Christine Brennan

Biovail Corp. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company provides different types of products which include Wellbutrin SR, Retavase, Zyban and Tiazac XC in Canada and Zovirax Ointment and Zovirax Cream in the United States. Its products are used for cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, pain management and other niche areas. It was founded on March 29, 1994 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

FORUM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was engaged in the development of therapeutics for disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). It focused on discovering and developing treatments for important neurodegenerative diseases that explore novel mechanisms of action to potentially alter the progression of brain disease and provided improvement in cognitive and overall function. The company was founded by Thorsten Melcher in 2001 and was headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Vitae Pharmaceuticals LLC is a clinical-stage bio-pharmaceutical company, which engages in discovering and developing novel, small molecule drugs for diseases, including chronic kidney disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, and autoimmune disorders, acute coronary syndrome, and immuno-oncology. The company was founded by John J. Baldwin, Bartosz A. Grzybowski, George M. Whitesides, and Eugene Shakhnovich on May 21, 2001 and is headquartered in Fort Washington, PA.

Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. conducts biomedical researches. It focuses in the areas of oncology, ophthalmology, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, neuroscience, and cardiovascular conditions, other focus areas include discovery chemistry, biologics, pathway biology, and translational medicine. The company was founded on September 10, 2002 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Altimmune, Inc. develops vaccines and other biological products. The firm offers products for use in companion and commercial livestock, including cats, dogs, horses, swine, poultry and aquaculture. The company was founded by G. Michael Alder and De-chu Tang in 1997 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Founded in 1996, Novartis Venture Funds (USA) is a venture capital firm located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Novartis Venture Funds and their ultimate parent is Novartis AG, a Switzerland-based company that engages in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of healthcare products. Novartis Venture Funds manages the Bermuda domiciled biotechnology venture fund, Novartis BioVentures Ltd