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MANA was founded in November 2018, based on the research and human proof-of-concept clinical trials conducted by Dr. Catherine Bollard and her team at Children`s National Hospital (CNH) in Washington, D.C., along with colleagues at Johns Hopkins Medical Center.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is committed to solving the most challenging problems in health by developing research programs dedicated to urgency, excellence and honesty. Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ARPA-H aims to accelerate breakthroughs that empower every American to realize their full health potential – turning the seemingly impossible to the possible to the actual. The ARPA model is a continuous cycle of planning, implementing, and evaluating, and we`re looking for the best ideas and the brightest minds to carry out each process. We`re committed to diversity in all its forms.
22nd Century is a plant biotechnology company whose proprietary technology allows for the levels of nicotine and other nicotinic alkaloids (e.g., nornicotine, anatabine and anabasine) in the tobacco plant to be decreased or increased through genetic engineering and plant breeding. 22nd Century owns or is the exclusive licensee of 116 issued patents in 78 countries plus an additional 42 pending patent applications. Goodrich Tobacco Company, LLC and Hercules Pharmaceuticals, LLC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of 22nd Century. Goodrich Tobacco is focused on commercial tobacco products and potentially less harmful cigarettes. Hercules Pharmaceuticals is focused on X-22, a prescription smoking cessation aid in development.
Bellerophon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on developing innovative products combining novel drugs and devices in the treatment of cardiopulmonary and cardiac diseases.
ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals is a San Diego, CA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.