Robert Zeldin

Acceleron Pharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases. Its product candidates include Luspatercept, designed to patients with chronic anemia associated within a wide range of blood diseases; ACE-083, designed for the treatment of focal muscle disorders; and Sotatercept, designed to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. The company was founded by John L. Knopf and Thomas P. Maniatis in June 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Stallergenes SA is an international biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of allergy-related respiratory diseases. The company operates through the Allergen Immunotherapy segment, which provides products and services for the desensitization of allergy-related respiratory conditions. Its products include a range of sublingual route and subcutaneous route products for the treatment of respiratory diseases such as rhino-conjunctivitis, rhinitis, and allergic asthma. Stallergenes was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Antony, France.

Ablynx NV operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of proprietary therapeutic proteins under the Nanobodies brand. It includes haematology, inflammation, infectious disease, autoimmune disease, oncology and immune-oncology. The company was founded by Mark Vaeck in 2001 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research engages in the regulation of biological and related products. Its scope includes blood, vaccines, allergenics, tissues, and cellular and gene therapies. The company is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.