Ian John Massey

StemCells, Inc. engages in the research, development and commercialization of stem cell therapeutics and related tools and technologies for academia and industry. The company is focused on developing and commercializing stem and progenitor cells as the basis for novel therapeutics and therapies; and cells and related tools and technologies to enable stem cell-based research and drug discovery and development. StemCells research and development efforts are focused on identifying and developing stem and progenitor cells as potential therapeutic agents. The company was founded by David J. Anderson and Fred H. Gage in August 1988 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

QLT, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of innovative ocular products that address the unmet medical needs of patients and clinicians worldwide. It also focuses on developing synthetic retinoid program for the treatment of certain inherited retinal diseases. The company was founded by Julia G. Levy and John C. Brown on February 3, 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Biotie Therapies Oy engages in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Markku Tapani Jalkanen and Sirpa Tuulikki Jalkanen in June 1992 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Roche Palo Alto LLC discovers and develops medicines. Its medicines are used for the treatment of central nervous system, inflammation, metabolism, oncology, and virology diseases. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Syntex Research Centre is a British company that provides pharmaceutical products. Syntex Research Centre was acquired by Quintiles Scotland Ltd on February 01, 1995 for $20.68 million.

Synosia Therapeutics, Inc. used to develop products for unmet medical needs in psychiatry and neurology. The company was founded in December 2005 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Gaba Therapeutics, Inc. is biotechnology company. It develops its compound GRX-917 for anxiety, depression and a broad range of neurological disorders. The company is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

ImStar Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for ALS and neurodegenerative disease. The firm's lead drug candidate is IMS-088, a small-molecule compound currently in preclinical development. It is studying compounds directed at a proprietary new therapeutic target for ALS called TANA. The company was founded by Daniel J. Wattier and Jean-Pierre Julien in 2012 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.