Jason Lettmann

Atsena Therapeutics is a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing novel treatments for inherited forms of blindness. The company has two clinical-stage programs, ATSN-201 for X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) and ATSN-101 for GUCY2D-associated Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA1). ATSN-201, which leverages the company’s novel spreading capsid AAV.SPR, is being evaluated in XLRS patients in a Phase I/II clinical trial known as the LIGHTHOUSE study. The company’s additional proprietary asset is ATSN-301, a dual AAV vector-based gene therapy to prevent blindness from MYO7A-associated Usher syndrome (USH1B). Interim safety and efficacy data from the company’s ongoing Phase I/II clinical trial in patients with LCA1 have demonstrated ATSN-101 is well tolerated and clinically meaningful improvements in vision were observed 12 months post-treatment. Founded by ocular gene therapy pioneers Dr. Shannon Boye and Sanford Boye of the University of Florida, Atsena is based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, an environment rich in gene therapy expertise.

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Carrick Therapeutics is pioneering a portfolio of unique, first in class, cancer treatments that target driver mechanisms of the most aggressive forms of cancer, and which will be tailored to an individual patient’s tumour. Targeting the molecular pathways that drive the most aggressive and resistant forms of cancer will transform the way that cancer is treated and have a major impact on the lives of cancer patients. By linking a network of clinicians and scientists in internationally leading research institutes and hospitals, Carrick will streamline the introduction of these ground-breaking cancer therapies into the clinic, thus serving cancer patients around the world.

ALX Oncology is a publicly traded, clinical-stage immuno-oncology company focused on helping patients fight cancer by developing therapies that block the CD47 checkpoint pathway and bridge the innate and adaptive immune system. ALX Oncology’s lead product candidate, evorpacept (also known as ALX148), is a next generation CD47 blocking therapeutic that combines a high-affinity CD47 binding domain with an inactivated, proprietary Fc domain. Evorpacept has demonstrated promising clinical responses across a range of hematologic and solid malignancies in combination with a number of leading anti-cancer agents.

On April 2, 2020, Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was acquired by UCB. For more information, please visit www.linkedin.com/company/ucb-pharma.

FIRE1 aims to improve patient quality of life, and patient outcomes, while lowering overall healthcare costs.

FIRE1 aims to improve patient quality of life, and patient outcomes, while lowering overall healthcare costs.

Second Genome is at the cutting edge of microbiome science, translating breakthrough research into medicines and other novel products that help humanity. Our scientists and staff are true pioneers in this dynamic field. We are advancing a pipeline of novel therapies for serious diseases, while also making new breakthroughs in multiple fields of research using our one-of-a kind discovery platform. With our impact felt across industries — from healthcare and nutrition to agriculture — we are recognized as global leaders in translating rapidly emerging science into products that help humanity. Second Genome’s culture of excellence also makes us the expert-partner of choice for exciting microbiome research projects with leading corporations, academic institutions and government. While we are driven by science, it is our people who are at the core of our success. We are committed to hiring top talent, rewarding our employees and creating an atmosphere that fosters creativity and continued growth.

Founded in 2006 with offices in Minneapolis, MN and Sunnyvale, CA, Relievant Medsystems is a privately held medical device company developing new solutions to improve the quality of life for millions of patients suffering from chronic vertebrogenic low back pain. Relievant’s Intracept® System delivers targeted energy into the spine and blocks the transmission of pain signals from the basivertebral nerve. This minimally invasive procedure provides spine surgeons and interventional spine physicians with a new way to provide clinically proven, durable pain relief for chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.

Atsena Therapeutics is a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing novel treatments for inherited forms of blindness. The company has two clinical-stage programs, ATSN-201 for X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) and ATSN-101 for GUCY2D-associated Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA1). ATSN-201, which leverages the company’s novel spreading capsid AAV.SPR, is being evaluated in XLRS patients in a Phase I/II clinical trial known as the LIGHTHOUSE study. The company’s additional proprietary asset is ATSN-301, a dual AAV vector-based gene therapy to prevent blindness from MYO7A-associated Usher syndrome (USH1B). Interim safety and efficacy data from the company’s ongoing Phase I/II clinical trial in patients with LCA1 have demonstrated ATSN-101 is well tolerated and clinically meaningful improvements in vision were observed 12 months post-treatment. Founded by ocular gene therapy pioneers Dr. Shannon Boye and Sanford Boye of the University of Florida, Atsena is based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, an environment rich in gene therapy expertise.

Cerevance

Carrick Therapeutics is pioneering a portfolio of unique, first in class, cancer treatments that target driver mechanisms of the most aggressive forms of cancer, and which will be tailored to an individual patient’s tumour. Targeting the molecular pathways that drive the most aggressive and resistant forms of cancer will transform the way that cancer is treated and have a major impact on the lives of cancer patients. By linking a network of clinicians and scientists in internationally leading research institutes and hospitals, Carrick will streamline the introduction of these ground-breaking cancer therapies into the clinic, thus serving cancer patients around the world.

ALX Oncology is a publicly traded, clinical-stage immuno-oncology company focused on helping patients fight cancer by developing therapies that block the CD47 checkpoint pathway and bridge the innate and adaptive immune system. ALX Oncology’s lead product candidate, evorpacept (also known as ALX148), is a next generation CD47 blocking therapeutic that combines a high-affinity CD47 binding domain with an inactivated, proprietary Fc domain. Evorpacept has demonstrated promising clinical responses across a range of hematologic and solid malignancies in combination with a number of leading anti-cancer agents.