Thomas E. Needham

Renovacor, Inc. operates as a preclinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative gene therapy based treatments for cardiovascular disease. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Broadview Ventures, Inc. (Broadview Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Basking Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage company that aims to solve the biggest need in ischemic stroke therapy. The company is based in Columbus, OH. The company is developing a first-in-class RNA aptamer targeting von Willebrand factor (vWF), an important structural component of blood clots and driver of the clotting process. Basking is also developing a complementary rapid-acting reversal oligonucleotide capable of quickly neutralizing the pharmacological activity of the RNA aptamer. The company has successfully completed a phase 1 single-ascending dose safety study and is initiating a phase 2 clinical proof-of-concept study in patients suffering from an acute ischemic stroke. The ultimate goal is to extend the therapeutic window for thrombolysis compared to currently approved therapies. Basking Biosciences was founded in 2019 by Shahid Nimjee, Bruce A. Sullenger, and Richard J. Shea has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

GPC Biotech AG is a biotechnology company discovering and developing new anticancer drugs.It is headquartered in Martinsried/Munich (Germany). The Company's wholly owned U.S. subsidiary has research and development sites in Waltham, Massachusetts and Princeton, New Jersey

GPC Biotech, Inc. discovers and develops anticancer drugs through discovery technologies and development approaches. It is a mechanism-based drug discovery and development company focused on treatments for cancer and fungal infections. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of GPC Biotech AG. GPC Biotech was founded in 1992 and is located in Waltham, MA.