Melvin Spigelman

The Medicines Co. is a biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on saving lives, alleviating suffering and contributing to the economics of healthcare by focusing on acute and intensive care hospitals worldwide. The firm markets its brands Angiomax, Cleviprex, injectable emulsion, Ionsys, Kengreal, Minocin for injection, and Orbactiv. The company was founded by Clive A. Meanwell, Helmut Giersiefen, John W. Villiger and T. Scott Johnson on July 31, 1996 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Global Alliance for TB Drug Development operates as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of tuberculosis drugs. It builds partnerships between the public, private, academic, and philanthropic sectors to drive the development of new products for underserved markets. The company was founded in February 2000 and is headquartered in New York , NY.

Wellington Partners GmbH (Wellington Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1991 by Rolf Christof Dienst. The firm is headquartered in Munich, with offices in Zurich, London, and Palo Alto.

Tres Cantos Open Lab Foundation provides research facilities for charity. The non-profit company is based in Guildford, UK.

Synergy Pharmaceuticals LLC engages on the development and commercialization of novel gastrointestinal therapies. Its commercial product, plecanatide, is marketed under the trademark name TRULANCE, which seeks to treat adults with chronic idiopathic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. The company was founded by Kunwar Shailubhai and is headquartered in New York, NY.