Walker A. Long

BioMarck Pharmaceuticals Ltd. engages in the discovery and development of new drugs for the treatment of pulmonary diseases and disorders. It develops its lead compound, BIO-11006 Inhalation Solution, BioMarck has chosen chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (specifically chronic bronchitis) as its first target, but other diseases including asthma and cystic fibrosis are later disease targets. The company was founded by Indu Parikh, Allen F. Gant, Thomas H. Roberg and Kenneth Adl in 2002 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Cato Research LLC operates as an international regulatory and clinical contract research organization. It offers clinical strategy, clinical trial services, data management and biostatistics, medical and pharmacovigilance, medical writing, pharmacokinetics, preclinical/nonclinical services, project management, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs. The company was founded by Allen Cato and Lynda Sutton in 1988 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

AtheroGenics is a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as atherosclerosis, asthma and arthritis.

Biolex Therapeutics, Inc. developed and produced drugs. The company was founded in 1997 and was headquartered in Pittsboro, NC.