Carlos E. Ibañez

Tocagen, Inc. is a clinical-stage, cancer-selective gene therapy company, which engages in the development of product candidates designed to activate a patient's immune system against their own cancer. It is in the business of discovery, development, and commercialization of products for the treatment of cancer. The company was founded by Thomas E. Darcy, Harry E. Gruber, Douglas J. Jolly, and Dennis N. Berman in August 2007 and is headquartered San Diego, CA.

Chiron Viagene, Inc. provides technical services and life science research. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company specializes in EMSA reagents and services, as well as producing innovative technology. The company was founded by Paul K. Laikind, David F. Hale, Jack W. Reich, Harry E. Gruber. Chiron Viagene was acquired by Chiron Corp. on October 03, 1995 for $135 million.

Chiron Corp. provides nucleic acid test for blood screening. Its products include tigris system, target capture system, reagent preparation incubator, and many more. The company was founded in 1981 by William J. Rutter, Edward E. Penhoet & Pablo Valenzuela and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Collateral Therapeutics, Inc. focuses on the discovery and development of non-surgical gene therapy product candidates for the potential treatment of cardiovascular diseases including: coronary artery disease; peripheral vascular disease; restenosis; congestive heart failure and heart attack. The company's core technology is centered on methods of cardiovascular gene therapy; a portfolio of therapeutic genes and gene delivery vectors. Its portfolio includes human genes in the Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) gene families to be used in investigational gene therapy product candidates. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Activate Immunotherapy operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The firm discovers, develops, and commercializes Immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. The company was founded by Habib Fakhrai and Emmet O’Neal III in 1997 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Abintus Bio, Inc. operates as a preclinical stage gene therapy company. It provides immune cell reprogramming services. The company was founded by John Snyder, Nicholas A. Boyle, Douglas J. Jolly, Carlos Ibañez, Derek Ostertag, and Cory Bentley and is headquartered in Encinitas, CA.