| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Ling Zeng |
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer | Profile |
Jeffrey Kopacz |
Vice President, Intellectual Property | Profile |
Arvinas is a pharmaceutical company focused on developing new small molecules ‒ known as PROTACs (PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras) ‒ aimed at degrading disease-causing cellular proteins via proteolysis. Based on innovative research conducted at Yale University by Dr. Craig Crews, Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor, the company is translating natural protein degradation approaches into novel drugs for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. The proprietary PROTAC-based drug paradigm induces protein degradation, rather than protein inhibition, using the ubiquitin proteasome system and offers the advantage of potentially targeting “undruggable” as well as “druggable” elements of the proteome. This greatly expands the ability to create drugs for many new, previously unapproachable targets.
TruSpine is a medical device company focused on entering the $10.2 billion (US) per annum spinal device market. The Company is developing uniquely disruptive technologies to revolutionise the spinal stabilisation market, commencing with three flagship pioneering, spinal devices. The Cervi-LOK™ (for the cervical and upper thoracic spine), GRASP Laminoplasty (a treatment for decompression of the spinal cord) & Faci-LOK™ (for the lumbar and lower thoracic spine). These unique devices represent a paradigm shift in spinal fixation, by providing exceptional stabilization while not altering the bony anatomy such as screws, staples or other devices which currently dominate the spinal market. The TruSpine philosophy and mantra is one of preserving nature`s design, and as such, the devices have been designed to be safer, faster and easier to implant. The potential cost savings to patients, insurers and surgeons can be significant. The technology is minimally intrusive, minimally invasive and reversable. The first product to market will be Cervi-LOK™, and will be the first posterior cervical stabilisation device in the world which fully preserves the boney anatomy of the spine. TruSpine has a phased product development strategy, and is planning to commence initial product marketing between late 2020 to early 2021. The overall aim is to establish the TruSpine products as the go-to solutions for the spinal stabilisation market. In addition to the three flagship platform products currently under development, the company also has a pipeline of additional and complementary spinal products.
Empowering the industry with the resources, expertise, and capital to help accelerate the advancement and adoption of cell and gene therapies.
Limerick BioPharma, Inc. is a South San Francisco, CA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech sector.
Solid Biosciences (Solid) is a life science company singularly focused on solving Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne). We aim to be the center of excellence across the entire disease spectrum, serving as a catalyst to bring together those with the expertise in science, technology, disease management and care. Disease-focused and founded by a family directly impacted, our mandate is simple yet comprehensive - attack the roots of the disease and improve daily life for patients. Solid is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA.