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Monte Rosa Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops cancer therapeutics that modulate protein degradation pathways. It is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Aclaris Therapeutics started by the founders of Vicept Therapeutics, is a privately held specialty pharmaceutical dermatology company focused on the development of novel dermatologic therapies. It is committed to identifying, developing, and commercializing innovative therapies to address significant unmet needs in dermatology, both medical and aesthetic, and immunology. Aclaris is focused on market segments with no FDA-approved medications or where treatment gaps exist.

Spruce Biosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical focused on developing new treatments for rare endocrine disorders. The company is driven by its mission is to develop meaningful therapies for patients with rare diseases affecting the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal. They are committed to transforming the quality of life for patients who have been underserved by scientific innovation.

Reneo Pharmaceuticals is an operator of a pharmaceutical company used to develop therapies for patients with orphan metabolic diseases. It focuses on the development of treatments for genetic disorders associated with defects in energy metabolism resulting in myopathy that enable caregivers to improve the daily function and quality of life of patients suffering from these diseases by improving how their mitochondria work, preserving muscle function and preventing muscle injury, weakness, and wasting. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Ambit Biosciences is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of small molecule kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disease, and other indications. Ambit's lead compound, AC220, is a novel, potent, highly selective, orally bioavailable FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) inhibitor, and is currently under clinical investigation in patients with relapsed or refractory AML. Ambit is developing AC220 in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc. as part of a worldwide agreement to jointly develop and commercialize FLT3 kinase inhibitors in oncology and non-oncology indications. In addition to AC220, Ambit's clinical pipeline includes AC480, a pan-HER inhibitor, and AC430, an oral JAK2 inhibitor. Ambit also has a pipeline of preclinical candidates which includes CEP-32496, a BRAF inhibitor licensed to Cephalon.

LensAR, Inc. is a leader in the development and commercialization of a next generation laser and advanced 3D imaging technology for refractive cataract surgery. Previous generations of the LensAR™ Laser System have been cleared by FDA for anterior capsulotomy and lens fragmentation. For other indications it is an investigational device limited by US law to investigational use only. The system has been used in more than 600 eyes outside the United States to date.

Advion is a global company that offers a variety of systems and consumables for life science research. Its clientele is comprised of pharmaceutical companies, government life science research agencies, and universities. Advion provides a diverse portfolio of microfluidic and mass spec-based products for the life science industry. It was founded in 1993. The company is headquartered in New York, United States.

Sunesis is an emerging biopharmaceutical company creating new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer. They are building a pipeline of drugs that selectively block critical mechanisms required for tumor growth and survival. The fight against cancer is an enormous mission that requires an integrated approach fueled by a commitment to innovation.

Versartis is a biotechnology company developing therapeutic proteins for the treatment of endocrine disorders. It develops new therapeutic proteins utilizing the novel half-life extension technology, XTEN. Versartis owns and develops the novel drug candidates that it has licensed from Amunix. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Versartis' lead program, VRS-317, has recently completed enrollment in a multi-center Phase 1 study in adult patients with growth hormone deficiency. The company is staffed with drug development experts and utilizes external contract services to execute on its product development plans in a capital-efficient manner. The company was founded in December 2008 as a joint venture between Amunix Inc. and Index Ventures. The founders are Jeffrey Cleland, Mark de Boer, Willem Stemmer, Volker Schellenberger, and Joshua Silverman.

CeNeRx BioPharma, Inc., a drug development company, engages in identifying, developing, and commercializing therapeutics to treat diseases related to neurotransmitters and the nervous system. The company's product pipeline includes Tyrima, CX2614, and CX009, which are reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase- A that are used for the treatment of mood, anxiety, and somatic disorders. It focuses on developing therapeutics to treat diseases related to neurotransmitters, including anxiety, bipolar disorder, dementia, depression, epilepsy, neuropathic pain, schizophrenia, and Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

TRIA Beauty, Inc. develops and markets light-based therapeutic beauty systems for the consumer market. The company provides a diode laser hair removal system for home use. It offers its products through a network of retailers in California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. TRIA Beauty, Inc. was formerly known as SpectraGenics, Inc. and changed its name to TRIA Beauty, Inc. in July 2008. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

Agile Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development of women's healthcare products. It offers a low estrogen dose seven-day transdermal contraceptive patch system that delivers a combination of levonorgestrel and Ethinylestradiol. The company was founded in 1997 as Levotech, Inc. and changed its name to Agile Therapeutics, Inc. in April 2001. It is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

GTx, Inc. is a company of pioneering and driven individuals who are delivering better medicines with new science through established pathways.

Nuvation Bio Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of therapies for oncology. Its portfolio includes various oncology programs with multiple drug development candidates. Nuvation Bio Inc.was formerly known as RePharmation Inc. and changed its name to Nuvation Bio Inc. in April 2019. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in San Francisco, California.

Reneo Pharmaceuticals is an operator of a pharmaceutical company used to develop therapies for patients with orphan metabolic diseases. It focuses on the development of treatments for genetic disorders associated with defects in energy metabolism resulting in myopathy that enable caregivers to improve the daily function and quality of life of patients suffering from these diseases by improving how their mitochondria work, preserving muscle function and preventing muscle injury, weakness, and wasting. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Ajax Health is a Private equity and venture capital firm specializing in all stages of a company’s lifecycle. It seeks to invest in innovative medical device companies, medtech, healthcare services, digital health, biotechnology and healthcare IT that focus on truly innovative approaches to solving major issues in healthcare. Ajax Health was founded in 2017 and is based in Menlo Park, California with an additional office in New York City, New York.

Prolacta Bioscience Inc. develops and produces standardized human milk-based nutritional products for premature and critically ill infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). It offers human milk-based human milk fortifiers; human milk caloric fortifiers; standardized human milk; a ready-to-feed human milk-based premature infant formula; and solutions for early/trophic feeds and full feeds. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Duarte, California.

Allos Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes anti-cancer therapeutics. FOLOTYN, the company’s main product is a folate analogue metabolic inhibitor design to accumulate preferentially in cancer cells so as to cause cell death. Allos Therapeutics was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado. As of September 4, 2012, Allos Therapeutics operates as a subsidiary of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

TRIA Beauty, Inc. develops and markets light-based therapeutic beauty systems for the consumer market. The company provides a diode laser hair removal system for home use. It offers its products through a network of retailers in California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. TRIA Beauty, Inc. was formerly known as SpectraGenics, Inc. and changed its name to TRIA Beauty, Inc. in July 2008. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

Medical Knowledge Group is a New York based, independent analytics-driven and technology-enabled multi-channel marketing solutions provider serving marketing, medical affairs, and stakeholder relations teams at biopharmaceutical companies throughout the entire product lifecycle. Medical Knowledge Group has a diverse roster of clients ranging from niche biotech and diagnostic companies to some of the world’s largest companies in the industry.

Cytos is a public biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of targeted immunotherapies with a VLP B-cell vaccines platform and ongoing preclinical development programs based on the platform.

Agile Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development of women's healthcare products. It offers a low estrogen dose seven-day transdermal contraceptive patch system that delivers a combination of levonorgestrel and Ethinylestradiol. The company was founded in 1997 as Levotech, Inc. and changed its name to Agile Therapeutics, Inc. in April 2001. It is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

Marker Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, engages in the development and commercialization of various T cell-based immunotherapies and peptide-based vaccines for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumor indications. Its MultiTAA-specific T cell technology is based on the expansion of non-engineered tumor-specific T cells that recognize tumor associated antigens and kill tumor cells expressing those targets. The company’s MultiTAA-specific T cell therapies include autologous T cells for the treatment of lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and various solid tumors; and allogeneic T cells for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is also developing TPIV100/110, which is in Phase II clinical trial to treat breast cancer; and TPIV200 that is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of breast and ovarian cancers. Marker Therapeutics, Inc. is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Talaris Therapeutics is a operator of a biotechnology company engaged in the development of innovative cellular therapies. The company's proprietary allogeneic cell therapy product has shown to induce tolerance in recipients of solid organ transplants from unmatched and unrelated donors, enabling living donor kidney transplant recipients to wean completely off immunosuppression one year after transplant.

Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG develops and manufactures cancer drugs that modulates protein degradation pathways. The company is based in Basel, Switzerland.

Avrobio is a clinical stage company developing step-change cell and gene therapies targeting cancer and rare disease. The catalyst for creating Avrobio is to accelerate scientific breakthroughs related to the convergence of cell and gene therapies. The patient’s own cells can be effectively modified to deliver novel genes to cure serious debilitating disease. Avrobio was founded by industry leaders with unmatched scientific, business, and manufacturing expertise in the field of cell and gene therapy.

Bridge Pharmaceuticals is a drug development research organization based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It provides toxicology and pharmacology services to support investigational new drug applications on a global scale.

BridgeBio is a company that focuses on genetic disease therapies and develops those assets with the right approach in supporting R&D.

Syros Pharmaceuticals is a life sciences company that is focused on treating disease by mapping gene regulatory circuits and modulating the factors that regulate gene expression. Syros has pioneered world-leading gene control research and drug discovery capabilities with a proven ability to integrate disease biology and genomic data--a proficiency that is not well represented in pharmaceutical R&D. Central to the Syros approach is a proprietary platform of carefully integrated assay technologies, bioinformatics, and biologic insights developed by members of Syros' senior leadership. While this scientific approach has applications in many therapeutic areas, Syros has demonstrated success initially in oncology, where it may help address numerous unmet medical needs.

Cempra seeks to discover and develop well-differentiated medicines that cure bacterial infections and improve the quality of life for those with chronic illnesses. The company balances near-term product development opportunities, including the macrolide CEM-101, while investing in future products from new technologies to derive the next generation of antibiotics.

T2 Biosystems is a private company developing a next-generation medical diagnostic platform that will enable rapid and accurate diagnostic tests of all types on a single, easy to use instrument. The proprietary technology combines nanotechnology and miniaturized magnetic resonance (MR) technology and eliminates the need for costly and time consuming sample preparation.

TRIA Beauty, Inc. develops and markets light-based therapeutic beauty systems for the consumer market. The company provides a diode laser hair removal system for home use. It offers its products through a network of retailers in California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. TRIA Beauty, Inc. was formerly known as SpectraGenics, Inc. and changed its name to TRIA Beauty, Inc. in July 2008. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

TRIA Beauty, Inc. develops and markets light-based therapeutic beauty systems for the consumer market. The company provides a diode laser hair removal system for home use. It offers its products through a network of retailers in California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. TRIA Beauty, Inc. was formerly known as SpectraGenics, Inc. and changed its name to TRIA Beauty, Inc. in July 2008. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

Sanofi-Topaz (formerly Topaz Pharmaceuticals) develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products for children’s health issues. It provides various drugs for the treatment of head lice, acne, and infections, as well as vaccines against childhood diseases. Sanofi-Topaz was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

LensAR, Inc. is a leader in the development and commercialization of a next generation laser and advanced 3D imaging technology for refractive cataract surgery. Previous generations of the LensAR™ Laser System have been cleared by FDA for anterior capsulotomy and lens fragmentation. For other indications it is an investigational device limited by US law to investigational use only. The system has been used in more than 600 eyes outside the United States to date.

Poseida Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing therapeutics for patients with high unmet medical needs. The company is developing a pipeline of solutions for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors, as well as vivo programs for liver-directed gene therapies for rare diseases. In addition, it offers CAR-T therapies for the treatment for cancer. Further, it offers gene therapies for rare and life-threatening diseases, including Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency and methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), and genetic liver diseases. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

LensAR, Inc. is a leader in the development and commercialization of a next generation laser and advanced 3D imaging technology for refractive cataract surgery. Previous generations of the LensAR™ Laser System have been cleared by FDA for anterior capsulotomy and lens fragmentation. For other indications it is an investigational device limited by US law to investigational use only. The system has been used in more than 600 eyes outside the United States to date.

Zavante Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing medicines for the treatment of diseases that affect patients in the hospital setting. Its products in pipeline include ZOLYD, an investigational injectable antibiotic under development to combat serious and life-threatening infections, including those due to multi-drug resistant gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Diego, California. As of July 24, 2018, Zavante Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Nabriva Therapeutics plc.

Ajax Health is a Private equity and venture capital firm specializing in all stages of a company’s lifecycle. It seeks to invest in innovative medical device companies, medtech, healthcare services, digital health, biotechnology and healthcare IT that focus on truly innovative approaches to solving major issues in healthcare. Ajax Health was founded in 2017 and is based in Menlo Park, California with an additional office in New York City, New York.

Verona Pharma is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering new drugs for the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cough.

Elevation Oncology, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the development of precision medicines for patients with genomically defined cancers. It offers drugs that inhibit the specific alterations identified as drivers of cancer; and treats solid tumors with the NRG1 genomic fusion. Elevation Oncology, Inc. was formerly known as 14ner Oncology, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.

As of March 13, 2019, PowerVision, Inc. was acquired by Alcon Laboratories, Inc. PowerVision, Inc. develops fluid-controlled intraocular lens. It offers FluidVision accommodating intraocular lens technology, which restores the vision of youth to middle aged or elderly individuals affected by presbyopia and/or cataracts. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Belmont, California.

Dermira is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative and differentiated products to dermatologists and their patients. Dermira’s portfolio of five product candidates targets significant market opportunities. It was founded in 2010 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Aclaris Therapeutics started by the founders of Vicept Therapeutics, is a privately held specialty pharmaceutical dermatology company focused on the development of novel dermatologic therapies. It is committed to identifying, developing, and commercializing innovative therapies to address significant unmet needs in dermatology, both medical and aesthetic, and immunology. Aclaris is focused on market segments with no FDA-approved medications or where treatment gaps exist.

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company that offers developing and commercializing products in women’s healthcare and pain management in the United States.The company was formerly known as Xanodyne Pharmacal, Inc. and changed the name to Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in February, 2004. Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Newport, Kentucky.

Loxo Oncology, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops and sells medicines for patients with genetically defined cancers in the United States. Its lead product candidate comprises larotrectinib, an oral selective inhibitor of tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK), which is in adult Phase 1 trial, a pediatric Phase 1/2 trial, and an adult/adolescent Phase 2 trial for the treatment of patients with tumor types, such as lung, head and neck, melanoma, colorectal, sarcoma, and breast cancer. The company’s preclinical programs include LOXO-195, a drug candidate in preclinical development to address predicted acquired resistance mechanisms; RET inhibitor that optimizes potency for rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion proteins, mutations, and anticipated mechanisms of acquired resistance; and FGFR inhibitor that enables potently inhibiting FGFR isoforms comprising four isoforms with tyrosine kinase domains. It has a drug discovery collaboration agreement with Array BioPharma, Inc.; strategic partnership agreement with Illumina, Inc.; research collaboration agreement with Veracyte, Inc.; and strategic partnership agreement with Amoy Diagnostics Co., Ltd. and PREMIA Holdings (HK) Ltd. Loxo Oncology, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Loxo Oncology, Inc. is a subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company.

Marker Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, engages in the development and commercialization of various T cell-based immunotherapies and peptide-based vaccines for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumor indications. Its MultiTAA-specific T cell technology is based on the expansion of non-engineered tumor-specific T cells that recognize tumor associated antigens and kill tumor cells expressing those targets. The company’s MultiTAA-specific T cell therapies include autologous T cells for the treatment of lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and various solid tumors; and allogeneic T cells for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is also developing TPIV100/110, which is in Phase II clinical trial to treat breast cancer; and TPIV200 that is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of breast and ovarian cancers. Marker Therapeutics, Inc. is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in discovering and developing small molecule drugs and therapeutics for the treatment of chronic fibrotic and metabolic diseases. It offers INT-747, a FXR modulating agent that treats patients with chronic autoimmune liver diseases. The company's drug development programs also focus on modulating bile acid receptors, and amelioration of metabolic and hepatic functions in chronic liver diseases. Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in New York, New York.

BridgeBio is a company that focuses on genetic disease therapies and develops those assets with the right approach in supporting R&D.

Nabriva Therapeutics AG operates as a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of antibiotics for use in community and hospital infections. The company focuses on antibiotic classes, such as pleuromutilins designed for oral and topical application; and injectable broad-spectrum anti-MRSA cephalosporins. Its products include Oral Pleuromutilins BC-3205 and BC-3781 for multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens, including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), MDR Streptococcus pneumonia, and vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium; Topical Pleuromutilin BC-7013 for the treatment of various bacterial associated, or derived dermatological diseases; and Cephalosporins for the treatment of hospital infections. The company was formerly known as Antibiotic Research Institute and changed its name to Nabriva Therapeutics AG in February, 2006. Nabriva Therapeutics AG was founded in 2001 is based in Vienna, Austria.

Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing drugs to treat diseases caused by transthyretin (TTR) or amyloidosis (ATTR). It is developing AG10, which is in phase 3 clinical trial, is an orally-administered small molecule designed to stabilize tetrameric TTR, thereby halting at its outset the series of molecular events that give rise to ATTR. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. is a subsidiary of BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.

PellePharm develops patidegib, a novel hedgehog pathway inhibitor, to mitigate the tumor burden in patients with basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), including those in Gorlin Syndrome, a devastating rare genetic skin disease. The company is focused on developing and commercializing this treatment to reduce the burden of disease and improve quality of life by potentially reducing invasive and painful surgeries and the scarring that often accompanies them. Topical patidegib is a first-in-class topical gel formulation of a proprietary hedgehog inhibitor exclusively licensed from Infinity Pharmaceuticals. Patidegib is currently being studied in phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of sporadic BCCs.

Ajax Health is a Private equity and venture capital firm specializing in all stages of a company’s lifecycle. It seeks to invest in innovative medical device companies, medtech, healthcare services, digital health, biotechnology and healthcare IT that focus on truly innovative approaches to solving major issues in healthcare. Ajax Health was founded in 2017 and is based in Menlo Park, California with an additional office in New York City, New York.

Ajax Health is a Private equity and venture capital firm specializing in all stages of a company’s lifecycle. It seeks to invest in innovative medical device companies, medtech, healthcare services, digital health, biotechnology and healthcare IT that focus on truly innovative approaches to solving major issues in healthcare. Ajax Health was founded in 2017 and is based in Menlo Park, California with an additional office in New York City, New York.

Talaris Therapeutics is a operator of a biotechnology company engaged in the development of innovative cellular therapies. The company's proprietary allogeneic cell therapy product has shown to induce tolerance in recipients of solid organ transplants from unmatched and unrelated donors, enabling living donor kidney transplant recipients to wean completely off immunosuppression one year after transplant.

Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a privately held biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Boston, MA, which is engaged in the discovery and commercialization of new therapeutics that treat life threatening infectious and other serious diseases.

Nuvation Bio Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of therapies for oncology. Its portfolio includes various oncology programs with multiple drug development candidates. Nuvation Bio Inc.was formerly known as RePharmation Inc. and changed its name to Nuvation Bio Inc. in April 2019. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in San Francisco, California.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that focuses on an HDAC inhibitor for solid tumors and hematological tumors. It offers therapies to treat solid tumors and lung, breast, and hematological cancer. The company is developing axatilimab, a monoclonal antibody that blocks the colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1) receptor, in development for chronic Graft versus Host Disease, and entinostat, a class I HDAC inhibitor. Syndax Pharmaceuticals pipeline includes and SNDX-5613, a highly selective inhibitor of the Menin–MLL binding interaction, in development for the treatment of patients with MLLr and NPM1 acute leukemias.

Miramar Labs develops medical devices for aesthetic indications that treat primary axillary (underarm) hyperhidrosis in adults. The miraDry System cannot be used to treat hyperhidrosis elsewhere on the body, including the hands and feet. It was founded in 2006 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

PellePharm develops patidegib, a novel hedgehog pathway inhibitor, to mitigate the tumor burden in patients with basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), including those in Gorlin Syndrome, a devastating rare genetic skin disease. The company is focused on developing and commercializing this treatment to reduce the burden of disease and improve quality of life by potentially reducing invasive and painful surgeries and the scarring that often accompanies them. Topical patidegib is a first-in-class topical gel formulation of a proprietary hedgehog inhibitor exclusively licensed from Infinity Pharmaceuticals. Patidegib is currently being studied in phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of sporadic BCCs.

Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapies for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. The company develops SXC-2023 and other compounds that engage System xc-, a central nervous system (CNS) target addressing glutamatergic imbalance and oxidative stress, to treat impulse control disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other neuropsychiatric diseases. Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Versartis is a biotechnology company developing therapeutic proteins for the treatment of endocrine disorders. It develops new therapeutic proteins utilizing the novel half-life extension technology, XTEN. Versartis owns and develops the novel drug candidates that it has licensed from Amunix. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Versartis' lead program, VRS-317, has recently completed enrollment in a multi-center Phase 1 study in adult patients with growth hormone deficiency. The company is staffed with drug development experts and utilizes external contract services to execute on its product development plans in a capital-efficient manner. The company was founded in December 2008 as a joint venture between Amunix Inc. and Index Ventures. The founders are Jeffrey Cleland, Mark de Boer, Willem Stemmer, Volker Schellenberger, and Joshua Silverman.

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes medicines for the treatment of patients with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the United States. Its lead product candidates are NEXLETOL (bempedoic acid) and NEXLIZET (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) tablets for the treatment of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. The company has a license and collaboration agreement with Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Oculex Pharmaceuticals is an ophthalmic drug delivery company that is focused on the development of therapeutic products for the treatment of sight-threatening diseases. Oculex Pharmaceuticals develops Posurdex, a biodegradable release implant that delivers dexamethasone to the targeted disease site at the back of the eye. Oculex Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Allergan in November 2003. Oculex Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1989 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Garuda Therapeutics is developing off-the-shelf hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) therapies to treat a broad range of severe and life-threatening diseases.

Ajax Health is a Private equity and venture capital firm specializing in all stages of a company’s lifecycle. It seeks to invest in innovative medical device companies, medtech, healthcare services, digital health, biotechnology and healthcare IT that focus on truly innovative approaches to solving major issues in healthcare. Ajax Health was founded in 2017 and is based in Menlo Park, California with an additional office in New York City, New York.

ObsEva SA, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for women suffering from reproductive health and pregnancy. The company is developing Linzagolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist for the treatment of pain associated with endometriosis and heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in pre-menopausal women. It also is developing OBE022, an oral and selective prostaglandin F2α, or PGF2α receptor antagonist, as a once daily treatment for preterm labor in weeks 24 to 34 of gestational age; and Nolasiban, an oral oxytocin receptor antagonist to enhance clinical pregnancy and live birth rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Atreca is a biopharmaceutical that develops a technology to identify the set of antibodies produced during an immune response, without prior knowledge of an antigen. Its product candidate, ATRC-101, is a monoclonal antibody in preclinical development with a novel mechanism of action and target-derived from an antibody identified using its discovery platform.

ARMGO Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops small-molecule therapeutics to treat debilitating cardiac, skeletal muscular, and neurological disorders. It offers rycals, which are calcium release channel stabilizers that act on ryanodine receptor/calcium release channel, a therapeutic target located on the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum of the cell for treating chronic heart failure, cardiac arrythmias, and muscle disorders, as well as cognitive disorders, malignant hyperthermia, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high blood pressure, and bladder dysfunction. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Tarrytown, New York with an additional office in New York, New York.

Cempra seeks to discover and develop well-differentiated medicines that cure bacterial infections and improve the quality of life for those with chronic illnesses. The company balances near-term product development opportunities, including the macrolide CEM-101, while investing in future products from new technologies to derive the next generation of antibiotics.

ViewRay, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets radiation therapy systems. The company offers MRIdian, a magnetic resonance image guided radiation therapy system to image and treat cancer patients. Its MRIdian integrates MRI technology, radiation delivery, and proprietary software to see the soft tissues, shape the dose to accommodate for changes in anatomy, and strike the target using real-time targeting throughout the treatment. The company serves university research and teaching hospitals, community hospitals, private practices, government institutions, and freestanding cancer centers. ViewRay, Inc. markets its MRIdian through a direct sales force and distribution network. It has operations in the United States, France, Germany, and internationally. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Oakwood, Ohio.

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes medicines for the treatment of patients with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the United States. Its lead product candidates are NEXLETOL (bempedoic acid) and NEXLIZET (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) tablets for the treatment of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. The company has a license and collaboration agreement with Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

ViewRay, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets radiation therapy systems. The company offers MRIdian, a magnetic resonance image guided radiation therapy system to image and treat cancer patients. Its MRIdian integrates MRI technology, radiation delivery, and proprietary software to see the soft tissues, shape the dose to accommodate for changes in anatomy, and strike the target using real-time targeting throughout the treatment. The company serves university research and teaching hospitals, community hospitals, private practices, government institutions, and freestanding cancer centers. ViewRay, Inc. markets its MRIdian through a direct sales force and distribution network. It has operations in the United States, France, Germany, and internationally. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Oakwood, Ohio.

ARMO Biosciences is a biotechnology company that develops immune modulatory biologic therapeutics. The company is based in Redwood City, California.

BioRelix, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of anti-biotic drug candidates for the treatment of infectious diseases in the United States. It develops a portfolio of riboswitch-based therapeutic agents to overcome the lethal and devastating causes of bacterial infections. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.

Verona Pharma is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering new drugs for the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cough.

Spruce Biosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical focused on developing new treatments for rare endocrine disorders. The company is driven by its mission is to develop meaningful therapies for patients with rare diseases affecting the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal. They are committed to transforming the quality of life for patients who have been underserved by scientific innovation.

Dren Bio is a biotechnology company with a portfolio of attractive projects focused on powerful protein engineering technologies for the depletion of cells, protein aggregates, and other disease-causing agents. It is a holding company business model aimed at creating value with multiple projects as stand-alone assets.

Avrobio is a clinical stage company developing step-change cell and gene therapies targeting cancer and rare disease. The catalyst for creating Avrobio is to accelerate scientific breakthroughs related to the convergence of cell and gene therapies. The patient’s own cells can be effectively modified to deliver novel genes to cure serious debilitating disease. Avrobio was founded by industry leaders with unmatched scientific, business, and manufacturing expertise in the field of cell and gene therapy.

TransEnterix, Inc. operates as a medical-device company which develops minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery platform. Its platform allows a surgeon to remove a patient's gall bladder and perform other abdominal surgeries without a scar. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. In 2013, SafeStitch Medical completed a reverse merger with TransEnterix, Inc., and the combined company was renamed TransEnterix.

Æglea BioTherapeutics is a biotherapeutic company exploiting the amino acid (AA) dependencies of many tumors by developing novel, human-derived AA-degrading enzymes that have been engineered to have optimized catalytic and biopharmaceutic properties. The metabolic basis of tumor amino acid dependence is fundamentally different from the nutritional needs of normal tissues, creating a vulnerability to selective killing for tumor cells. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing drugs to treat diseases caused by transthyretin (TTR) or amyloidosis (ATTR). It is developing AG10, which is in phase 3 clinical trial, is an orally-administered small molecule designed to stabilize tetrameric TTR, thereby halting at its outset the series of molecular events that give rise to ATTR. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. is a subsidiary of BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.

Aragon Pharmaceuticals is a discovery-stage small molecule company focused on therapeutics for the treatment of hormone-resistant cancers, with an initial focus on prostate and breast cancer.

Cardiokine, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development of pharmaceuticals for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Its products include lixivaptan, an orally active vasopressin receptor antagonist for patients with congestive heart failure who suffer from hyponatremia. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Poseida Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing therapeutics for patients with high unmet medical needs. The company is developing a pipeline of solutions for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors, as well as vivo programs for liver-directed gene therapies for rare diseases. In addition, it offers CAR-T therapies for the treatment for cancer. Further, it offers gene therapies for rare and life-threatening diseases, including Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency and methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), and genetic liver diseases. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Cempra seeks to discover and develop well-differentiated medicines that cure bacterial infections and improve the quality of life for those with chronic illnesses. The company balances near-term product development opportunities, including the macrolide CEM-101, while investing in future products from new technologies to derive the next generation of antibiotics.

Zosano Pharma Corporation, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on providing therapeutics to patients suffering from migraine using its intracutaneous microneedle system. Its lead product candidate is Qtrypta (M207), a proprietary formulation of zolmitriptan used for the treatment of migraine. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

Syros Pharmaceuticals is a life sciences company that is focused on treating disease by mapping gene regulatory circuits and modulating the factors that regulate gene expression. Syros has pioneered world-leading gene control research and drug discovery capabilities with a proven ability to integrate disease biology and genomic data--a proficiency that is not well represented in pharmaceutical R&D. Central to the Syros approach is a proprietary platform of carefully integrated assay technologies, bioinformatics, and biologic insights developed by members of Syros' senior leadership. While this scientific approach has applications in many therapeutic areas, Syros has demonstrated success initially in oncology, where it may help address numerous unmet medical needs.

Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG develops and manufactures cancer drugs that modulates protein degradation pathways. The company is based in Basel, Switzerland.

Loxo Oncology, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops and sells medicines for patients with genetically defined cancers in the United States. Its lead product candidate comprises larotrectinib, an oral selective inhibitor of tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK), which is in adult Phase 1 trial, a pediatric Phase 1/2 trial, and an adult/adolescent Phase 2 trial for the treatment of patients with tumor types, such as lung, head and neck, melanoma, colorectal, sarcoma, and breast cancer. The company’s preclinical programs include LOXO-195, a drug candidate in preclinical development to address predicted acquired resistance mechanisms; RET inhibitor that optimizes potency for rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion proteins, mutations, and anticipated mechanisms of acquired resistance; and FGFR inhibitor that enables potently inhibiting FGFR isoforms comprising four isoforms with tyrosine kinase domains. It has a drug discovery collaboration agreement with Array BioPharma, Inc.; strategic partnership agreement with Illumina, Inc.; research collaboration agreement with Veracyte, Inc.; and strategic partnership agreement with Amoy Diagnostics Co., Ltd. and PREMIA Holdings (HK) Ltd. Loxo Oncology, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Loxo Oncology, Inc. is a subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company.

Sirion Therapeutics is a Tampa, FL-based company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative ophthalmic products.

As of March 9, 2020, Menlo Therapeutics Inc. was acquired by Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., in a reverse merger transaction. Menlo Therapeutics Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of serlopitant for the treatment of pruritus associated with dermatologic conditions in the United States. The company has completed Phase II clinical trials in pruritus associated with prurigo nodularis; psoriasis; chronic pruritus; atopic dermatitis; and refractory chronic cough. The company was formerly known as Tigercat Pharma, Inc. and changed its name to Menlo Therapeutics Inc. in May 2016. Menlo Therapeutics Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Biomea Fusion is a privately held precision medicine company with a mission to revolutionize drug development to create more effective therapies for cancer patients. Biomea Fusion has a development portfolio that targets specific gene alterations which occur in the DNA of patients that translate into key drivers of tumor growth. It is Biomea’s goal to move these potentially breakthrough medicines swiftly through the development process and deliver highly impactful treatments for patients in need. The lead program targets the protein-to-protein interaction between menin and the MLL complex for the treatment of various tumors.

Spirox is a California-based medical device company improving the quality of life for patients suffering from nasal obstruction. They are formerly known as Nasoform. Their first product, the LATERA absorbable nasal implant is designed to address one of the most common, yet undertreated, causes of nasal obstruction today, nasal valve collapse (NVC). The company intends to use the funds to complete development, seek US marketing authorization, and initiate product commercialization. Spirox was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Reneo Pharmaceuticals is an operator of a pharmaceutical company used to develop therapies for patients with orphan metabolic diseases. It focuses on the development of treatments for genetic disorders associated with defects in energy metabolism resulting in myopathy that enable caregivers to improve the daily function and quality of life of patients suffering from these diseases by improving how their mitochondria work, preserving muscle function and preventing muscle injury, weakness, and wasting. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing drugs to treat diseases caused by transthyretin (TTR) or amyloidosis (ATTR). It is developing AG10, which is in phase 3 clinical trial, is an orally-administered small molecule designed to stabilize tetrameric TTR, thereby halting at its outset the series of molecular events that give rise to ATTR. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. is a subsidiary of BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.

Earlens is a privately held medical technology company committed to transforming the hearing experience for millions of people who suffer from hearing loss.The company has developed the Earlens Contact Hearing Solution, which directly activates natural hearing, delivering the broadest bandwidth available today and superior sound quality. This revolutionary, non-surgical hearing solution uses a small lens to vibrate the eardrum, replicating the natural hearing process. The Earlens Contact Hearing Solution received FDA clearance in 2019 for a second generation of the Earlens technology. Unlike traditional hearing aids, which are in effect tiny speakers that simply turn up the volume on air conducted sound, the Earlens Contact Hearing Solution™ is the world’s first to deliver sound directly to the eardrum.

Miramar Labs develops medical devices for aesthetic indications that treat primary axillary (underarm) hyperhidrosis in adults. The miraDry System cannot be used to treat hyperhidrosis elsewhere on the body, including the hands and feet. It was founded in 2006 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

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Zosano Pharma Corporation, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on providing therapeutics to patients suffering from migraine using its intracutaneous microneedle system. Its lead product candidate is Qtrypta (M207), a proprietary formulation of zolmitriptan used for the treatment of migraine. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.