Genentech is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. It creates multiple products on the market and a development pipeline. The company became a member of the Roche Group in 2009. As part of their merger agreement, Roche and Genentech combined their pharmaceutical operations in the United States. Genentech’s South San Francisco campus now serves as the headquarters for Roche pharmaceutical operations in the United States. Genentech’s Research and Early Development section operates as an independent center within Roche. Genentech was founded in 1976 by [Robert Swanson](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/robert-a-swanson) and [Herbert Boyer](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/herbert-w-boyer). It is headquartered in South San Francisco, C.A.

Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH manufactures pharmaceutical prodcuts. It offers human and animal health products. The company was founded by Albert Boehringer in 1885 and is headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany.

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.

The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, a subsidiary of The University of Texas at Austin, is an American company located in Austin, TX. The firm oversees college activities.

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a public American pharmaceutical development company headquartered in Redwood City, California. The company was founded in August 2004 by two University of Michigan investigators, Michael Clarke and Max S. Wicha. As of 2013, the company had 83 employees. OncoMed's drug discovery work focuses on developing "targeted antibodies against cancer stem cells". The cancer stem cell technologies on which OncoMed depends are licensed from the University of Michigan where they were developed by the founders of the company. OncoMed went public in 2013 and is listed on NASDAQ under the stock symbol OMED.

The University of California is the nation's best public university system, delivering top-notch research and innovation to California (and the world).

XOMA Technology Ltd., a subsidiary of XOMA Corp., is a company headquartered in Bermuda focused on pharmaceutical preparations.

AP Biosciences, Inc. engages in the research and development of new antibody drug and immunotherapy drugs. It focuses on the cancer immunotherapy bi-specific antibody drugs. The company was founded on May 27, 2013 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

Allgenesis Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a private company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. The firm develops biopharmaceutical products. It was founded by Chih Ming Chen and Chih Lung Shen. Madhu Cherukury is the CEO, in this role since 2014.\nThe company says this about itself: Allgenesis is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Taipei, Taiwan. The company is focused on research and development of novel medicines for the treatment of eye diseases. Current projects in the pipeline include AG-73305, a potential blockbuster drug for the treatment of DME, nAMD, and other retinal diseases such as RVO, AG-86893 for pterygium, and AG-80308 for Dry Eye Disease.

Schering Corp. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers products in the areas of allergy and respiratory, anti-infectives, foot care, hepatitis, skin disorders, and sun care. It is a subsidiary of Schering-Plough Corp. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NY.

Sopherion Therapeutics, LLC is a privately held biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey with offices in Cheshire, Connecticut, Estero, Florida and an operating subsidiary, Sopherion Therapeutics Canada, in Toronto, Canada. Sopherion Therapeutics LLC is a specialty biopharmaceutical company with an exclusive licensing agreement with Zeneus Pharma Ltd., now Cephalon, Inc., for the commercialization of Myocet™ (a liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin-citrate complex) in the United States and Canada. Sopherion’s current business focus is the execution of a Phase III, global, randomized, registration trial for first line therapy of invasive, metastatic breast cancer and the development and commercialization of Sopherion’s lead agent, Myocet™. Myocet is being investigated in an FDA agreed upon registration trial in combination with two other drugs, Herceptin® (Trastuzumab) and Taxol (Paclitaxel) vs. Herceptin® and Taxol alone, the current standard of care for first line HER-2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer. Myocet™, a liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin with reduced cardiotoxicity, is a nanotechnology product that localizes into tumor vasculature and in contrast to parental doxorubicin avoids homing to the heart. This 363 patient global trial in twelve countries has as of 03/06/09 been fully recruited. Unblinding is anticipated by the summer of 2010 with NDA submission for full approval following within 6 months. Myocet® is already a registered drug in Canada, where Sopherion has commercial rights and in Europe where Cephalon has commercial rights for use in first line metastatic breast cancer in combination with cyclophosphamide.; Their Phase III trial is based on a Phase II trial, supported by Roche, which gave a 96% response rate and two and a half year median progression free survival for patients with metastatic breast cancer.

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.

Merck & Co., Inc. is a health care company, which engages in the provision of health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, and Other. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets animal health products, such as pharmaceutical and vaccine products, for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in livestock, and companion animal species. The Other segment consists of sales for the non-reportable segments of healthcare services. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Gensun Biopharma is a biotechnology company. Gensun Biopharma provides biological therapeutics for cancer treatment. Gensun's pipeline includes molecules in pre-IND development and in the early stages of development.

Toagosei Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemical and industrial products. It operates through the following segments: Commodity Chemicals, Polymer & Oligomer, Adhesive Material, Performance Chemicals, Plastics, and Others. The Commodity Chemicals segment supplies products used in a wide range of industries including caustic soda, sulfuric acid, industrial gases, and inorganic high-purity chemicals. The Polymer & Oligomer segment provides acrylic acid, acrylic ester, acrylic polymer, polymer flocculants, and UV-Curable Resins. TheAdhesive Material segment includes functional adhesives, amenity care materials, and electronic products. The Plastics segment provides piping equipment, nursing care products, elastomeric compounds, and products for use in environmental preservation systems. The Others segment includes facility construction and repair business, transportation business, research and development of new products, and trading business. The company was founded by Momosuke Fukuzawa in 1933 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Massachusetts General Hospital was established to provide care to Boston's sick, regardless of socioeconomic status—an innovative idea in 1811. In the words of their founder, John Warren, MD, “When in distress, every man becomes their neighbor.” They subsequently became the first teaching hospital for Harvard University’s new medical school and have been redefining excellence in healthcare ever since. They have remained at the forefront of medicine by fostering a culture of collaboration, pushing the boundaries of medical research, educating the brightest medical minds and maintaining an unwavering commitment to the diverse community they were created to serve. They believe that because of diversity they excel, through inclusion they respect their community, and with a keen focus on equity they serve, heal, educate and innovate at the highest levels. Their first priority is the well-being of their patients—near and far. As a team they are able to maintain a singular focus on providing the highest quality, most compassionate care to each and every patient.

Vaccinex has developed an antibody discovery platform that enables efficient mammalian cell-based expression for expression of large and diverse libraries of high affinity, full-length human monoclonal antibodies on the surface envelope of a mammalian virus and the cell surface membrane of the infected cell. This allows them to combine the advantages of virus panning and cell sorting into one seamless selection process. This technology enables the rapid selection of 1010 antibody combinations and thus selection of high affinity leads with varied frameworks that recognize multiple epitopes. It is based in Rochester, New York.