCell Cardiomyocytes, which are purified human heart cells that beat in a dish and behave just like the heart cells found in the human body for in vitro drug discovery, toxicity testing, and chemical safety, as well as in vivo cellular therapeutics research and development, and stem cell banking; and iCell Neurons that are purified human neurons typical of the forebrain for pre-clinical drug discovery, neurotoxicity testing, and disease modeling for Alzheimer’s diseases, Parkinson’s diseases, Huntington’s diseases, and others. The company also provides iCell Endothelial cells, which are interior surface blood vessel cells for use in vascular biology research, such as angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, inflammation, and other life science research; and iCell Hepatocytes that are human liver cells for pre-clinical drug discovery, hepatotoxicity testing, disease modeling, and other life science research. In addition, it offers MyCell products for making iPSCs for stem cell banking, cell modeling of specific ethnic or disease populations, and genetic engineering for in vitro research; and media and reprogramming kits for making iPSCs for limited research use. The company serves biopharmaceutical companies, government research institutions, academic and nonprofit research institutions, contract research organizations, and stem cell banks. Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.
Pliant Therapeutics is focused on discovering, developing and commercializing breakthrough treatments for fibrotic diseases. By harnessing the therapeutic potential of integrin biology and TGF-β modulation, Pliant aims to prevent or even reverse fibrosis to address the needs of many patients. The company also aims to build a patient registry for certain areas of fibrotic disease to both increase understanding of natural disease progression, and fuel biomarker discovery. Pliant`s co-founders include world-renowned researchers from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), who bring broad experience in fibrosis biology and small molecule chemistry. Together, the Pliant team is dedicated to translating scientific advances in fibrosis biology into novel therapies for patients in need.
The Ripple Therapeutics Epidel® technology is founded on a discovery that drugs can be engineered into controlled release materials without the use of polymers or excipients. The proprietary prodrugs are new chemical entities (NCEs) that have unique properties that allow them to be processed into standalone drug delivery implants (e.g. intravitreal implants, micro/nanoparticles, etc.) or as coatings on medical devices. Ripple Therapeutics implants and coatings are made up entirely from the prodrug without a polymeric carrier to control the implant or drug release properties. The implants and coatings undergo surface erosion to give zero order drug release profiles and are highly engineerable (e.g. different forms, shapes, and sizes) to tailor drug dose and duration for the specific indication of interest. The flexibility in molecular design results in drug doses that are within the therapeutic window, delivering the right amount of drug for the right amount of time. This has the potential to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Coastal Medical, Inc. is Rhode Islands largest, physician owned and physician governed Primary Care practice, serving patients in RI and southeastern Massachusetts.
Bright Pharmaceutical Services is a Sherman Oaks, CA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.