Elma Hawkins

Epibone, Inc. develops bone reconstruction solutions. Its technology utilizes a scan of the patient?s bone defect and the patient?s own stem cells to construct and cultivate an autologous-like bone graft that provides defect repair, and improves bone formation and regeneration. The company was founded by Nina Tandon, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Sarindr Bhumiratana, Sidney Eisig, and Elisa Cimetta and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Redpin Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnological platform which enables targeted regulation of neuronal activity in brain to achieve treatment and control of CNS circuit and other disorders. The company was founded by Elma S. Hawkins, Jeffrey Friedman, Scott Sternson Michael Kaplitt, Sarah Stanley and Jonathan Dordick in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Advanced Viral Research Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics that address medical needs for various degenerative conditions. Its products include AVR118, a cytoprotective drug composed of a complex mixture of protein and ribonucleic acid components; AVR123, a form of AVR118 specially designed for dermatology applications, which is in Phase II clinical trials; AVR147, an inhibitor of a cancer target known as a proteasome; AVR168 that is a natural product, which inhibits a member of a family of motor proteins that are responsible for the assembly and function of microtubules during cell division. The company was founded in July 1985 and is headquartered in Yonkers, NY.