Rayne Waller

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.

Aptalis Pharma, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets pharmaceutical products for cystic fibrosis and gastroenterology. The company's products include Zenpep, Canasa, Carafate, Pylera, Lacteal, Panzytrat, Delursan, Rectiv and Salofalk.. It provides therapies for unmet medical needs including cystic fibrosis and gastrointestinal disorders. The company formulates and clinically develops enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products for itself and others using its proprietary pharmaceutical technology. Aptalis Pharma was founded 1982 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Aptalis Pharma US, Inc. markets pharmaceutical products and services for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. It offers pancrelipase capsules, ursodiol tablets, porfimer sodium for injections, shake mixes, calorie boosters, clearance devices and multivitamin supplements. The firm also provides products for active ulcerative, liver diseases, pancreatic diseases, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV/AIDS and cancer. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC.

Novartis Pharma AG engages in the research in as well as the production and distribution of pharmaceutical, chemical, medical, and biotechnological products. It also provides related services. The company was founded on October 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Aptalis Pharma SAS is engaged in manufacturing pharmaceutical preparations. Its products include zenpep, canasa, carafate, pylera, rectiv, viokace, ultresa lacteol, delursan, panzytrat and salofalk. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

Aptalis Holdings Inc. operates as a holding company that develops, manufactures, licenses, markets and distributes therapies for unmet medical needs. It includes cystic fibrosis and gastrointestinal disorders through its subsidiaries. It also formulates and clinically develops enhanced pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical products for itself and others using its proprietary technology platforms including bioavailability enhancement of poorly soluble drugs, custom release profiles, taste-masking and orally disintegration tablet formulations. The company was founded on January 10, 2008 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Inception Sciences, Inc. provides small molecule pharmaceutical incubator services. Its focus is on creating therapies with transformative potential to address diseases and disorders. The company creates new companies in partnership with pioneering academic researchers and major biopharmaceutical companies, which provide funding and a path to liquidity through pre-negotiated acquisitions. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Inception IBD, Inc. provides therapeutics services. It creates new companies in partnership with pioneering academic researchers and major biopharmaceutical companies, which provide funding and a path to liquidity through pre-negotiated acquisitions. The company was founded by Eric Ogier-Denis, Yoram Bouhnik, Xavier Treton and Jacques Mizrahi in 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Muna Therapeutics ApS is a Danish private biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops therapies to slow or stop neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and Parkinson's. Muna Therapeutics is based in Copenhagen, DK and was founded in 2020 by Simon Glerup and Bart de Strooper. The company focuses on identifying new medicines to preserve cognition and other brain functions and enhance resilience to these diseases. Rita Balice-Gordon has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

858 Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The American company is focused on developing gene therapies to treat muscle and heart diseases using adeno-associated virus (AAV) technology. Kate Therapeutics is applying novel technology platforms to address the limitations of current gene therapies, including tissue-specific delivery and gene regulation. The company's breakthroughs have the potential to improve the efficacy and safety of gene therapies and enable the pursuit of a broader set of targets that are otherwise difficult to drug with current technologies. The company was founded by Eric Wang, Mark Fielden, Alan H. Beggs, Sharif Tabebordbar, Kevin M. Forrest, and Kevin M. Forrest has been the CEO since incorporation.

Diality, Inc. is engaged in manufacturing medical devices. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

True North Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of first-in-class product candidates for complement-mediated diseases. The company was founded by Nancy E. Stagliano in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Part of Bavarian Nordic A/S, Bavarian Nordic GmbH engages in research and development in biotechnology for cancer and infectious diseases. The company is based in Martinsried, Germany. The German company was founded in 2014. Paul Chaplin has been the CEO of the company since 1999.