Terrance C. Coyne

Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. is a development stage specialty pharmaceutical company engages in development of late-stage prescription drugs for gastrointestinal disorders, specifically hemorrhoidal disease, anal fissures, and fecal incontinence. Its major pharmaceutical progress made in the gastrointestinal therapeutic areas of gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcer disease, and inflammatory bowel disease. Ventrus Biosciences products includes VEN 307 (topical diltiazem), is intended to treat pain associated with anal fissures and VEN 308 (topical phenylephrine), is intended to treat fecal incontinence. The company was founded on October 10, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers, develops and markets drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular, vascular and related inflammatory diseases. The firm focuses its research and development programs on the treatment and prevention of interrelated diseases of the vascular endothelium, inflammatory cascade and vascular diseases. The company was founded by James T. Willerson in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.