Patricia L. Novak

Collateral Therapeutics, Inc. focuses on the discovery and development of non-surgical gene therapy product candidates for the potential treatment of cardiovascular diseases including: coronary artery disease; peripheral vascular disease; restenosis; congestive heart failure and heart attack. The company's core technology is centered on methods of cardiovascular gene therapy; a portfolio of therapeutic genes and gene delivery vectors. Its portfolio includes human genes in the Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) gene families to be used in investigational gene therapy product candidates. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., SICOR, Inc. is a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Harry E. Gruber, Jack W. Reich, Paul K. Laikind, Robert L. Engler. SICOR was acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on January 22, 2004 for $3,297.10 million.

Part of Grifols SA/Grifols Family/, Alpha Therapeutic Corp. develops plasma derived products. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. engages in discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for metabolic diseases using the proprietary technology and the knowledge of processes and pathways within the liver that are useful for liver-selective drug targeting and treatment of metabolic diseases. Metabasis was incorporated in April 1997 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.