Brendan Eckelman

Novartis Institute For Functional Genomics, Inc. serves as a bridge between basic science and preclinical drug discovery for Novartis’ global research organization. Its focus areas include oncology, autoimmunity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, and infectious disease. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Inhibrx LP developed therapeutic antibodies and pharmaceuticals. Its programs focused on oncology, inflammatory and metabolic diseases and these programs are based on an implementation of multiple antibody and biologic development strategies for therapeutic lead generation, selection, functional enhancement, and optimization. The firm's platforms enabled fit-for-function biotherapeutics that interface with the biology of each target antigen, focus immune activation, and mediate enhanced signaling. The company was founded by Quinn Deveraux, Brendan Eckelman, and Mark Paul Lappe in 2010 and was headquartered in La Jolla, CA.