Thomas Wiggans

The Biotechnology Institute is a non-profit organization, which engages in designing and managing programs about biotechnology research. Its programs include BioGENEius Challenges, leadership awards, and Adopt-A-School. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Company's principal activity as a biopharmaceutical company is focused on the development and commercialization of products to improve endocrine health. Its first product, IncrelexTM (mecasermin {rDNA origin} injection), or recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1 (rhIGF-1), is approved by the FDA for the treatment of severe Primary IGFD. The Company licensed the rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize Increlex from Genentech Inc.

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company. The company focuses on the in-licensing, development and commercialization of proprietary branded products and product candidates to treat important medical conditions where there is an unmet medical need and high-level of patient dissatisfaction, currently in the central nervous system therapeutic area. Its product, Silenor, is indicated for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep maintenance. Somaxon Pharmaceuticals was founded in August 2003 and is headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.

Victory Pharma, Inc. was a specialty pharmaceutical company that acquired markets and developed prescription pharmaceutical products that treat pain and related conditions. It marketed these products to health care professionals through its experienced U.S. commercial organization. The company was founded in 2003 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Peplin, Inc. develops drugs and pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by James Harrison Aylward in 1998 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Abgenix, Inc. developed therapeutic products. It focused on the discovery, development and manufacturing of therapeutic antibodies. The firm's antibody development platform included manufacturing fully human antibody product candidates to a variety of disease targets. The company was founded by R. Scott Greer in 1996 and was headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Dermira, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the provision of therapies for chronic skin conditions. The company was founded by Thomas G. Wiggans, Eugene Andrew Bauer, Luis C. Peña, and Christopher M. Griffith on August 18, 2010 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Neothetics, Inc. operates as a holding company, which provides clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical and developing therapeutics for the aesthetic. It focuses on localized fat reduction and body contouring. The company products include LIPO-202, is an injectable formulation of the long-acting ß2-adrenergic receptor agonist, salmeterol xinafoate. Neothetics was founded by John D. Dobak in February 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Ares-Serono Group is a Swiss pharmaceutical company that manufactures and wholesales pharmaceutical products. The private company is based in Geneva, Switzerland. and has subsidiaries in Ecuador.

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.

Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. engages in the research, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for the treatment of hematologic diseases and cancers. Its product pipeline consists of FT-4202 for the treatment of sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies, and FT-7051 for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The company was founded by Michael A. Foley in December 2011 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Follica, Inc. develops therapies for hair follicle disorders. The firm provides an out-patient therapy coupled with an at-home system for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (hair loss) and medical device development fields to develop and commercialize its product platform. The company was founded by Rox R. Anderson, George Cotsarelis, Vera Price, Daphne Zohar, David Steinberg, and Bernat Olle in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the provision and development of access to therapies for patients with liver and other chronic diseases with high unmet medical needs. Its products pipeline includes Seladelpar, MBX-2982, CB-0406, and CB-001. The company was founded on October 5, 1988 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Corthera, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals, such as cardiovascular preparations. It engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing therapies for illnesses in the acute care setting. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

FORMA Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops medicines for cancer and other genetically driven diseases. Its drug discovery engine deploys screening and structure-based approaches across broad families of targets involved in tumor metabolism, epigenetics, protein homeostasis, and protein-protein interactions. The company was founded by Steven Tregay, Nikolai Kley, Stuart L. Schreiber, Todd R. Golub, Michael Foley and Alexis Borisy in 2008 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Pardes Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat and prevent viral diseases. It also focuses on developing novel drugs to solve pandemic-sized problems like the coronavirus disease. The company was founded by Uri A. Lopatin and Lee D. Arnold on February 27, 2020 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.