Joseph A. Fix

ALZA Corp. provides drug delivery solutions and develops pharmaceutical products. The company applies its delivery technologies to develop pharmaceutical products with enhanced therapeutic value for its own portfolio and for many of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. The company was founded by Martin Gerstel and Alejandro Zaffaroni in 1968 and is headquartered in Vacaville, CA.

CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical discovery, development and manufacturing services. Its product Captisol is a polyanionic beta-cyclodextrin derivative with a sodium sulfonate salt separated from the lipophilic cavity by a butyl ether spacer group, or sulfobutylether (SBE). The firm engages in technology with substantial characterization, safety documentation and regulatory review. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

CritiTech, Inc. operates as a drug development company. It offers human and veterinarian products. The company also provides drug feasibility, drug optimization and API drug manufacturing and supply agreement services. CritiTech was founded by Sam D. Campbell, Valentino J. Stella and Bala Subramaniam in 1997 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

NanoSystems LLC developed software solutions for surface inspection systems. The company was headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Yamanouchi Pharma SA manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. It operates as a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma, Inc. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.