Yvonne Verburgt

Ajinomoto Althea, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. It offers development services in the areas of process development, protein formulation technology, analytical development and validation, and regulatory support. The company was founded by Magda Marquet and Francois Ferre in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Biotech Investment Group LLC (Biotech Investment Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Massod Tayebi and Massih Tayebi. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

BioDuro LLC provides research and development services for the life science industry. It offers services in the areas of chemistry, discovery biology, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics and pharmacology, as well as integrated preclinical research and development. The company was founded by Masood K. Tayebi and John V. Oyler in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

BioDuro-Sundia develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The firm engages in the discovery, development and manufacturing for both API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) and drug products. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Sanguine BioSciences, Inc. provides biomedical research services and develops drugs. The firm maintains a bio repository of frozen samples from donors in various disease indications such as PBMC, PBMC subtypes, plasma, serum, cerebral spinal fluid, blood units and DNA/RNA. The company was founded by Brian Neman and Gerald H. Lee in 2010 and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, CA.