Barbara C. Potts

Agouron Pharmaceuticals LLC develops and distributes therapeutic products. It provides therapeutic products which are used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, central nervous system diseases and disorders, neurological disorders, inflammatory diseases, respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, immunological disorders, pharmaceutical preparations and other diseases. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The Scripps Research Institute is a private, non-profit research organizations that performs basic biomedical research in molecular & cellular biology, chemistry, immunology and neuroscience. They receive the majority of its funding from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. The organization also partners with pharmaceutical companies and is affiliated with the Scripps hospital group. The organization was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company pursuing untapped sources of chemical diversity through identifying drug candidates derived from marine microbes. Nereus' discovery portfolio also includes additional drug candidates for oncology, inflammation, and infectious diseases. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.