Michelle Burris

Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engaged in the development of drugs for the treatment of cancer and related therapies. Its primary product TOCOSOL Paclitaxel, was an injectable paclitaxel emulsion for nonsmall cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer and bladder cancer. Sonus Pharmaceuticals was incorporated in 1991 and was headquartered in Bothell, WA.

Corixa Corp. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It develops and manufactures oncology and immunology products. The firm offers vaccines, immunotherapeutic, monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics, adjuvant and antigen delivery systems, toxin-conjugated, and antigen-specific diagnostic products. The company was founded by Steven H. Gillis and Mark McDade in 1994 and is headquartered in Hamilton, MT.

Dendreon Corp. discovers, develops and commercializes novel products for the treatment of cancer. The company applies its expertise in antigen identification, engineering and cell processing to produce active cellular immunotherapy ACI product candidates designed to stimulate an immune response in a variety of tumor types. It is an exploring the application of additional ACI product candidates and small molecules for the potential treatment of a variety of cancers. Dendreon was founded by Christopher S. Henney, Edgar G. Engleman and Samuel Strober in 1992 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Emergent Product Development Seattle discovers and develops biopharmaceutical products. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel medicines to treat inflammatory diseases and cancer. The company was founded by Peter A. Thompson, Jeffrey A. Ledbetter and Kendall M. Mohler in March 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Virginia Mason Medical Center provides healthcare services. It offers primary and cancer care, diabetes center, digestive disorders, heart care, neurology and neurosurgery, medicine, surgery, urology, and orthopedics and sports. The company was founded by James Tate Mason, John M. Blackford, and Maurice Dwyer in 1920 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages develops and commercializes new cancer therapies that address treatment resistance in cancer patients. Its product include custirsen, apatorsen, and OGX-225. The company was founded by Martin E. Gleave and Scott Daniel Cormack in October 1991 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

Part of CK Life Sciences International (Holdings), Inc., Polynoma LLC is an immuno-oncology focused biopharmaceutical company headquartered in San Diego, CA. Polynoma's lead asset is a novel polyvalent antigen vaccine, Seviprotimut-L, for the prevention of recurrence of melanoma. The vaccine has been safely administered in more than 1,000 patients. Polynoma is an immuno-oncology company developing a novel polyvalent antigen therapy for the treatment of melanoma. The private company was founded by Paul A. Hopper.

Virginia Mason Health System offers medical services. It is the parent company of a group of affiliated organizations including Virginia Mason Medical Center and the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason. The firm support the healthcare and research missions of the Virginia Mason Medical Center and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.