James Niedel

Sprout Group (Sprout) is venture capital subsidiary of Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC founded in 1969. The firm headquartered in New York.

Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. creates potent and stable siRNA compounds that are delivered into human cells resulting in the silencing of genes and viruses responsible for human diseases. The firm creates RNAi- based therapies to treat patients. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tolerx, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company in the discovery and development of therapies for immune-mediated diseases. They are also engaged in preclinical development of monoclonal antibody product candidates that engage the body’s immune system and promote and enhance immune responses. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Cambridge, MA.

Sopherion Therapeutics LLC develops and commercializes anti-cancer therapies. The company was founded by Ronald H. Goldfarb and Salvatore Forenza in 2002 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

New Leaf Venture Partners LLC (New Leaf Ventures) is an independent Venture Capital firm founded by Jeani Delagardelle, Philippe Chambon, Vijay Lathi, Ron Hunt, James Niedel, and Kathy LaPorte. The firm is headquartered in New York. It spun out from Sprout Group.

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for the treatment of chronic diseases. Its lead product candidate, ITCA 650, is currently in development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The firm’s platform technology is a proprietary subcutaneous delivery system that involves a matchstick-size, miniature osmotic pump implanted sub-dermally to provide continuous and consistent drug therapy, and the company’s proprietary formulation technology, which maintains stability of therapeutic proteins and peptides at human body temperatures for long extended periods of time. The company was founded by Mark Moran in June 1995 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Tioga Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It develops therapies for the treatment of pruritus. The company was founded by Stuart J. Collinson in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Oriel Therapeutics, Inc. develops inhaled drug delivery systems for respiratory diseases and diagnostics. It is a respiratory drug delivery and development company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic industries in the development and commercialization of innovative pre-metered unit and multi-dose dry powder delivery systems for medicines for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Paul J. Atkins, Timothy M. Crowder, Richard Fuller and Anthony J. Hickey in 2002 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.