Patrick Lee

Conatus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on the development and commercialization of novel medicines to treat chronic diseases. The firm engages in developing emricasan, an orally active pan-caspase inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with chronic liver disease and is designed to reduce the activities of human caspases. It also develops CTS-2090, an orally active selective caspase inhibitor, for diseases involving inflammasome pathways. The company was founded by Alfred P. Spada, Jennifer Giottonini Cayer, and Steven J. Mento on July 13, 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Contura Ltd. specializes in the distribution and sale of healthcare products, both in pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The firm focuses in the fields of urology and urogynaecology. Its products include bulkamid, cystistat, and aquamid. The company was founded by Henry Geoffrey McMillan in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Advent Venture Partners LLP (AVP) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1981 by David James Scott Cooksey. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. discovers, develops and markets human pharmaceuticals. It operates in all major markets of the world. The company is headquartered in Collegeville, PA.

Campus Holding SA, formerly Ares Life Sciences (Ares), currently trading as Waypoint Capital, was founded in 2008 by Ernesto Bertarelli to build a portfolio of revenue generating, late-stage innovative life sciences companies. The firm is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Esaote SpA is a holding company, which engages in the production of medical diagnostic systems. Its products include ultrasound system applications, dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, healthcare information technology software applications, and interventional and mini-invasive system applications under the brand name Esaote. The company was founded by Carlo Castellano in 1982 and is headquartered in Genoa, Italy.