Sunny Lee Ryan

Menlo Therapeutics Inc. operates as biopharmaceutical company which is focused on the development and commercialization of serlopitant for the treatment of pruritus, or itch, associated with dermatologic conditions such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and prurigo nodularis. The company was founded by Ed F. Schnipper in October, 2011 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, CA.

Alios BioPharma, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which develops novel antiviral therapies for the treatment of respiratory diseases. It also develops proprietary chemical libraries of novel nucleosides, nucleoside analogs and non-nucleosides as potential therapeutics for viral infections including RSV, influenza, rhinovirus and emerging viral diseases. The firm offers VX-135, a uridine nucleotide analog for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. The company was founded by Leonid N. Beigelman, Lawrence M. Blatt and John R. Donovan in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Achaogen, Inc. engages in developing and commercializing innovative antibacterial agents for multi-drug resistant gram-negative infections. The firm is also involved in the development of C-Scape, an orally administered antibiotic to address a serious unmet need for an effective oral treatment for patients with complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis caused by extended spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae. The company was founded by Nathaniel Eames David, Floyd E. Romesberg, and Peter G. Schultz in June 2002 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

CoMentis, Inc. focuses on developing drugs to treat various central nervous system disorders. Its research and development spectrum include BACE inhibitors and modulators of the a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (NAChR). The company was founded by John P. Cooke and Muralitharan Kengatharan in 2006 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Rinat Neuroscience Corp. manufactures and markets drugs for treating neurological diseases. The company was founded by Arnon Rosenthal and Patrick G. Lynn on November 21, 2000 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Genelabs Technologies, Inc. discovery and development of pharmaceutical products to improve human health. The company was founded by Brian D. Frenzel and Frank C. Kung in 1983 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.