Steven Geffon

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC engages in the operation of a global contract research organization, which provides drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. It offers adaptive trial design, bio analytical lab, bio similar development, biostatistics, GMP lab, clinical supplies, trial monitoring, CMC regulatory, data management, dental pain clinic, real-world outcomes, site intelligence and activation, central lab, global regulatory affairs, IRT systems, late stage research, medical communications, device and diagnostics, medical writing, nonclinical development and regulatory consulting and intelligence, regulatory development, innovation and vaccine sciences. The company was founded by Fredric N. Eshelman in 1985 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Optimer, Inc. operates materials research, development and testing laboratory. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Authorea, Inc. provides platform for knowledge-sharing in the scientific research community. The company was founded by Nathan Jenkins and Albert Pepe in 2012 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Monash University operates as a public research university. It specializes in higher education, global engagement, postgraduate courses, undergraduate study, and PhD research. The company was founded on March 1961 and is headquartered in Clayton, Australia.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Optimer Pharmaceuticals LLC operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It is focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative hospital specialty products. Optimer Pharmaceuticals primarily concentrates on developing DIFICID and other fidaxomicin products. The company was founded by Michael N. Chang in 1998 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

23andMe, Inc. provides genetic information using DNA analysis technologies and web-based interactive tools. It enables individuals to gain deeper insights into personal ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. The company was founded by Linda Avey, Paul L. Cusenza and Anne E. Wojcicki in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

eResearchTechnology GmbH provides a cloud platform for clinical source systems. It offers solutions for centralized cardiac safety, respiratory, suicide risk assessment and clinical outcome assessments. The company is headquartered in Estenfeld, Germany.

HPG LLC manufactures and markets consumer products. The company was founded by Cheryl Lubbert in 2002 is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. develops microbial therapies that address the human immune system. It engages in the development of a new class of drugs that work by modulating the human microbiome, with an initial emphasis in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Ruslan Medzhitov, Alexander Rudensky, Brett Finlay, Kenya Honda, Dan Littman, Bernat Olle and David Steinberg in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

dRx Capital AG (dRx Capital) is a investment arm of Novartis AG founded in 2015 by Valencia Rick. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Kallyope, Inc. engages in developing drugs and consumer products. Its specialties include biotechnology, gut-brain axis, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded by Thomas P. Maniatis, Charles Zuker and Richard Axel in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Science 37, Inc. develops mobile technology, clinical trials and patient-centric models for clinical research. It focuses on the development of networked patient-centric models for clinical research to accelerate biomedical discovery. The firm develops Network Oriented Research Assistant, which bridges the gap between traditional trial management software and an advanced telemedicine platform; supports end-to-end management of networked clinical trials; and allows researchers to communicate with patients and mobile nurses from homes using videos, photographs, survey forms, or device data capture on iPhones, iPads, or Android devices. The company was founded by Noah Craft and Belinda Tan and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

Careguardian, Inc. provides health care services. The firm transforms the in-home care and aging experience by providing clients with personalized care planning, expert caregiver matching, custom mobile technology, and proactive case management to improve older adults’ health and well-being while giving its families peace of mind. The company was founded by Josh Bruno and Akash Shah in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mahana Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures and distributes digital therapeutics products. The company was founded by Simon Levy in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Start Somewhere LLC is an American company that organizes events for the LGBTQ+ community in the tech industry. The private company host the Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Pride Summit, which is a gathering of techies and leaders from the LGBTQ+ community. The company was founded by Leanne Pittsford, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Federation Bio, Inc. uses microbiome therapeutics to address medical needs. The company was founded by Racquel N. Bracken, Michael Fischbach and Dylan Dodd and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

TMRW Life Sciences, Inc. operates as a platform for in-clinic and remote storage. The company was founded by Joshua Abram, Alan Murray and Jeffrey Port and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Atavistik Bio, Inc. is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company located in an undisclosed location. The American company is pioneering a synthetic, scalable approach to identify and harness highly conserved protein-metabolite interactions to revolutionize small molecule drug discovery. The company's advanced data analytics and AI platforms leverage structure-based drug design to engineer novel, highly specific small molecule drugs to activate, inhibit or stabilize targets. The company is led by an experienced management team and advisors, plus a robust investment syndicate, and is positioned to deliver transformational science to ultimately improve patient care. Atavistik Bio was founded by prominent scientists who are considered among the leading authorities in cell biology, cancer cell biology and cell metabolism. Bryan E Stuart has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Cajal Neuroscience is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering new treatments for neurodegeneration. The company is based in Seattle, WA and was founded by Ian Peikon. The company uses advanced technologies such as integrative human genetics, multi-omics, functional genomics, and microscopy to accelerate their target and drug discovery.

Eikon Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The company is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Plexium, Inc. provides drug development methodology services. It specializes in immunomodulation as a therapeutic approach for CNS and oncology. The company was founded by Brian Paegel on July 12, 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Hometeam Technologies, Inc., also known as Vesta Healthcare, is a technology and clinical services organization that connects caregiver insights to the rest of the care team. The company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company provides 24/7 telehealth support for caregivers and care recipients, with a focus on high-need, frail senior populations. Vesta partners with home care agencies, health plans, and providers to create value-based population health programs that emphasize clinical quality, improved health outcomes, and personalized engagement. The company was founded in 2018, and the CEO is Randall Klein.

Mekonos, Inc. engages in the provision of cell-engineering platform. It offers silicon chip technology. The company was founded by Anil Narasimha and Steven Banerjee and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of IQVIA Holdings, Inc., Drug Dev, Inc. is a company that provides innovative clinical trial technology solutions. The company is based in Princeton, NJ. The company's cloud-based technology has been used on thousands of trials.