Lauren Frenz

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Orbus Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies that treat rare diseases. Its product eflornithine is a novel cytostatic agent, which the firm is developing to treat patients with recurrent anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare form of central nervous system cancer. The company was founded by Robert M. Myers and Jason D. Levin in 1998 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Orionis Biosciences, Inc. engages in operation of an biotechnology company that specializes in drug discovery. It offers A-Kine biologics and Allo-Glue, a small molecule platform with applications to the reprogramming of disease states. The company was founded by Nikolai Kley and Jan Tavernier and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Global Virus Network conducts research on essential and critical defense against viral diseases. The non-profit company is based in Baltimore, MD. The company was founded by William Walmsley Hall and Robert C. Gallo.

Syntimmune, Inc. engages in the research and development of therapeutics for autoimmune diseases based on neonatal Fc receptor biology. Its pipeline include SYNT001 which has target indication for dermatology, hematology, and neurology. It also focuses on pre-clinical investigation of SYTN002 and related compounds such as peptide mimetics. The company was founded by Laurence J. Blumberg and Richard S. Blumberg in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles is a non-profit organization that was founded in December 2015 to provide a sustainable solution to the opportunity crises facing vulnerable children in the neediest neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles is based in Los Angeles, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization operates four clubs in Bell Gardens, Challengers, Downs, and Willowbrook, and offers nationally recognized, research-based programs and activities in three core areas: academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. The organization empowers youth to explore a future with endless possibilities by offering creative programming, such as new approaches to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) created in collaboration with community partners. The non-profit company was founded in 2015, and the CEO is Patrick Mahoney.

The Biotechnology Institute is a non-profit organization, which engages in designing and managing programs about biotechnology research. Its programs include BioGENEius Challenges, leadership awards, and Adopt-A-School. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Symic Bio, Inc. develops new category of therapeutics. The company studies treatments for osteoarthritis and cardiovascular ailments. The firm developed a new therapeutic category of bioconjugates that directly target the extracellular matrix, the biologically active environment which plays critical roles for cell proliferation, migration, differentiation and survival. The company was founded by Kate Stuart and John Paderi in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

AlloCure, Inc. develops cell therapies for the treatment of kidney diseases. It engages in developing allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy for acute kidney injury. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner, Thomas Perkins, Brook Byers and Frank J. Caufield. The firm is headquartered in California, US.

Resonant Medical Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes 3D ultrasound image-guided adaptive radiotherapy products. The company was founded by Fred Francis, Tony Falco and Luc Sirois and is headquartered in Montréal, CA.

eFFECTOR Therapeutics Operations, Inc. discovers and develops translation regulators. It offers small molecule therapeutics that control gene expression for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. Its pipeline of translation regulators includes eFT508, eIF4E, and eIF4A. The company was founded by James R. Appleman, Kevin L. Eastwood, Siegfried Reich, Davide Ruggero, Kevan Shokat, and Stephen T. Worland in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Sectoral Asset Management Inc (Private Equity) (Sectoral Asset Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Sectoral Asset Management, Inc. founded in 2008 by Michael Sjöström. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Quebec.

F2G Ltd. provides novel drugs for the treatment of life-threatening systemic fungal diseases. It primarily focuses on developing an F3 series of anti mould compound, which is an antifungal agent that acts through a mechanism different from marketed drugs. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Sofinnova Investment Inc (Sofinnova Investment) is a venture capital firm founded in 1976 by Jacques F. vallle & Joel F. Martin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Gyroscope Therapeutics Ltd. operates as an ophthalmology firm. It develops a cutting edge, genetically-defined therapies for the treatment of eye diseases linked to an unbalanced complement system. The company was founded on April 18, 2016 and is headquartered in Stevenage, the United Kingdom.

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops broad-spectrum antifungal agents for the treatment of life-threatening fungal infections. The firm's compound APX001, shows broad-spectrum activity in animal models of invasive fungal infection by common species of Candida and Aspergillus. It develops oral and injectable anti-infective drugs, including protease inhibitors and antibiotics. The company was founded by André Marquis, Mitchell W. Mutz and Gerry Crabtree in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

NorthSea Therapeutics BV operates as a biotechnology company. It develops oral, structurally engineered fatty acid therapeutics. The company was founded by Hilde H. Steineger and David A. Fraser and is headquartered in Naarden, the Netherlands.

Quanta Therapeutics, Inc. develops biotechnologies. The American company was founded in 2018 by Cameron Pitt, Frank McCormick. Perry D. Nisen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Sectoral Asset Management, Inc. (Sectoral) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jérôme G. Pfund and Michael J. Sjöström. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectoral Asset Management Holding Ltd. in Hong Kong. Sectoral manages public and private equity healthcare strategies for investors around the world. Their clients include sovereign wealth funds, private banks, and family offices. In addition, they have long-standing sub-advisory relationships with institutional investors in Europe and Asia.