| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Stefan Abele |
Chief Technical Operations Officer | Profile |
GW was co-founded in 1998 by Dr. Geoffrey Guy and Dr. Brian Whittle, two well-known entrepreneurs in the UK biotech sector. In setting up GW, Drs. Guy and Whittle worked closely with both the UK Home Office and the UK`s medicines regulatory authority on establishing necessary licences and procedures so as to facilitate the progress of GW`s cannabinoid research program.
Nightstar is a private biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for retinal dystrophies. The Company’s lead programme is a retinal gene therapy for choroideremia, a rare inherited cause of blindness that affects around 1 in 50,000 people. Gene therapy has the potential to be an effective treatment for choroideremia and a range of other retinal dystrophies. The Company’s lead investors are Syncona LLP and NEA Inc. Syncona is an evergreen investment company, taking an active role in identifying, supporting and developing technologies with the potential to impact significantly the healthcare market of the future. NEA is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies.
Mustang Bio, Inc., a subsidiary of Fortress Biotech, Inc., is a clinical‐stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cancer immunotherapy products designed to leverage the patient`s own immune system to eliminate cancer cells. Mustang aims to acquire rights to these technologies by licensing or otherwise acquiring an ownership interest, funding research and development, and out-licensing or bringing the technologies to market. Mustang has partnered with the City of Hope National Medical Center (“COH”) and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the development of proprietary chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) engineered T cell (CAR T) therapies across many cancers. Mustang`s lead programs are in Phase 1 clinical trials at COH: MB-101 for the treatment of brain cancer and MB-102 as a therapeutic agent in acute myeloid leukemia.
Diva Pharmaceuticals is a Upper Saddle River, NJ-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Glenmark Generics Limited is a Mahwah, NJ-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.