Melissa Manno

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the business of serving patients and families affected by rare diseases and devastating conditions through the discovery, development, and commercialization of life-changing medicines. The firm also focuses on the development of haematology, nephrology, neurology, metabolic disorders, cardiology, and ophthalmology. The company was founded by Joseph A. Madri, David W. Keiser, Stephen P. Squinto, and Leonard Bell in January 1992 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Synageva BioPharma Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company which focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutic products for patients with life-threatening rare diseases and high unmet medical need. The company is currently evaluating sebelipase alfa in global clinical trials for LAL Deficiency, a lysosomal storage disease associated with liver damage and accelerated atherosclerosis in children and adults, and in infants, premature death often before six months of age. Synageva BioPharma was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.