Stephen D. Harrison

Chiron Corp. provides nucleic acid test for blood screening. Its products include tigris system, target capture system, reagent preparation incubator, and many more. The company was founded in 1981 by William J. Rutter, Edward E. Penhoet & Pablo Valenzuela and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Thios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was engaged in providing researches therapies. The therapies provided by the company target sulfation pathways, which could lead to potential for treatments for inflammation, cancer and other diseases. Thios Pharmaceuticals was located in Oakland, CA.

KAI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops biopharmaceutical drugs. It is a multiple, novel clinical-stage programs in the areas of cardiovascular, renal, and pain. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Relypsa, Inc. operates as a bio-pharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of late-stage medicines in the iron deficiency, nephrology, and cardio-renal therapeutic areas. It offers Veltassa, a potassium binder approved for the treatment of hyperkalemia. The company was founded by Jerry M. Buysse, Gerrit Klaerner, Michael Burdick, Jay P. Shepard, Detlef F. Albrecht, George Tyson, Sandra I. Coufal and Vic Ciaravino on October 29, 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Engine Biosciences Pte Ltd. develops novel combinations of genes and drugs for therapeutic and industrial purposes. The company was founded by Timothy Lu and Jeffrey Lu and is headquartered in Singapore.