Tsutomu Nishida

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. engages in the manufacturing, distributing, exporting, and importing of pharmaceuticals, clinical testing equipment, medical device and equipment, food products, cosmetics, and other related products. Its operations are carried out through the following business divisions: Pharmaceutical Business and Nutraceutical Business. The Pharmaceutical Business division engages in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The Nutraceutical Business division provides nutritional products, cosmetics and medicines that support day-to-day health maintenance and improvement. The company was founded on August 10, 1964 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

GangaGen, Inc. develops novel therapies for veterinary and agricultural applications. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, particularly infections that are resistant to antibiotics. The company was founded by Janakiraman Ramachandran on September 23, 2000 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.