Akiko Iwasaki

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of biomedical research services and science education programs. It funds grants to both institutions and individuals in support of a wide range of science and research-related initiatives, including precollege and undergraduate science education, pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships, and international research activities. The company was founded by Howard R. Hughes in 1953 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

RIGImmune, Inc. is a platform biopharmaceutical company based in Farmington, CT, with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The company is developing a novel investigational class of RNA immunotherapies called "SLRs" for the potential pan-viral treatment and prophylaxis of viral respiratory diseases and selected cancers. The lead development candidate at RIGImmune is RIG-101, which specifically modulates RIG-I, a host surveillance pathway that triggers the innate immune system to enhance an intrinsic response to RNA viruses, including influenza, RSV, rhinovirus, and SARS-CoV-2, and tumor DNA. The company was founded in 2020 by Akiko Iwasaki and Anna Marie Pyle, both prominent Yale University professors who currently serve as scientific advisors to the company.

4BIO Ventures Management Ltd (4bio Capital Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Andrey Kozlov. The firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.