Fredric D. Price

Pharmasset, Inc. developed drugs to treat viral infections. It focued in the development of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The company was founded in 1998 and was headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Celsus Therapeutics Plc is a drug development company, which focuses on developing novel, first-in-class, non-steroidal, synthetic anti-inflammatory drugs and multi-functional anti-inflammatory drugs. The company main clinical candidates are MRX-5, MRX-6, MRX-4, CFX-1 and OPX-1. Celsus Therapeutics was founded on October 7, 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Chiasma, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of oral forms of therapies that are available by injection. Its products include octreotide capsules. The company was founded by Shmuel A. Ben-Sasson and Guy Yachin in 2001 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. specializes in the manufacture and development of biosurgical and passive immunotherapy products. Its product range encompasses hemostatic, surgical, and immunotherapy solutions. The firm offers solutions for bleeding control, surgical operations, and biodefense applications. The company was founded by Robert Taub in 1995 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.

Bioblast Pharma Ltd. operates as a clinical development-stage biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the identification, licensing, acquisition, development and commercialization of drugs for rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases. The company also focuses on diseases with severe and debilitating manifestations, where the unmet medical need is clear, the biological mechanism of action is understood, and for which there is no satisfactory treatment. Its product candidates include Protein Stabilizing, Read-through, and Mitochondrial Protein Replacement Platforms. The company was founded by Dalia Megiddo and Ehud Moshe Gilboa on January 22, 2012 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Peptimmune was founded in 2002 with technology from the laboratories of Dr. Jack Strominger, Higgins Professor of Biochemistry at Harvard University; and Dr. Hidde Ploegh, from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Peptimmune has therapeutics in clinical development for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Peptimmune's flagship program in multiple sclerosis features PI-2301, which has the opportunity to replace Copaxone® (Teva Pharmaceuticals), the world's leading first-line therapy for the treatment of MS. Peptimmune has broad expertise in MHC Class II molecules and their role in antigen presentation and modulation of immune responses. The Company exploits its proprietary DEEP Technology (Directed Expansion of Epitope Permutation) to design peptides and peptide mixtures for development as therapeutics, diagnostic kits, and as reagents for antibody generation. The Company is building a unique suite of expertise in the manufacture and control of peptide copolymer-based drug products.