Robert J. Deans

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the research, development, manufacture, and commercialization of regenerative medicine products. Its biosurgery business focuses on using unique tissue preservation technologies to develop viable human tissue products designed to improve wound closure and surgical outcomes for patients and physicians over standard of care alone. The company was founded by Peter A. Friedli and James S. Burns on December 23, 1992 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Athersys, Inc. manufactures & markets pharmaceutical products and is engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products to treat significant and life-threatening diseases. The company has three primary focus areas, which include: regenerative medicine (applying the MultiStem, cell therapy platform), medicinal chemistry & pharmacology genomics. It was founded in December 1995 and is headquartered at Cleveland, OH.