William E. Yelle

Envisia Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel ocular therapies. It provides glaucoma drug therapies that include PRINT particle therapeutics to overcome biologic and chemical. The company was founded by 2013 is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Firecyte Therapeutics, Inc. is an emerging biotechnology company based in Cambridge, MA that is focused on developing novel treatment strategies for progressive neurodegenerative diseases of the eye. The company's research is centered around the role of microglia and neuroinflammation in these diseases. The team is led by Jonathan Levenson, the Chief Scientific Officer, who has over 16 years of experience in neuropsychiatry, neurodegeneration, and neuroinflammation. The company was founded by Dong Feng Chen and William E. Yelle, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Aldea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops novel enzyme activators to enhance the removal of toxic aldehydes. It targets Aldehyde metabolism dysfunction which is associated with a variety of diseases from acute alcohol toxicity to orphan indications such as Fanconi anemia. The company was founded by Daria Mochly-Rosen, Che-Hong Chen and Wenjin Yang in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops pharmaceutical products. Its products include Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate) tablets, Latuda (lurasidone HCl) tablets, Lunesta (eszopiclone) tablets, Xopenex (levalbuterol HCl) Inhalation Solution, Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol tartrate) Inhalation Aerosol, Brovana (arformoterol tartrate) Inhalation Solution, Omnaris (ciclesonide) Nasal Spray, Alvesco (ciclesonide) Inhalation Aerosol, and Zetonna (ciclesonide) Nasal Aerosol. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.