Michael Okimoto

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in developing innovative therapies that target the molecular mechanisms that cause cancer. The company was founded by Frank McCormick in February 1992 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Organic, Inc. provides web development and marketing services. The firm offers services to the automotive, entertainment and content, financial services, healthcare, travel and retail industries. The company was founded by Jonathan Nelson, Brain Behlendorf, Cliff Skolnick and Matthew Nelson in 1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

GTxcel, Inc. develops and designs online products and digital advertising platforms. It offers Rivista, a browser-based online publishing and advertising solution for magazine publishers to manage and distribute media content on the web; and Geobase application that creates searchable online directories of businesses arranged by category, location, and feature and iPhone and iPad mobile applications that allow publishers to showcase varying content to their readers. The company was founded by Ken Coffee, Louis Gottfried, and Tim Sullivan in 2004 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

TWL Corp. provides technology-enabled learning and certification solutions for corporations, organizations, and individuals primarily in the United States and also provides technology enabled learning and certification solutions for corporations, organizations and individuals in multiple global industries. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Carrollton, TX.

Trophos SA engages in manufacturing and development of pharmaceutical products. It offers medicines to patients with conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy and cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury. The company was founded by Antoine Beret and Michel Delaage in 1991 and is headquartered in Marseille, France.

Veterans Administration Medical Center provides healthcare services. The private company is based in San Diego, CA.

The Broad Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of research and development in biomedicals to cure infectious disease. Its scientific areas include chemical biology and therapeutics, genome regulation, cellular circuity and epigenomics, medical and population genetics, and metabolism. The company was founded by Eric S. Lander, Eli Broad and Edythe Broad in 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Modernatx, Inc. develops messenger RNA therapeutics. Its vivo drug technology that produces human proteins, antibodies and entirely novel protein constructs inside patient cells, which are in turn secreted or active intracellularly. The company was founded by Derrick J. Rossi, Doug G. Cole, Doug G. Cole, Robert S. Langer, Jr., Noubar Afeyan, and Kenneth R. Chien in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ascension Ventures Ltd (Ascension Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Jean de Fougerolles and the firm headquartered in London.

Deerfield Management Co. LP (Private Equity) (Deerfield) is a private equity subsidiary of Deerfield Management Co. LP founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in the New York.

Neomorph, Inc. is an American venture-backed biotechnology company that focuses on discovering innovative new medicines against 'undruggable' targets to solve critical problems in human health. The company is headquartered in an undisclosed location and has a key collaboration with the Center for Protein Degradation at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Neomorph's team is comprised of industry-leading experts in protein degradation and molecular glues who are committed to advancing the science and technology of molecular glue drug discovery. The company's patient-first, science-driven approach is complemented by its dedication to a supportive and collaborative work environment. Neomorph was founded by Eric Fischer, Philip Chamberlain, Scott A. Armstrong, and Benjamin Ebert, with Philip Chamberlain serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Tourmaline Bio, Inc., Tourmaline Sub, Inc. is a late-stage clinical biotechnology company based in New York, NY. The company's lead program, Tour006, is an anti-IL-6 antibody with high binding affinity and a naturally long half-life. Tour006 has been studied in over 400 autoimmune patients across six clinical trials. Tourmaline Sub plans to develop Tour006 for thyroid eye disease (TED) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), with additional indications being considered. The company, founded in 2021 by Sandeep Kulkarni and Caley M. Castelein, is focused on developing transformative medicines for patients with life-altering immune diseases. Sandeep Kulkarni has been the CEO since 2021. Tourmaline Sub was acquired by Talaris Therapeutics, Inc. on October 19, 2023, for $43.50 million.