Julia Novina

AI Proteins, Inc. is a biotech company based in Andover, MA. AI Proteins is focused on re-imagining protein therapeutics by designing entirely new proteins using an AI-based approach and a high-throughput drug discovery platform. The company's platform enables the development of inexpensive, durable, and highly specific proteins optimized for specific therapeutic applications. These proteins have the potential for oral delivery and can dramatically accelerate the development of lead therapeutic candidates ready for IND-enabling studies. The company was founded by Marc A. Cohen and Christopher Bahl. Noah D. Beerman has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Mana Therapeutics, Inc. provides clinical cell immune therapies that can eliminate cancer cells. The company was founded by Catherine Bollard, Patrick Hanley, C. Russell Y. Cruz and Marc Cohen and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. provides treatment to cancer patients and also researches new cancer diagnostics, treatments, and preventions. The firm's patients receive treatment through its cancer centers operated with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The company was founded by Sidney Farber in 1947 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Acetylon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops pharmaceutical technology. It develops novel small molecule drugs which targets epigenetic mechanisms for the enhancement of therapeutic outcomes in cancer and other critical human diseases. The company was founded by Ralph Mazitschek, Kenneth C. Anderson, Marc A. Cohen, James E. Bradner, and Walter C. Ogier in October 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

OncoPep, Inc. develops immunotherapeutics to prevent the progression of cancer, prolong survival, and restore the quality of life of patients. The company?s product, PVX-410, is a multi-peptide therapeutic cancer vaccine to target specific antigens found on the surface of multiple myeloma cancer cells. Its PVX-410 is targeted for smoldering multiple myeloma, a precursor disease. The company was founded by Doris Peterkin, Joslyn Dobson, and Marc A. Cohen in 2010 and is headquartered in North Andover, MA.

Regenacy Pharmaceuticals LLC operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It develops treatments for diabetic and peripheral neuropathies. The firm provides treatments through regeneration of normal protein function using oral, isoform selective histone deacetylase enzyme inhibitors. It provides treatment for diseases such as sickle cell disease, ß-thalassemia, leukemia, and cognitive dysfunction in neurological disorders. The company was founded by Marc A. Cohen in December 2016 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Lightchain Capital LLC operates as single family office of Rodger Riney. It offers venture capital, software development and data science and has worked for major banks, investment firms and startups. The company was founded by Leo Semmelmann and Jan-Erik Flentje in 2007and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Bublup, Inc. engages in the development of a cloud platform for saving photos and documents. The company was founded on December 27, 2011 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

Arch Oncology, Inc. develops drugs for life-threatening disorders. Its products include anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody, CD47 antisense oligonucleotide, and a small molecule CD47 inhibitor. The company was founded by William A. Frazier and Jeffrey S. Isenberg in 2006 and is headquartered in Brisbane, CA.

Alivio Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies to treat inflammatory disorders through targeted disease immunomodulation. The company was founded by Robert S. Langer, Jeffrey Karp, John LaMattima, Brian Leuthner, Bennett Shapiro, Eric Elenko, Joep Muijrers, and Stephen Muniz and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Glympse Bio, Inc. develops modular nanoparticle sensors to create diagnostics for diseases. It uses engineered diagnostic agents that interrogate the body for certain disease states, and then carry the message to the urine for analysis. The company was founded in 2015 by Sangeeta Bhatia and Gabe A. Kwong and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

LikeMinds, Inc. intends to make brain imaging part of the standard suite of healthcare diagnostic tests and technologies. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Children's Hospital Corp. engages in the provision of pediatric care services. It offers acupuncture, angioplasty, antibiotic allergy testing, audiogram, baclofen pump, biochemical genetic testing, blended diet, bone scan, brain scan, breast augmentation surgery, cardiac catheterization, cardiac MRI in children, chest reconstruction surgery, and CO2 laser treatment. The company was founded by Francis Henry Brown in 1869 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Celero Systems, Inc. is a life science company. It develops ingestible system to detect and reverse opioid overdose. The company was founded by Benjamin D. Pless, Carlo Giovanni Traverso, Robert S. Langer Jr., and Jeremy N. Ruskin and is headquartered in Lincoln, MA.

Epibone, Inc. develops bone reconstruction solutions. Its technology utilizes a scan of the patient?s bone defect and the patient?s own stem cells to construct and cultivate an autologous-like bone graft that provides defect repair, and improves bone formation and regeneration. The company was founded by Nina Tandon, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Sarindr Bhumiratana, Sidney Eisig, and Elisa Cimetta and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The private company is based in Hartford.

Xenter, Inc. is a privately held, investor-backed company that has launched a wireless techmed ecosystem designed to provide transformative outcomes for physicians, healthcare professionals, provider organizations, and patients. Xenter is headquartered in Draper, UT and was formed in 2020. The company's trademarks include xenter, xenfi, xmd, xenfi-hub, xmd, and physical intelligence. The company was founded by Richard J. Linder and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

aMoon Ventures Y Sh Ltd (aMoon Ventures) is an venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Marius Nacht and Dr. Yair Schindel. The firm is headquartered in Israel.

Healthcare Royalty Management LLC (Healthcare Royalty) is a private equity subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 2007 by Gregory Brown. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Syntis Bio, Inc. is a company that creates simple oral therapies and treatments targeting specific tissues through novel formulations. The company is based in Milton, MA. Rahul scaled the company by building a diverse and accomplished team to reach commercialization of the first-ever CRISPR product, diagnostic or therapeutic, to be authorized by the FDA. The company is committed to equity, excellence, and diversity, and is building a culture that supports its team to grow, take risks, and achieve individual goals. It was founded by Carlo Giovanni Traverso, Robert S. Langer, and Rahul K. Dhanda, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Bilayer Therapeutics, Inc. is an American company that develops drugs for chronic disorders. The company was founded in 2020. The CEO is Thomas A. Collet.

Luminopia, Inc. operates virtual reality content platform, which treats lazy eye. The company was founded by Scott Xiao, Alex Wendland and Dean A. Travers in and is headquartered in Aspen, CO.

Verseau Therapeutics, Inc. provides immuno-therapy services. The company was founded by Daniel Anderson, Robert Langer, Igor Feldman, and Tatiana Novobrantseva in 2017 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research operates a research facility for cancer cure development. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Tissium SA engages in the development and commercialization of biodegradable sealants and adhesives for invasive surgery. It offers biomimetic wound closure solutions. The company was founded by Bernard J. Gilly, Robert S. Langer, Christophe Bancel, Jeff Karp, Jacques Marescaux, Maria Pereira, and Patrick Houvet in 2013 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Humacyte Global, Inc. engages in the manufacture of human acellular matrix products for vascular and non-vascular applications. It offers its products to the cardiovascular, cosmetic, soft tissue reconstruction, neurosurgical, and orthopedic markets. The company was founded by Laura E. Niklason, Juliana L. Blum and Shannon L. M. Dahl in 2004 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Entrega, Inc. develops oral drug delivery technologies. The firm’s platform enables novel applications in a variety of fields, such as disease management and tracking in the burgeoning mobile health arena. Its proprietary technology seeks to solve the oral delivery problem with an engineering solution that protects the payload and delivers biological molecules, drug substances and nanoparticles. The company was founded by Samir Mitragotri in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.