Russell R. Gotschall

Callidus Biopharma, Inc. develops drug discovery services. The firm focuses on enzyme replacement therapies (ERTs) for lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs). Its novel technology platform is based on attaching a form of the naturally occurring Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-2) to enhance the targeting of therapeutic enzymes to the relevant cells in the body. The company was founded by Cuong Viet Do and Hung Do in 2010 and is headquartered in Bensalem, PA.

Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. researches and develops methods for modifying recombinantly produced enzymes. It develops a series of novel protein engineering technologies that have been shown in pre-clinical studies to greatly enhance the targeting and uptake of replacement enzymes. Novazyme's technologies also have application for developing advanced monoclonal antibodies and gene therapies. The company is located in Oklahoma City, OK.

Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Children's Mercy Hospital provides pediatric health care services. It offers abdominal pain program, adolescent medicine, anesthesiology, bioethics, bone marrow transplantation, burn and trauma care, cardiology, child abuse and neglect, cleft palate and craniofacial, dentistry, dermatology, down syndrome clinic, eating disorders center, endocrinology and diabetes, epilepsy center, fetal health center, gastroenterology, genetics, gynecology, hand clinic and surgery, hematology, heart center, imaging, kidney and liver transplant, medical imaging, neonatology, neurology, nutrition services, ophthalmology, pain management, pathology and laboratory medicine, pharmacology, radiology, respiratory care, sexual differentiation treatment, sleep disorders program, surgery, telemedicine, urgent care, urologic surgery, and weight management services. The company was founded in June 1897 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.