Avidimer Therpeutics

is engaged in endocannabinoid research with the ability to address major unmet medical needs for selected diseases with clear competitive advantage over present therapies. The company's mission is the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics in the areas of neuropathic, inflammatory and somatic pain, obesity, neuroprotection, and addiction and glaucoma.

Neomics is a drug discovery and diagnostics company with a unique cancer target and biomarker discovery platform. In particular, Neomics is focused on novel targets and biomarkers relevant to aminoacyl RNA synthetases (ARS). They have preclinical and clinical validation of their targets and biomarkers.

NovaDigm Therapeutics is developing vaccines to protect patients from fungal and bacterial infections, which can be life-threatening and drug resistant. The company's lead product candidate, NDV-3, is a recombinant glycoprotein vaccine containing a candidal surface antigen, agglutinin-like sequence 3 protein or Als3. Results from a Phase 1 clinical trial demonstrated that a single dose of the NDV-3 vaccine was safe, well-tolerated and induced strong antibody and T-cell immune responses in healthy adults.

Sopherion is a therapeutics platform company initially focused on cancer.

Phico Therapeutics is developing SASPject PT3.8, an antibacterial therapy for the systemic treatment of patients with serious Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) infections, which have a high mortality rate.

Sequoia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is engaged in the discovery and development of antiviral therapeutics, with a focus on developing new treatments for drug-resistant infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and HCV-induced hepatitis. Sequoia Pharmaceuticals is located in Gaithersburg, Md.