Michael Dougherty

Centocor, Inc. manufactures healthcare products. Its products include avakine & reopro. The company was founded in 1979 by Hubert J. P. Schoemaker & Michael A. Wall and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

Genaera Corp. develops drugs for asthma, cancer, cystic fibrosis and age-related macular degeneration. It is a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines for serious diseases from genomics and natural products. It's products include EVIZON, to treat ophthalmic indications, specifically age-related macular degeneration. Squalamine lactate, for the treatment of cancerous solid tumors. It's third product candidate, LOMUCIN to treat the overproduction of mucus secretions involved in chronic respiratory disease. Fourth product candidate, interleukin-9 antibody, is a respiratory treatment based on the discovery of a genetic cause of asthma. It also has a number of discovery research programs focused on the treatment of obesity, infectious diseases and inflammatory disorders. The company is headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on the clinical development, and commercialization of drug candidates for both oncology and rare disease indications. The company was founded by Paul C. Zamecnik, Sudhir A. Agrawal, and James B. Wyngaarden on May 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Shire ViroPharma, Inc. develops and manufactures drugs. It offers treatment for prophylaxis of hereditary angioedema, as well as capsules for the treatment of antibiotic associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and enterocolitis. The company was founded by Claude H. Nash and Mark A. McKinlay in September 1994 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Adolor Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel prescription pain management products. The company develops and commercializes of novel opioid receptor-targeted therapeutics designed to maintain or improve pain relief and reduce opioid-related side effects. Its commercial product ENTEREG is a small molecule, peripherally acting mu opioid receptor antagonist intended to block the adverse side effects of opioid analgesics like morphine, on the gastrointestinal tract without interfering with central nervous system and mediated analgesia. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the research and development of biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Lawrence David Mayer, and Marcel B. Bally in 1999 and is headquartered in Ewing, NJ.

Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops medicines for treating drug-resistant bacterial infections. The firm's antibacterial products, both in clinical trials, address the urgent and increasing need for new treatments targeting drug-resistant bacterial infections in both the hospital and the community. The company was founded by Prabhavathi B. Fernandes IN 2006 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.