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Sanofi Genzyme is the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi, focused on rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, immunology, and oncology. They help people with debilitating and complex conditions that are often difficult to diagnose and treat. They are dedicated to discovering and advancing new therapies, providing hope to patients and their families around the world. Genzyme became part of Sanofi in 2011. While continuing to focus on rare diseases, they also established ourselves as a leader in the field of multiple sclerosis. In 2016, their focus expanded to include Sanofi’s programs in oncology and immunology. Their approach is shaped by a long history of developing highly specialized treatments and forging close relationships with physician and patient communities. Founded as Genzyme in Boston in 1981, they rapidly grew to become one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, recognized for their pioneering development of treatments for rare genetic disorders and their innovative contributions to medical science and biomanufacturing.

Janssen Vaccines & Prevention BV manufactures and supplies biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.

4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biotherapeutics company, which engages in the design, development, and commercialization of transformative gene therapeutic products for serious unmet medical conditions. It offers products for ophthalmology, cardiology, and pulmonology. The company was founded by David H. Kirn, Melissa Kotterman, Theresa Janke, and David Schaffer on September 12, 2013 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers pharmaceutical drugs, pharmaceutical instruments, and diagnostics solutions. The company was founded by Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche on October 1, 1896 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale provides medical services. The firm specializes in biomedical research and public health research. The company is headquartered in Paris, Cedex, France.

DKFZ Deutsche Krebsforschungszentrum is a German private company that operates as a cancer research center.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes pharmaceutical products for the treatment of serious medical conditions. The Company has therapeutic candidates in clinical trials for the potential treatment of cancer, eye diseases, and inflammatory diseases, and has preclinical programs in other diseases and disorders. The company’s product portfolio includes EYLEA, an aflibercept injection; ARCALYST, a rilonacept Injection for subcutaneous use; ZALTRAP for metastatic colorectal cancer; trap fusion proteins; and fully human monoclonal antibodies. On March 26, 2012, it was announced that Sanofi and Regeneron are in development with a new cholesterol drug which will help reduce cholesterol up to 72%. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1988 and is currently headquartered in New York, USA.

Generation Bio is an innovative genetic medicines company focused on creating a new class of gene therapy to provide durable, redosable treatments for patients suffering from both rare and prevalent diseases. The company’s non-viral platform incorporates a proprietary high-capacity DNA construct called closed-ended DNA, or ceDNA; a novel cell-targeted lipid nanoparticle delivery system, or ctLNP; and an established, scalable capsid-free manufacturing process. The company is designing therapies to provide targeted delivery of genetic payloads that include large and multiple genes across a broad array of tissues, and to be redosable for individualized and extended treatment throughout a patient’s life. The platform is designed to expand access to treatments for rare diseases and to address prevalent diseases through efficient, scalable manufacturing.

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. handles, protects and licenses technologies developed by the faculty, staff and students. It facilitates the licensing of technology to companies, encourages new faculty startup ventures, works with publishers and distributors of software, and supports the transfer of research and knowledge to other universities, research institutes and companies. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA.

The University of Iowa Research Foundation (UIRF) - a 501C3 corporation - commercializes University of Iowa developed technologies and inventions through licensing and new venture formation, and manages the subsequent revenue stream.

Adverum Biotechnologies is a clinical-stage company that aims to establish gene therapy as a new standard of care for a number of highly prevalent ocular diseases with the aspiration of developing functional cures for these diseases to restore vision and prevent blindness. Their services include gene therapy, biotechnology, rare diseases, ophthalmology, and retina.

The Institute Pasteur is a private, non-profit foundation. Its mission is to help prevent and treat diseases, mainly those of infectious origin, through research, teaching, and public health initiatives.The Institut Pasteur is a research center of international renown ideally located in the very heart of Paris. Each year the institute hosts a multitude of scientific and medical conferences and meetings as well as events on a variety of themes.

BioMarin develops and commercializes innovative biopharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions. The company's product portfolio comprises three approved products and multiple clinical and pre-clinical product candidates. Approved products include Naglazyme® (galsulfase) for mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI), a product wholly developed and commercialized by BioMarin; Aldurazyme® (laronidase) for mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I), a product which BioMarin developed through a 50/50 joint venture with Genzyme Corporation; and Kuvan® (sapropterin dihydrochloride) Tablets, for phenylketonuria (PKU), developed in partnership with Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany.

Takeda Vaccines, Inc., a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., is an American company located in Bozeman, MT. The firm provides biological research and development services.

Shanghai Zerun Biotechnology Co., Ltd. engages in the development, commercialization, and industrialization of new recombinant human vaccine products. It develops recombinant vaccines such as preventive cervical cancer vaccines, and recombinant enterovirus 71 virus-like particle and therapeutic vaccines. The company was founded on May 7, 2003 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

UAB Research Foundation (doing business as UABRF), a subsidiary of The University of Alabama System, is a company headquartered in Birmingham, AL. The firm engages in identify, assess, and market commercially viable technology developed at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.