Marla McMillan

viTToria Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a gene-edited cell therapeutics company based in Philadelphia, PA. The company is developing novel CAR-T cell therapies using their proprietary Senza5 platform, which maximizes stemness, durability, and target cell cytotoxicity. The technology is exclusively licensed from the University of Pennsylvania and has pipeline applications in oncology and autoimmune diseases. The company was founded by Bruce A. Peacock and Nicholas Siciliano, with Nicholas Siciliano serving as CEO since incorporation.

Cephalon, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. It engages in the discovery and development of medicines for central nervous system disorders, pain, and cancer. The company was founded on August 24, 1987 by Frank Baldino, Jr. and is headquartered in Frazer, PA.

Baxter BioScience Corp. provides biopharmaceutical and vaccines services. It offers a portfolio of therapeutic proteins derived from either human plasma or recombinant technology. The company is headquartered in Beltsville, MD.

Naurex, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage company, which develops therapies. The firm offers therapies for depression and other disorders in the central nervous system based on a mechanism of action for modulating the NMDA receptor (NMDAR). It offers a line of chemical drug classes, such as glycine-site functional partial agonists, which modulate the receptor in a different way than existing NMDAR agents. The firm provides GLYX-13, an NRX-1050 small molecule series and additional compounds for treatment-resistant depression. The company was founded by Joseph R. Moskal in 2006 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Carbon Biosciences, Inc. is a biotech company that is based in Boston, MA. The company is focused on expanding the therapeutic potential of gene therapy through its proprietary platform which leverages novel parvoviruses that have been pressure tested by nature to target specific tissues and carry a larger cargo with minimal neutralizing immunity and the potential to re-dose. The company is working to expand the gene therapy toolbox for the treatment of the world's most devastating and difficult to treat diseases. Carbon was founded by Longwood Fund and gene therapy pioneers, John F. Engelhardt, Ph.D., and Robert M. Kotin, Ph.D.

Baxter Ventures (Baxter Ventures) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Baxter International, Inc. founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization, also known as ibio, is a state trade association representing the life sciences industry in Illinois. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization's mission is to promote, connect, and engage the life sciences community to drive discovery, transform lives through groundbreaking research, and grow the economy. The company's membership ranges from corporations to startup companies in the biopharma, medical device, and nutrition industries. The Illinois life sciences industry is recognized as a national leader, and ibio's members are committed to expanding the boundaries of science by discovering, developing, and delivering innovative and needed therapeutics and products to transform patients' lives.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Gadeta BV discovers and develops novel cancer immunotherapies. It provides groundbreaking discoveries regarding the role of cell receptors in the broad of heamatological and solid tumor cells. The firm develops t-cells engineered to express a defined gamma delta, an anti- cancer product that eradicates tumors. The company was founded by Jurgen Kuball in 2015 and is headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Opsona Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a immunology drug development company. It focuses on novel therapeutics and specializes in the prevention and treatment of solid organ transplantation, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune, inflammatory and Alzheimer’s diseases. The firm developed OPN-305, an antibody to reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine production, which is now at the clinical testing phase. The company was founded by Luke O'Neill, Kingston Mills and Dermot Kelleher in 2004 and is headquartered Dublin, Ireland.

Corridor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded on February 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Lutherville, MD

True North Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of first-in-class product candidates for complement-mediated diseases. The company was founded by Nancy E. Stagliano in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Syntimmune, Inc. engages in the research and development of therapeutics for autoimmune diseases based on neonatal Fc receptor biology. Its pipeline include SYNT001 which has target indication for dermatology, hematology, and neurology. It also focuses on pre-clinical investigation of SYTN002 and related compounds such as peptide mimetics. The company was founded by Laurence J. Blumberg and Richard S. Blumberg in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops medicines for treating drug-resistant bacterial infections. The firm's antibacterial products, both in clinical trials, address the urgent and increasing need for new treatments targeting drug-resistant bacterial infections in both the hospital and the community. The company was founded by Prabhavathi B. Fernandes IN 2006 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

Loyola University Health System engages in the provision of healthcare services. It offers primary care, surgical, digestive health programs, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery, transplant, and other medical services. The company is headquartered in Maywood, IL.

Immunitas Therapeutics, Inc. provides cancer therapeutics services. The company was founded by Lea Hachigian, Kai Wucherpfennig, K. Dane Wittrup and Mario Suv? and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Pathway To Cures (Pathway To Cures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Gliknik, Inc. discovers and develops biotechnology drugs for autoimmune diseases and cancer. The company was founded by David S. Block and Scott E. Strome in 2007 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Protez Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It develops antibiotics for infections & provides research service on intravenous & oral small molecule antibiotics to chronic and recurrent infections. The company was founded by Klaus Esser, Luigi Xerri & Christopher M. Cashman in 2003 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Quaker Partners Management LP (Quaker Partners Mgmt) is a venture capital subsidiary of Independence Capital Partners Inc founded in 2002 by Ira Mark Lubert and Paul Sherrill Neff. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Toucan Capital Corp (Toucan Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Linda F. Powers and Robert F. Hemphill. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

The Wistar Institute provides biomedical research services. It researches on diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases and develops vaccine. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. It offers financial advisory, research and capital raising services to corporations, governments and individuals. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

DalCor Pharmaceuticals Canada, Inc. develops precision treatments for cardiovascular diseases. It offers dalcetrapib, a cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor, as a potential targeted treatment to address the residual cardiovascular risk in patients carrying a specific ADCY9 genetic profile. The company was founded by Andr? Roger Desmarais and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

EDGe Surgical, Inc. develops orthopedic and spine surgery instruments. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.