UbiVac is a clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in the research and development of therapeutic vaccines to combat cancer. Founded in Portland, OR in 2005 as a spinout of the Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center within the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, at Providence Portland Medical Center, UbiVac continues to build upon the groundbreaking research being developed in the region.

Marker Gene Technologies, Inc. engages in provision of biochemical, reagents, and kits for the biotechnology industry. It explores, develops and manufactures products and systems that utilize marker, reporter genes and also provides development of new uses for these genes and promote systems to help treat human diseases as well as other biotechnology research and industrial applications. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Eugene, OR.

The Institute Pasteur is a private, non-profit foundation. Its mission is to help prevent and treat diseases, mainly those of infectious origin, through research, teaching, and public health initiatives.The Institut Pasteur is a research center of international renown ideally located in the very heart of Paris. Each year the institute hosts a multitude of scientific and medical conferences and meetings as well as events on a variety of themes.

Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale provides medical services. The firm specializes in biomedical research and public health research. The company is headquartered in Paris, Cedex, France.

Beam Holdings, Inc. is a company headquartered in Novi, MI. The firm functions as an investment holding company.