Mark D. Erion

Agouron Pharmaceuticals LLC develops and distributes therapeutic products. It provides therapeutic products which are used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, central nervous system diseases and disorders, neurological disorders, inflammatory diseases, respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, immunological disorders, pharmaceutical preparations and other diseases. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Scios Inc. developed, manufactured, and commercialized pharmaceuticals for conditions such as cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 1981 and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Santarus, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The company was founded on December 6, 1996 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of human therapeutics to control apoptosis. The company was founded by John C. Reed, Robert H. Horvitz, and Lawrence C. Fritz in March 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ViaCyte, Inc. develops a stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for the treatment of diabetes. Its development portfolio includes VC-01 product candidate, a cell replacement therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Raven Biotechnologies, Inc. engages in the development of antibody therapeutics for the treatment for cancer, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. Its products are used in treatment of gastrointestinal, lung, colon, pancreatic, prostate, breast, brain, and ovarian cancer. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

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.

Epirium Bio, Inc. develops therapeutics for orphan and rare diseases characterized by impairment of the skeletal muscle, cardiac and neuronal systems. The company was founded in 2008 by Alan Stewart Maisel, Sundeep Dugar, and Francisco Villarreal and is headquartered in Los Altos Hills, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Chiron Viagene, Inc. provides technical services and life science research. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company specializes in EMSA reagents and services, as well as producing innovative technology. The company was founded by Paul K. Laikind, David F. Hale, Jack W. Reich, Harry E. Gruber. Chiron Viagene was acquired by Chiron Corp. on October 03, 1995 for $135 million.

Gensia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products for cardiovascular diseases. The company is based in San Diego, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Robert L. Engler, Paul K. Laikind.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

BIOCOM provides scientific and technological services. The firm focuses that positively influence the growth of the life science industry, including capital formation, public policy, workforce development and scientific discovery and development. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

MPEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures therapies for antibiotic resistance with focus on gram-negative organisms. It offers Aeroquin (MP- 376), an aerosol formulation of levofloxacin for the treatment of pulmonary infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, as well as antibiotic programs to address antibiotic resistance in gram negative organisms. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company which is focused on the development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases. The company was founded in January 1994 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute conducts and translates biological research programs. The firm offers tumor initiation and maintenance, cancer metabolism and signaling network, tumor microenvironment and cancer immunology, degenerative disease, development/aging/regeneration, immunity and pathogenesis, human genetic, cardiovascular metabolism, integrative metabolism, metabolism genomic control, bioinformatics and structural biology programs. The company was founded by William Fishman and Lillian Fishman in 1976 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Pfizer (St. Louis) is a company that provides research services in prescription medicines for humans and animals. The company is based in Chesterfield, MO.

The Association of Bioscience Financial Officers operates as a national networking group for biotechnology, med tech and bioscience financial officers. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

CONNECT creates and scales companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. It creates an environment in which entrepreneurs and C-suite executives have access to the people, capital, and technology resources. The organization was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ARM is a Washington, DC-based multi-stakeholder advocacy organization that promotes global initiatives necessary to facilitate access to life-giving advances in regenerative medicine. The organization promotes legislative, regulatory reimbursement, investment, technical, and other initiatives to accelerate the development of safe and effective regenerative medicine technologies. ARM also works to increase public understand- ing of the field and its potential to transform human healthcare. Prior to the formation of ARM in 2009, there was a need for more coordinated and cohesive advocacy representing the interests of the companies, research institutions, investors and patient groups that comprise the entire regenerative medicine community. Today ARM has more than 140 members and is the leading global advocacy organization in this field.

Rempex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops new therapies to combat the growing issue of antibiotic resistance. It focuses on the discovery and development of new antibacterial drugs to meet the clinical need created by multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens. The company was founded by Daniel Burgess, Michael Dudley and Jeffery Loutit in June 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Stemson Therapeutics, LLC is a pre-clinical stage cell therapy company that aims to cure hair loss by using induced pluripotent stem cells to regenerate the critical cells required to grow hair. The company is based in La Jolla, CA, and is passionate about delivering a scientifically based, clinically tested cure for hair loss to the millions of hair loss sufferers who seek help for their hair loss condition. Stemson's breakthrough innovation uses a novel cell engineering process to produce the cell types required to regenerate hair follicles. The company was founded in 2018 by Geoff Hamilton and a team of world-class scientists, advisors, and collaborators.