Sara Nayeem

Cydan LLC operates as an orphan drug accelerator that identifies and de-risks programs. The firm's model evaluates programs for treating rare diseases with unmet medical need and is aimed at creating new companies to develop those therapies. The company was founded by James G. McArthur in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Biohealth Innovation, Inc. sources and evaluates market-relevant bioheath intellectual properties, connects the IP with funding, and assists businesses in marketing and growth. It is a regional innovation intermediary that accelerates and facilitates technology transfer and commercialization of market-relevant research in federal labs, universities, and biohealth companies in the Region. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Vtesse, Inc. provides novel drugs for life-threatening rare diseases. It developed VTS-270, a modified form of cyclodextrin that has been evaluated in preclinical and clinical studies at institutes within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to treat patients with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC). The firm is working with the NIH and other leading academic centers to advance clinical study of VTS-270 for NPC, and to conduct pre-clinical discovery and development of other novel drugs for NPC and other LSDs. The company was founded by Ben Machielse in 2015 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

NightstaRx Ltd. develops and commercializes therapies for retinal dystrophies. It offers retinal gene therapy that provides one-time cure for choroideremia (a rare inherited cause of blindness) and other retinal dystrophies. The company was founded by Robert MacLaren, Miguel Seabra, and Matthew During in January 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

TherAchon SAS provides biotechnology services. It specializes in research and development for achondroplasia and its associated complications. The company was founded by Elvire Gouze in 2014 and is headquartered in Biot, France.

Imara, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat patients suffering from hemoglobinopathies. The company was founded by James Gregg McArthur in 2016 and is headquartered in Brookline, MA.

Xperi Corp. engages in creating, developing and licensing audio, imaging, semiconductor packaging and interconnect technologies. It operates through the following two segments: Product Licensing and Semiconductor & IP Licensing. The Product Licensing segment comprises of audio and imaging businesses, which licenses through the DTS, FotoNation, HD Radio, and IMAX Enhanced brands. The Semiconductor & IP Licensing segment licenses semiconductor packaging and interconnects technologies and associated intellectual property. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

New Enterprise Associates LLC is an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Timonium, MD. The company was founded in 1978 by Chuck Newhall, C. Richard Kramlich.

Tiburio Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. It provides novel treatments for rare neuroendocrine tumors and endocrine diseases. The company was founded by James Gregg McArthur in January 2019 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Avoro Ventures LLC (Avoro Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Avoro Capital Advisor LLC founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Enavate Sciences is a platform created by Patient Square Capital to support therapeutic companies in advancing medicines and enabling technologies to address patient needs. The company is based in Delaware. Enavate strives to empower a diverse portfolio of therapeutic companies to accelerate innovation through capital support and operational experience. James P. Boylan has been the CEO of the American company since 2022.