Corixa is a developer of immunotherapeutics with a commitment to treating and preventing autoimmune diseases, cancer and infectious diseases by understanding and directing the immune system. Having founded in 1994, the company conducted various preclinical development programs, including the BEXXAR® therapy and the MELACINE® vaccine. Corixa is focused on immunotherapeutic products and has a broad technology platform enabling both fully integrated vaccine design and the use of its separate, proprietary product components on a standalone basis. The company partners with numerous developers and marketers of pharmaceuticals, targeting products that are powered by Corixa™ technology with the goal of making its potential products available to patients around the world. Corixa was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline on 12 July 2005, and GSK had formerly made use of the Corixa's MPL adjuvant in some of their vaccines. The company ceased operations in March 2006.

Oncotherapy science (OTS) is“ to deliver cancer therapeutics and treatments with higher efficacy and fewer side effects to patients suffering from cancer as soon as possible, and to overcome the fight against cancer. Was established with the aim of OTS brought Professor Genomix (Science that handles genetic information systematically) as a pioneer in the medical field with Prof. Atsushi Nakamura (Director, Cancer Precision Medical Research Center, Institute of Cancer, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo, Professor Emeritus of Chicago University) Joint research to identify target molecules suitable for cancer drug development based on comprehensive gene expression analysis, and promote research and development of small molecule drugs, cancer peptide vaccines and antibody drugs for those targets.

Agensys a biotechnology company, engages in the research and development of therapeutic human monoclonal antibodies and antibody drug conjugates for the treatment of cancer. It offers products to treat various tumors, as well as prostate, pancreatic, and bladder cancers. The company, formerly known as UroGenesys, was founded in 1997 and is based in Santa Monica, California. As of December 18, 2007, Agensys, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

Genentech is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. It creates multiple products on the market and a development pipeline. The company became a member of the Roche Group in 2009. As part of their merger agreement, Roche and Genentech combined their pharmaceutical operations in the United States. Genentech’s South San Francisco campus now serves as the headquarters for Roche pharmaceutical operations in the United States. Genentech’s Research and Early Development section operates as an independent center within Roche. Genentech was founded in 1976 by [Robert Swanson](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/robert-a-swanson) and [Herbert Boyer](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/herbert-w-boyer). It is headquartered in South San Francisco, C.A.

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Incyte is a drug discovery and development company which hopes to build a proprietary product pipeline of novel small molecule drugs. Incyte's product pipeline is currently focused on oncology and inflammation and includes compounds in various stages of development. Through partnerships with [Novartis](/organization/novartis), [Eli Lilly](/organization/eli-lilly), and [Pfizer](/organization/pfizer), Incyte intends to promote the clinical development and global commercialization of several of their compounds.

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Chiron Corporation (/ˈkaɪrɒn/ KY-ron) was an American multinational biotechnology firm based in Emeryville, California that was acquired by Novartis on April 20, 2006. It had offices and facilities in eighteen countries on five continents. Chiron's business and research was in three main areas: biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and blood testing. Chiron's vaccines and blood testing units were combined to form Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, while Chiron BioPharmaceuticals was integrated into Novartis Pharmaceuticals. In 2014, Novartis completed the sale of its blood transfusion diagnostics unit to Grifols and announced agreements for the sale of its vaccines unit to GlaxoSmithKline.

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) is a government research institute in Daejeon, South Korea. It is dedicated to biotechnology research across a broad span of expertise, from basic studies for the fundamental understanding of life phenomena to applied studies such as drug discovery, novel biomaterials, integrated biotechnology and bioinformation.

Regents of The University of Michigan provides administers bonds on behalf of the University. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biotechnology company, which engages in the business of discovering, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing small molecule drugs for patients with serious diseases. The firm focuses on development and commercializing therapies for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, infectious diseases including viral infections such as influenza and bacterial infections, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and neurological disorders including pain and multiple sclerosis. The company was founded by Joshua S. Boger in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cell Genesys, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in development and commercialization of biological therapies for cancer. It develops cell-based immunotherapies and oncolytic virus therapies to treat various types of cancer. The company's clinical stage cancer programs comprise cell- or viral-based products that have been genetically modified to impart disease-fighting characteristics that are not found in conventional chemotherapeutic agents. Its GVAX cancer Immunotherapies include Prostate Cancer, a phase 3 product for the treatment of prostate cancer; Pancreatic Cancer, a phase 2 product for pancreatic cancer; and Leukemia, a phase 2 product for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia and chronic myelogenous leukemia. The company's Oncolytic Virus Therapy includes CG0070, a phase 1 product for the treatment of recurrent bladder cancer. It has a strategic alliance with Novartis AG to develop and commercialize oncolytic virus therapies, and has collaboration agreements with Medarex, Inc. and Amgen, Inc. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

Pierre Fabre Médicament SA manufactures cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. It focuses on research, development, and prescription of medicines and cosmetics. The company was founded on December 31, 1982 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

4D Pharma Research Ltd., a subsidiary of 4D Pharma Plc, is a British company located in Aberdeen that engages in research and experimental development on biotechnology.

Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris SA the company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Develops innovative cancer diagnostic products

Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the provision of biopharmaceutical services. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

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