Targeted Cell Therapies (TCT) is a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company that is using its powerful technology platform for the development of biotherapeutics for a broad range of human diseases. The technology permits the oral delivery of large molecules, avoiding the usual need for injection. The company's approach uses glucan particles containing nanoplexed nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) payloads encoding therapeutic molecules. Following oral administration, the glucan particles and their payload are rapidly taken up by macrophages in the small intestine. As the macrophages migrate to sites of inflammation or pathology, the payloads are processed by cellular machinery into active therapeutics. TCT believes that its orally administered therapeutics will be more efficacious and safer than the currently available injectables. Targeted Cell Therapies lead compound is for Gaucher Disease, the most common lysosomal storage disorder. Other targets for the company's biotherapeutics include lytic and low bone density conditions and inflammatory disorders.

Welgen, Inc. is a biotech company developing technologies and products for biomedical research. The company was founded in 2002 to develop vectors for gene delivery and silencing that facilitate research activities in both academia and industry. The company's products provide the medical research community and the pharmaceutical industry with rapid and cost-efficient approaches for gene function research and drug development.

Scientists at Epeius Biotechnologies have developed a targeted delivery system (TDS) that can transport genes or other therapeutic agents directly to diseased areas in the body. This pathotropic, or disease-seeking, technology has enabled the company to develop Rexin-G, a tumor-targeted, injectable gene delivery system that has demonstrated remarkable safety and single-agent efficacy in clinical trials internationally. Rexin-G is currently in clinical trials for pancreatic cancer in the U.S. ƒƒ‚ƒš‚" where it has achieved FDA orphan drug status ƒƒ‚ƒš‚" and has accelerated approval in the Philippines for the treatment of all solid tumors that are resistant to standard chemotherapy. The company's international clinical outreach with Rexin-G has enabled us to expedite further demonstrations that Rexin-G is highly active in a broad spectrum of chemo-resistant tumor types with efficacy and excellent safety profiles. The company are a biopharmaceutical company focused on expanding the therapeutic utility and commercialization of the company's pathotropic approach to disease treatment through internal development and commercialization of the company's oncology products and cancer vaccines, and through strategic partnerships in additional areas of oncology, immunology, cardiovascular, ocular, and wound healing applications, precision targeted diagnostics, and stem cell technologies.

Agrisoma Biosciences is an agricultural company that has commercialized carinata, a non-food oilseed crop designed for sustainable production of biofuels. Agrisoma sells carinata seed products under the Resonance brand name, and uses advanced crop improvement technologies to provide superior crop varieties to growers.

MOgene is a biotechnology company, focused on understanding the mechanisms of cellular and organismal toxicity of chemical compounds and applying the knowledge to improve safety and efficacy of products across life science industries. MOgene uses a systems biology approach to understand gene function in the context of biological networks, to develop assays and biomarkers for molecular diagnostic solutions that would help address toxicity issues. MOgene is an Agilent-certified gene expression service provider and aims to provide microarray services including custom design of arrays, experiment design and detailed bioinformatics analysis.

TheraVasc is a privately-held biotechnology company with offices in Louisiana, focused on the development of vascular therapies with decreased risks through the repositioning of drugs with known safety profiles. The Company's first program is for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD is a chronic disorder associated with reduced blood flow to the extremities, affecting some 14 million Americans and hundreds of millions of people across the world. This disease causes severe pain in the extremities, limiting mobility and in some cases, leads to death. Unfortunately, there are no treatments available for this disease. TheraVasc's lead product, TV1001i, selectively increases blood flow in ischemic tissues affected in PAD.