Kenneth Lee

Systemix, Inc. develops cell-based gene therapies for diseases. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company was founded by Irving L. Weissman, Leroy E. Hood. Systemix was acquired by Novartis AG on February 14, 1997 for $75.90 million.

Heartport, Inc. develops systems and procedures for heart surgery. The company's technologies allow surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. Heartport was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

CV Therapeutics™ is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the application of molecular cardiology to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel, small molecule drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Abgenix, Inc. developed therapeutic products. It focused on the discovery, development and manufacturing of therapeutic antibodies. The firm's antibody development platform included manufacturing fully human antibody product candidates to a variety of disease targets. The company was founded by R. Scott Greer in 1996 and was headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Maxygen, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It is focused on the potential further development of its MAXY-G34 product, a next-generation pegylated, granulocyte colony stimulating factor, G-CSF, for the treatment of chemotherapy induced neutropenia and acute radiation syndrome. G-CSF is a natural protein that functions by stimulating the body's bone marrow to produce more white blood cells. The company was founded on May 7, 1996 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operated as a biopharmaceutical company. It discovered and developed pharmaceutical products to treat diseases that results from deficiencies in the body's natural mechanisms of mucosal hydration. The company was founded by Kendall Harden, Richard C. Boucher, Andre L. Lamotte, H. Jefferson Leighton and Terrance G. McGuire and was headquartered in Whitehouse Station, NJ.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Hatteras Venture Partners (Hatteras Venture) is venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Clay B. Thorp and John Crumpler. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Part of HBM Partners AG, HBM Biocapital Ltd. is a Caymanian company that provides investment services. The private company is based in George Town, Cayman Islands.

North Carolina Biosciences Organization is non-profit organization, which focuses on legislative monitoring and lobbying activities at the state and federal level. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Clinipace, Inc. provides digital contract research solutions. The firm operates as a digital contract research organization that assists life science firms in developing and executing regulatory strategies, clinical development, and post-approval research. Its service areas encompass clinical monitoring, data management, medical affairs and writing, patient recruitment, study feasibility, and site selection and management. The company was founded by Ronald G. Marks, Christopher K. Porter, and Jeff Lewis Williams in 2003 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Clinverse, Inc. provides automated financial management technology solutions for clinical trials. The firm’s products include ClinPay, ClinDebit and ClinViz. The company was founded on July 10, 2008 by Stephen Ayala and Tim S. Immel and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Pappas Capital LLC (Pappas Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Art M. Pappas. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

POZEN, Inc. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. Its Pipeline products are PA Product Portfolio, which is focused on integrated aspirin therapies that enable the full power of aspirin by reducing its potential gastrointestinal damage. The firm PA Product Portfolio consists of PA8140 and PA32540. The company was founded by John R. Plachetka in 1996 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. engages in the development, acquisition, and commercialization of cardiovascular, pain, and other product therapies. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States and Canada. The company is founded on December 2, 2015, and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

AgTech Accelerator Corp. focuses on discovering and developing agricultural technology companies. It offers finance to agricultural firms. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Versartis, Inc. is an endocrine-focused biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research and development of pharmaceutical products. Its portfolio includes Somavartan and XTEN TEchnology which target the endocrine disorders and growth hormone deficiencies. The company was founded by Jeffrey L. Cleland, Mark de Boer, Willem Stemmer, Volker Schellenberger, and Joshua Silverman on December 10, 2008 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Dance Biopharm Holdings, Inc. engages in providing health care services. The company was founded by John Stuart Patton in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Aerami Therapeutics, Inc. develops inhaled insulin products to treat diabetes patients. Its product Dance 501 is designed to produce consistently sized particles of liquid insulin in the form of a smooth mist, allowing the efficient and consistent delivery of insulin into the lungs in a few comfortable breaths. The company was founded by John Stuart Patton in February 9, 2009 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Inc. promotes activities to reduce cancer risk, enable early detection, facilitate better access to treatment and hasten the discovery. Its programs include CEO cancer gold standard, life sciences consortium and project data sphere. The company was founded by George H. W. Bush in 2001 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.