Dan Littman

ChemoCentryx, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of medicines. It focuses on inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. Its drug candidates such as Avacopan and CCX140, selectively blocks a specific chemoattractant receptor, leaving the rest of the immune system intact. The company was founded by Thomas J. Schall in 1997 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Orca Pharmaceuticals Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company that develops oral drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. It also develops oral drug for the treatment a spectrum of autoimmune diseases that includes psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis and inflammatory bowel disease. The company was founded by Michael Hunter, Roy Pettipher, Dan Littman, and Jun R. Huh in 2012 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. develops microbial therapies that address the human immune system. It engages in the development of a new class of drugs that work by modulating the human microbiome, with an initial emphasis in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Ruslan Medzhitov, Alexander Rudensky, Brett Finlay, Kenya Honda, Dan Littman, Bernat Olle and David Steinberg in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

NYU Langone Medical Center is a premier academic medical center in the United States that is committed to excellence in patient care, medical education, and scientific research. The center is based in New York, NY, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The center offers a variety of non-degree educational programs, including the Pharmacy Technician Training Program and the PhD program at Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences. NYU Langone Health's office of science and research is led by a team that is committed to supporting the excellence of their research enterprise.

Immunai, Inc. engages in decoding of immune system to improve health. It offers an immune profiling platform, which is used to advance research and development in checkpoint blockade, cancer cell therapy, and cancer vaccines. The company was founded by Noam Solomon, Luis Voloch, Danny Wells, Ansuman Satpathy and Dan R. Littman in December 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Catalio Capital Management LP (Catalio Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by George Petrocheilos and Dr. Jacob Vogelstein. The firm is headquartered in New York.