Satoru Takemoto

Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company offers solutions for attention deficit & hyperactivity disorder, human genetic therapies, gastrointestinal, and renal diseases. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA

Takeda Digital Ventures (Takeda Digital Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association is a non-profit organization that represents manufacturers and plasma collection centers. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Anita Brikman has been the CEO of the American company since 2023.

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.

ARCH Venture Partners LLC is a Venture Capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Chicago with additional office in Dublin.

Longwood Fund Management LLC (Longwood Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Christoph H. Westphal, Michelle Detwiler and Richard H. Aldrich. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche Diagnostics KK is a Japanese company that manufactures and sells medical equipment. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1932. The CEO is Shin Ogasawara.

Synthes, Inc. engages in the development, production, and marketing of instruments, implants, as well as biomaterials for surgical fixation, correction, and regeneration of the human skeleton and its soft tissues. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Solothurn, Switzerland.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC is a pharmaceutical company that provides free medicines and adult vaccines to qualified patients through their Merck Patient Assistance Program. The company is based in Boston, MA and is a part of Merck & Co., Inc. and its affiliates. The company also offers information about insurance coverage and financial assistance options for eligible patients. The company conducts clinical trials and provides medical information covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine through their Merck Manuals. Additionally, they report on their commitment to operating responsibly to benefit society through their corporate responsibility program, which includes their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. Merck for Mothers is an initiative to create a world where no woman has to die giving life.

GlaxoSmithKline KK researches, develops, imports, manufactures and sells toiletry products. The company was founded on August 18, 1928 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan

Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. produces and distributes pharmaceutical products. It researches, develops, manufactures, sells, and imports and exports ethical drugs in Japan. Banyu Pharmaceutical was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. provides home and health care services. The company is based in New Brunswick, NJ and was founded in 1886.

Limacorporate SpA operates as a medical device company. It provides reconstructive and fixation orthopedic solutions to surgeons. The firm?s product range includes large joint primary and revision implants, extremities, and fixation solutions. The company was founded by Carlo Leopoldo Lualdi in 1945 and is headquartered in Villanova di San Daniele del Friuli, Italy.

Neo Medical Systems SA distributes medical systems. The firm''s products include LED scialytics, OR mobile tables, laparoscopic video equipment, 3D surgical camera, surgical ceilings, surgical bridges, integrated operating room, and monitor suspensions. The company was founded by François Scalais and Sébastien Recloux and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Neo Medical SA engages in the provision of integrated spine technology platforms. The company was founded by Vincent Lefauconnier and Jonas Larsson and is headquartered in Villette, Switzerland.

4FOx Ventures Partners (4FOx Ventures Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jean-Pierre Rosat. The firm is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

General Electric Co. /GE Consumer Finance/ provides financial services to retailers and consumers. Its products are private label credit cards, personal loans, bank cards, auto loans and leases, mortgages, corporate travel & purchasing cards, debt consolidation, home equity loans and credit insurance. The company is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Aerium Therapeutics, Inc. is an American biotechnology company that focuses on epidemic and pandemic preparedness. The company is based in Lausanne and has operations in the United States. The company's mission is to discover and develop antibodies and small molecule antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 and other epidemic and pandemic threats. Aerium Therapeutics has a team of world-class scientists and biotechnology veterans, as well as experienced investors. Aerium's lead assets are monoclonal antibodies that show broad activity against important variants of concern (VOCs) of SARS-CoV-2, including Omicron and its subvariants. The company plans to expand its pipeline to antiviral therapeutics in late 2022 and will broaden its focus to other epidemic and pandemic threats in the future. The CEO of the company is Rajeev Venkayya.

Transcend Therapeutics is an American biotechnology company that discovers, develops, and delivers next-generation psychoactive medicines to work towards a world where people no longer suffer from neuropsychiatric disease. The company is located in the US. The company focuses on developing medicines that are accessible to a larger percentage of patients in need, specifically the tens of millions of patients who already take psychotropic medication. Transcend Therapeutics has real-world data for its lead compound, TSND-201, demonstrating robust responses in patients with PTSD. As a public benefit corporation, the company has pledged 10% of its founding shares towards nonprofits focused on scientific research and patient access.

Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

GNS Healthcare, Inc. provides analytics solutions for the healthcare industry. The firm offers solutions for electronic health records, claims, clinical and incentive programs, reward, product development solutions for biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, consumer product, and medical device companies and publications, conference abstracts, and presentations. The company was founded by Colin Hill and Iya Khalil in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Eli Lilly & Co., Versanis Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Lloyd Klickstein. Mark E. Pruzanski has been the CEO of the company since 2021. Versanis Bio was acquired by Eli Lilly & Co. on August 14, 2023 for $1,925 million.

Hemab ApS develops antibodies for the treatment of rare bleeding disorders. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish company was founded in 2019 by Johan Henrik Faber. Benny Sorensen has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Omega Fund Management Ltd. (OFM) is the wholly-owned private equity firm founded by Dr. Otello Stampacchia in 2004. The firm is headquartered in the US.