Ronald Cohen

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.

New York Biotechnology Association, Inc. promotes the biotechnology industry. It supports the development and growth of New York State''s life science industry, and serves its members and the life science community by providing a network for public policy, industry advocacy, and community development. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dyax Corp. engages in discovery, development and commercialization of novel biotherapeutics. The company was founded by Henry E. Blair in 1989 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Vascular Biogenics Ltd. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of next-generation, targeted medicines for difficult-to-treat medical conditions. Its product candidates are built off of its platform technologies: Vascular Targeting System (VTS), a gene-based technology targeting newly formed blood vessels and Monocyte Targeting Technology (MTT), an antibody-based technology able to specifically inhibit monocyte migration for immune-inflammatory applications. The company was founded by Dror Harats and Jacob George on January 27, 2000 and is headquartered in Modi'in, Israel.

Biotie Therapies Oy engages in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Markku Tapani Jalkanen and Sirpa Tuulikki Jalkanen in June 1992 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Acorda Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It manufactures pharmaceutical preparations and performs research and experimental development. The company was incorporated on March 03, 2009 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Civitas Therapeutics, Inc. develops transformative pulmonary delivery therapies. The company was founded by Glenn Batchelder, Richard P. Batycky, Martin I. Freed, Jennifer Fujii, Jeffrey Elton and James L. Wright on June 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Ardsley, NY.