Kenneth B. Newman

Forest Laboratories, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of branded forms of drug products. Its products include Bystolic, which is used to decrease heart rate and myocardial contractility; Daliresp, which is used to reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation; Linzess, which is used in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic idiopathic constipation; and Namenda, which is used in the treatment of moderate to severe dementia. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mesoblast, Inc. manufactures and distributes biopharmaceutical products. It develops cellular medicines for under-served therapeutic areas including cardiac diseases, spine orthopedic disorders, oncology and hematology diseases, and immune-mediated and inflammatory conditions. The company was founded by Michael Schuster and Silviu Itescu in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Acton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed and commercialized pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by John W. Simon and Daniel L. Kreisler in 2008 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Boehringer Ingelheim Corp. develops, manufactures and markets health care products. It focuses in the therapeutic areas of cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases, diseases of the central nervous system, metabolic diseases, virological diseases and oncology. The company was founded on December 8, 1986 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, CT.