Shafique Fidai

Sophiris Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of products for the treatment of urological diseases. The company was founded by James L. Heppell in May 2003 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Chromos is a cellular engineering and therapeutics company creating value through engineering production quality cell lines for the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals, and developing innovative therapies for infectious diseases, cancer and genetic disorders. Chromos is achieving these objectives with its ACE System (Artificial Chromosome Expression) and REM (Rapid Expansion Method) technologies. In the near term, Chromos will focus on continued commercialization of the ACE System for engineering cell lines. To date Chromos has entered into corporate partnerships related to cell line engineering with partners including Pfizer Inc., Centocor, Inc. and Cambridge Antibody Technology

MIGENIX, Inc. develops pharmaceutical drugs. It focuses on advancing therapy, improving health, and enriching life by developing and commercializing drugs in the areas of infectious and degenerative diseases. The Company's clinical programs include drug candidates for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (Phase II), the prevention of catheter-related infections (Phase III), the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (Phase I/II) and the treatment of acne (Phase II). MIGENIX was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.