John Herberger

Alkermes, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers medicines for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. The company was founded by Michael A. Wall, Floyd E. Bloom, Frederick W. K. Brown, Paul R. Schimmel and Alexander G. Rich in 1987 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Candela Corp. develops and manufactures lasers for aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. It offers LEDs, ballasts, fluorescents, HIDs, miniature lamps, sockets, incandescent, fixtures and induction lighting solutions. The company was founded by Horace Furumoto in 1986 and is headquartered in Wayland, MA.

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP provides legal services. It offers services to labor, employment, entertainment and media law, toxic torts and other environmental services. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Schering Plough Corp. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, consumer and animal health care products. The firm discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Morrison & Foerster LLP is a law firm that provides legal services on various industries, which include: litigation, financial services, intellectual property and technology, and transactional work, such as corporate, capital markets and real estate finance representations. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

World Business Chicago provides economic data and statistical assistance services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Astellas Pharma US, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers cardiology, dermatology, immunology, infectious diseases, and urology. The firm was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Centerview Partners LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Robert Pruzan in 2006 and is a subsidiary of Centerview Partners Advisory Holdings LLC. Centerview Partners provides brokerage services to companies, institutions and governments.

The Commercial Club of Chicago works to shape the future of the region to make it a better place for everyone to live, work, and do business. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's civic committee has announced violence reduction goals and commitments to help address public safety.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC.

Part of Astellas Pharma, Inc., Astellas US LLC is a private company that manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Northbrook, IL. The CEO of the company is Kenji Yasukawa.

Chicago Botanic Garden promotes understanding and conservation of plants. Its activities include educational & horticulture programs such as representing varied landscape elements and specialty collections, plant conservation, as well as art, culture, and humanities programs. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Glencoe, IL

Innovation Development Institute, Inc. operates as a community of healthcare innovators who aspire to heroic change. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Anelixis Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical stage, privately held biotechnology company. It develops treatments for patients with neurodegenerative disease, people requiring an organ or cell based transplant, as well as people with an autoimmune disease. The company was founded by Steve Perrin in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops medicines. The company was founded by Alexander Kamb, Michael Gallo and Paul Kang in 2018 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Part of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Urovant Sciences, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion in rewriting how care is provided in urology. The private company is based in Irvine, CA and offers programs to improve patient care, with a current focus on overactive bladder. Urovant Sciences is expanding opportunities to help patients in and beyond, with links to marketed product sites for patients and healthcare professionals, plus patent information. Recently, Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd. announced that its parent company Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. will combine its wholly owned subsidiaries to form Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc., which will include Urovant Sciences and other subsidiaries.

Imbria Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies that restore cellular energy deficits. It focuses on restoring or improving the cell?s ability to produce energy where energy imbalances are at the root of disease, including cardiovascular diseases and inborn errors of metabolism. The company was founded by Andrew Levin and David-Alexandre C. Gros in 2018 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Paragon Biosciences LLC is a life science innovator that creates, invests in, and builds life science companies in biopharmaceuticals, cell and gene therapy, and synthetic biology utilizing artificial intelligence. Paragon Biosciences is based in Chicago, IL, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The private company's current portfolio includes Castle Creek Biosciences, Circ Biosciences, Emalex Biosciences, Evozyne, Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Qlarity Imaging, Skyline Biosciences, and a consistent flow of incubating companies created and supported by the Paragon Innovation Capital™ model. The company's mission is to solve complex human and societal challenges by creating and supporting focused, visionary companies that accelerate the development of novel therapies and life science breakthroughs. The company was founded by Jeffrey S. Aronin, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry operates as a museum. It conduct exhibitions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Petauri Health LLC is a pharmaceutical services platform founded by Dan Renick in partnership with Oak Hill Capital. The company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company specializes in market access, health economics, scientific communications, and payor communications. The goal of the company is to improve patient outcomes by establishing the scientific, economic, humanistic, and societal value of medical advances, and seamlessly support these clients with data-driven, digital-forward solutions that speed patient access to life-changing care. The CEO of the company is Dan Renick. The platform recently acquired the Kinetix Group and seeks to acquire and combine additional companies with recognized expertise in market access, medical affairs, patient services, and data and analytics.

Alumis, Inc. is a precision medicines company called Esker that aims to provide personalized treatments for people with autoimmune diseases. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Esker uses a precision analytics platform, powered by foresite labs, and a team of experts with deep experience in precision medicine drug discovery, development, and immunology to create medicines that change the lives of people with autoimmune disease. The company was founded by June H Lee. Martin Babler has been the CEO of the company since 2021.