Andrew Farnum

Variant Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development of new generation of therapeutics. It focuses on traits of medical relevance and using genomics. The company was founded by Akhila Kosaraju, Kaja Wasik, and Stephane Castel in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Laerdal Million Lives Fund (Laerdal Million Lives) is a venture capital firm affiliated with the Laerdal Family, founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Inventprise LLC is a private company that is developing vaccines against infectious diseases, with a focus on invasive pneumococcal disease, using their innovative platform technology. The company is based in Redmond, WA. The company also offers contract services in biologics, including process development, optimization, analytical services, and manufacturing from early clinical trials through commercialization. The company was founded by Subhash Vinayak Kapre, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute is a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, MA. The institute focuses on programs aimed at reducing the burden of tuberculosis (TB), malaria, diarrheal diseases, and maternal, newborn, and child illnesses in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute works through collaborating partners and organizations to develop and effectively use novel biomedical interventions to address substantial health concerns. Patrice Matchaba has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman.