Fiona MacLaughlin
Director/Board Member at Calypso Biotech BV
Network origin in Fiona MacLaughlin first degree
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The University of Nottingham
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 96 |
Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc.
 Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc (Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson founded in 1973. The firm is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 23 |
INKEF Capital BV
 INKEF Capital BV Investment ManagersFinance INKEF Capital BV is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2010 by Frank R Landsberger. INKEF Capital BV is headquartered in Amsterdam.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 15 |
Advent Venture Partners LLP
 Advent Venture Partners LLP Investment ManagersFinance Advent Venture Partners LLP (AVP) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1981 by David James Scott Cooksey. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 12 |
Pulmocide Ltd.
 Pulmocide Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Pulmocide Ltd. provides biopharmaceutical services. It develops inhaled medicines for viral and fungal infections of the respiratory tract. The company was founded by William Garth Rapeport, John Murray, Kazuhiro Ito, and Peter Strong on March 23, 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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| Holding Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 12 |
Syndesi Therapeutics SA
 Syndesi Therapeutics SA Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Syndesi Therapeutics SA develops novel therapeutics for cognitive impairment which includes Alzheimer’s disease, dementias, and cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia. The company is headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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| Subsidiary | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 8 |
Calypso Biotech BV
 Calypso Biotech BV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Calypso Biotech BV operates as immunotherapy biotech company. It develops monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of immune pathologies with large unmet medical needs. The company was founded by Alain Vicari and Yolande Chvatchko in 2013 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 7 |
Advent Life Sciences LLP
 Advent Life Sciences LLP BiotechnologyHealth Technology Part of Advent Venture Partners LLP, Advent Life Sciences LLP is a venture capital firm for visionary innovators. The company is based in London, UK. Advent Life Sciences has achieved its first discovery milestone in collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb, and is focused on the journey from innovative science to an approved medicine or product. The British company has a history of delivering value and is one of the leading venture capital firms in the industry.
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| Subsidiary | Biotechnology | 6 |
Mestag Therapeutics Ltd.
 Mestag Therapeutics Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Mestag Therapeutics Ltd. is engaged in the biotechnology industry. The company was founded on February 17, 2020 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.
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| Holding Company | Financial Conglomerates | 5 |
Gendel Ltd.
 Gendel Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Gendel Ltd. provides medical technology devices for cancer tumours treatment. The firm combines therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy. Its technology delivers biological payloads including antibodies, enzymes, peptides, olionucleotides and DNA as well as carrier peptides and gene therapy vectors. The company was founded by Anthony Patrick McHale and Les Russell in December 1998 and is headquartered in Belfast, UK.
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| Extinct | Medical Specialties | 4 |
The Wellcome Trust Ltd. (Investment Management)
 The Wellcome Trust Ltd. (Investment Management) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Wellcome Trust Ltd. (Investment Management) (Wellcome-IM) is the investment management division of The Wellcome Trust Ltd., a politically and financially independent global charitable foundation headquartered in London, UK. The Wellcome Trust was founded in 1936, in accordance with Henry Wellcome’s will, to improve health by supporting scientific research and the study of medicine. Funding for this mission came from the profits of the pharmaceutical business he had built up over 50 years. Wellcome-IM manages The Wellcome Trust.
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| Operating Division | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | 3 |
iOnctura SA
 iOnctura SA Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services iOnctura SA is a pre-clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of novel immuno-oncology therapeutics for patients fighting cancer. The company was founded in June 2017 and is headquartered in Geneve, Switzerland.
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| Holding Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 2 |
Apollo Therapeutics LLP
 Apollo Therapeutics LLP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Apollo Therapeutics LLP is a British biopharmaceutical company that focuses on translating medical research into medicines. The company is based in Stevenage, UK. The company has a portfolio-model built around a centralized management team of experts in pharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing, commercial strategy, fundraising, and business development. The company's assets are housed in separate wholly-owned subsidiary companies, which incorporate best practices from big pharma and venture capital. The company has a scalable R&D platform for the discovery and development of new medicines, enabled by access to five of the world's leading universities and research institutes. The company was founded in 2015, and the CEO is Richard Mason.
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| Holding Company | Financial Conglomerates | 2 |
RepRegen Ltd.
 RepRegen Ltd. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services RepRegen Ltd. develops synthetic, biologically-active and tissue engineering products. Its smart biomaterials are designed both to support and to improve cellular growth in vivo. The firm is an emerging medical device company using patent-pending repair and regeneration technology in two platforms designed to mend and regrow tissue in the body. RepRegen's first platform is focused on bone and other (hard) tissue, whereas the second platform is focused on muscle and other (soft) tissue. The company was founded in June 2006 and is headquartered in London, GB.
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| Extinct | Medical/Nursing Services | 2 |
Arrakis Therapeutics, Inc.
 Arrakis Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Arrakis Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It develops rna-targeted small molecule medicines focused on neurologic, cancer, and rare genetic diseases. The company was founded by Russell C. Petter, Alan E. Walts, Jennifer C. Petter and Raj Bhikhu Parekh in 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.
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| Holding Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 1 |
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| University of Oxford | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
Calypso Biotech SA
 Calypso Biotech SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Calypso Biotech SA operates as a innovative biopharmaceutical company for gastrointestinal immunological disorders. The company was founded by Alain Vicari and Yolande Chvatchko in 2013 and is headquartered in Plan-les-Ouates, Germany. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder Chief Executive Officer | |
F2G Ltd.
 F2G Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology F2G Ltd. provides novel drugs for the treatment of life-threatening systemic fungal diseases. It primarily focuses on developing an F3 series of anti mould compound, which is an antifungal agent that acts through a mechanism different from marketed drugs. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
RespiVert Ltd.
 RespiVert Ltd. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services RespiVert Ltd. operates as a small molecule drug discovery company. The firm develops small-molecule inhaled therapies for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and cystic fibrosis. The company was founded by William Garth Rapeport, Peter Strong, Kazuhiro Ito, John Murray and Peter Barnes in 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Medical Distributors | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member Founder | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets prescription drugs in various therapeutic areas, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, pain management, acid reflux and infectious diseases, women’s health, and mental health (bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia); and neurologic, including Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and migraine prevention and treatment. Its products include Axert, Darzalezx, Invokamet XR, Invokana, Remicade, Reopro, and Risperdal Consta. The company was founded by Paul Janssen in 1953 and is headquartered in Titusville, NJ. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Forbion Capital Partners Management Holding BV
 Forbion Capital Partners Management Holding BV Investment ManagersFinance Forbion Capital Partners Management Holding BV (Forbion) is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm which was founded by Bart Bergstein. Headquartered in Naarden, the firm specializes in late-stage and early-stage clinical development programs to optimize the commercial potential of their investee company's technologies. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Director of Finance/CFO | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
Artax Biopharma, Inc.
 Artax Biopharma, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Artax Biopharma, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the development of new therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The firm develops drugs targeting the interaction between T-cell Receptors (TCR) and Nck, a cytoplasmic adapter protein which plays a role in T-cell activation. The company was founded by Dami? Carulla Tormo in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Tel-Aviv University
 Tel-Aviv University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Akamis Bio Ltd.
 Akamis Bio Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Akamis Bio Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company which develops novel therapeutics that addresses cancer and other clinically unmet diseases. Its products include Enadenotucirev, Espindolol and AbEnAd. The firm also develops treatments based upon the research phase vaccine platform PolySTAR, which combines recombinant viral vectors with polymers to shield them from the immune system, and the research phase adjuvant and immunotherapeutic platform PolyMAP, which combines polymers with synthetic adjuvants to significantly enhance the effectiveness of vaccines. The company was founded by Andrew Justin Stewart Coats and Stefan D. Anker on November 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Padlock Therapeutics, Inc.
 Padlock Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Padlock Therapeutics, Inc. develops medicines targeting protein-arginine deiminases. It develops drugs that block the protein-arginine deiminase (PAD) enzymes. The firm leverages the breakthrough science on the role of protein citrullination in disease to develop drugs targeting protein-arginine deiminase (PAD) enzymes. The company was founded by Paul Thompson, Kerri Mowen, Todd A. Huffman and Michael Gilman in January 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Biotechnology | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Asceneuron SA
 Asceneuron SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Asceneuron SA operates as a biotechnology company. It develops therapeutics for orphan tauopathis and Alzheimer?s disease. The firm specializes in small molecule drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded by Dirk Beher, Frank Murdoch Armstrong and Christoph Wiessner in October 2012 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Private Equity Investor Director/Board Member | |
Chroma Therapeutics Ltd.
 Chroma Therapeutics Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Chroma Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the discovery and development of therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammation. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs based upon chromatin biology and novel cell accumulation approaches. The firm uses chromatin biology, drug accumulation approaches to discover and develop cancer, inflammation treatments and small molecule drugs. The company was founded by David Allis, Alan Hornsby Davidson, Alan Hastings Drummond, Anthony Kouzarides and Paul Workman in September 2001 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom. | Biotechnology | Chairman Chief Executive Officer | |
NMD Pharma A/S
 NMD Pharma A/S BiotechnologyHealth Technology NMD Pharma ApS engages with the research and preparation of small molecules targeting an undisclosed ion. It offers medical treatment of neuromuscular diseases for patients with chronic muscle wasting diseases such as myasthenia gravis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The company was founded by Ole B?kgaard Nielsen, Thomas Holm Pedersen, and Claus Elsborg Olesen on May 7, 2015 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
Merck Ventures BV
 Merck Ventures BV Investment ManagersFinance Merck Ventures BV (Merck Ventures) is a venture capital arm of Merck KGaA founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
Avila Therapeutics, Inc.
 Avila Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Avila Therapeutics, Inc. researches and develops covalent drugs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Founder | |
NeRRe Therapeutics Ltd.
 NeRRe Therapeutics Ltd. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services NeRRe Therapeutics Ltd. provides clinical and pre clinical drugs for treatment of neuronal hypersensitivity. It develops neurokinin receptor antagonists acquired from GlaxoSmithKline. The company was founded by Emiliangelo Ratti and Mike Trower in 2012 and is headquartered in Stevenage, the United Kingdom. | Medical Distributors | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Levicept Ltd.
 Levicept Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: GenericHealth Technology Levicept Ltd. develops a biological therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis and chronic pain. Its treatments include p75NTR-Fc and LEVI-04. The company was founded by Simon Lempriere Westbrook on August 23, 2012 and is headquartered in Sandwich, the United Kingdom. | Pharmaceuticals: Generic | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
SV Health Investors LLC
 SV Health Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance SV Health Investors LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of SV Health Investors LLP founded in 2006. SV Health Investors LLC is headquartered in Boston. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| BIOCARTIS GROUP NV | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| BIOGEN INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Aleta Biotherapeutics, Inc.
 Aleta Biotherapeutics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Aleta Biotherapeutics, Inc. engages in the immuno-oncology service that focuses on transforming cellular therapeutics. It allows broad spectrum of cancer indication to be targeted including currently intractable solid tumors. The company was founded by Paul Rennert and Roy Lobb and is headquartered in Natick, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Founder | |
Acesion Pharma ApS
 Acesion Pharma ApS Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Acesion Pharma ApS develops drugs for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia. The firm's technology blocks ion channel with a selective drug molecule constitutes a target for developing treatment of AF. The company was founded by Ulrik Svane S?rensen and Morten Grunnet in 2011 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Immpact Bio USA, Inc.
 Immpact Bio USA, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology ImmPACT Bio USA, Inc. operates as a cell therapy company. The firm develops potent and selective engineered T-cells for the treatment of solid tumors. The company is headquartered in Camarillo, CA. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Boston University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Karus Therapeutics Ltd.
 Karus Therapeutics Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Karus Therapeutics Ltd. provides therapies for treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. It offers HDAC6 and PI3K inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. The firm’s products in pipeline include KA-2237, KAR4000 Series and KAR3000 Series for the treatment of chronic inflammation, haematological malignancies, and solid tumours. The company was founded in July 2005 by Arasu Ganesan, Graham Keith Packham and Paul Townsend and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Autifony Therapeutics Ltd.
 Autifony Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Autifony Therapeutics Ltd. discovers and develops new pharmaceutical treatments treat hearing disorders. The firm focuses on the treatment of hearing disorders, including noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. The company was founded by Charles H. Large and Giuseppe S. Alvaro in 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Bioindustry Association
 The Bioindustry Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The BioIndustry Association is a UK-based organization that represents the life sciences and biotech industry. The British company's mission is to facilitate and connect the ecosystem to help businesses start, grow, and deliver world-changing innovation. The non-profit company was founded by Cormac G. Kilty and Simon Geoffrey Best, and Steve Bates has been the CEO of the company since 2012. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Janssen Research & Development LLC
 Janssen Research & Development LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Research & Development LLC is a company that provides research and development medicines and solutions to other medical needs. The company is based in Raritan, NJ. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| BICYCLE THERAPEUTICS PLC | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops medicine for age-related diseases. Its drug discovery platform targets mTORC1, which responds to and integrates the cell’s response to nutrient availability and plays a key role in protein synthesis and cellular growth. The company was founded by Alan L. Crane, David Sabatini and David Goldfarb and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| GREENHILL & CO., INC. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Zikani Therapeutics, Inc.
 Zikani Therapeutics, Inc. Drugstore ChainsRetail Trade Zikani Therapeutics, Inc. is a preclinical-stage company developing and commercializing novel therapeutics. The company was founded by Lawrence G. Miller and Andrew G. Myers in 2014 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA. | Drugstore Chains | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
| University of Cambridge | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| University of Warwick | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Leiden | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| MERUS N.V. | Biotechnology | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Patient Square Capital
 Patient Square Capital Investment ManagersFinance Patient Square Capital is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded by Jim Momtazee and Maria Walker. Patient Square Capital is headquartered in Menlo Park. | Investment Managers | Founder Private Equity Investor | |
Apollo Therapeutics Group Ltd.
 Apollo Therapeutics Group Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Apollo Therapeutics Group Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The private company is based in Cambridge, UK. The company was founded in 2021. The CEO is Richard Mason. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ELOXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Ovuline, Inc.
 Ovuline, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Ovuline, Inc. designs and develops applications for women?s health. It designed two applications, Ovia Fertility and Ovia Pregnancy, to track women?s fertility and pregnancy and also provide users with a feedback loop for their symptoms. The company was founded by Alex Baron and Paris Wallace in June, 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Francis Crick Institute Ltd.
 The Francis Crick Institute Ltd. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services The Francis Crick Institute Ltd. operates as a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the scientific mechanisms of living things. The firms works helps to understand why disease develops and to find new ways to treat, diagnose, and prevent illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
FutuRx Ltd.
 FutuRx Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance FutuRx Ltd (FutuRx ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Ness Ziona. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member |
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