Mr Robert Finizio United States

TherapeuticsMD (TXMD) is a publicly traded Women’s Health company located in South Florida.

TXMD currently has a national sales force calling on OB-GYNs in the US and a strong pipeline of late stage HRT products. We are currently pursuing in-licensing opportunities within the Women’s Health space and considering out-licensing International partners for our 3 late stage HRT products.

Business Type
TherapeuticsMD
Chief Exectutive Officer 

Kerry Flynn

Shire Pharmaceuticals
Vice President of Intellectual Property 

Mr Gregory Fond United States

Business Type
Sanofi
LinkedIn logo Associate Director, External Innovation 

Mr Farid Foroud Canada

Alberta’s life science sector is strong and vibrant. It is comprised of 130 bioindustry companies concentrated in health, medical device applications, industrial bioproducts and agriculture biotechnology that directly employ more than 4,700 people.

Alberta is home to three research intensive academic institutions:

University of Alberta (www.ualberta.ca)

University of Calgary (www.ucalgary.ca)

University of Lethbridge (www.uleth.ca)

EXCEPTIONAL PROVINCIAL SUPPORT

Alberta Enterprise Corporation - $100 million to stimulate venture capital

Polaris Awards - to attract world leading researchers ($20 million each)

Alberta Nanotechnology Strategy ($150 million)

Newly integrated research and innovation system

OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Today we apply this impressive expertise and knowledge across a wide range of sectors with internationally renowned researchers and companies in:

Infectious Diseases

Cardiology

Neurobiology

Diabetes

Oncology

Obesity

Nanotechnology

Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education
LinkedIn logo Manag, Life Sciences Industries, Human Health 

Josh Franklin United States

Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing products for the hospital, niche respiratory and related specialty markets. Key elements of the Company’s strategy are to focus its commercial and development efforts in the hospital and related specialty product sector within the U.S. pharmaceutical marketplace; continue to seek out opportunities to acquire companies and marketed and/or registration-stage products that fit within the Company’s focus areas; and generate revenues by marketing approved generic products through the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Aristos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

Website:
www.crtx.com
Business Type
Cornerstone Therapeutics
VP, Strategy & Business Development 

Ms Lori Freese United States

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. is pursuing improved drug therapies to improve people’s lives.  The evolution of their company is driven by the ever-changing needs of patients, physicians, pharmacists, and healthcare organizations.  Their perspective is not “more products,” but the right products that make people’s lives better.  At every level of their business, they are driven to be the best.

 

Upsher-Smith is actively pursuing product development opportunities in the therapeutic areas of epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease; their current product portfolio is focused in the areas of women’s health, dermatology, and cardiology.   

With a track record of successful collaboration in licensing and acquiring innovative products, Upsher-Smith is a trusted partner to many leading pharmaceutical companies, offering expertise in:   

 

  • Conducting clinical trials to support safety and efficacy
  • Preparing and managing submissions for the FDA review process
  • Commercialization and distribution of products to the retail and wholesale trade
  • Marketing and sales promotions through sales force, national conventions, professional advertising, and other media 

As an independent and privately held company, Upsher-Smith acts swiftly to create the right partnerships and connections that build upon their success.

 

On August 14, 2012, the company completed its acquisition of UK-based Proximagen Group plc, a European biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for diseases of the central nervous system and inflammation. 

 

Upsher-Smith also has offices in Plymouth, MN, Denver, CO and Morristown, NJ.

 

“Advancing pharmacotherapy.  Improving lifeSM”….  As the company evolves, Upsher-Smith’s goal remains the same:  to assist individuals in making the best use of medicines.  This not only means producing quality pharmaceutical products, but providing access to them as well.  The company promises to provide reliable, affordable products that have a daily impact to improve lives.

 

Upsher-Smith’s vision is to become a leader in providing therapies that empower people suffering from central nervous system (CNS) diseases to lead healthy, productive lives.

Business Type
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.
Director, Strategic Portfolio Management 

Mr Clarke Futch United States

Founded in 2007, HealthCare Royalty Partners is a global healthcare investment firm with over USD 1.5 billion of capital under management. The Firm specializes in structured financing solutions for the life sciences industry.

Business Type
HealthCare Royalty Partners
Founding Managing Director 

Mr Roland Gendron United States

Theravance, Inc. - Medicines that Make A Difference®

www.theravance.com   

 

 

 

Theravance, Inc. 

901 Gateway Boulevard

94080 South San Francisco, California

United States

 

Founded 1998

223 employees (worldwide)

Public

 

 

Theravance is focused on the discovery & development of small molecule medicines for infectious disease, respiratory disease, gastrointestinal motility dysfunction, CNS disorders, pain management, and cardiovascular disease. We are seeking partners in all territories of the world for our US/EU/Canada approved VIBATIV® (telavancin) antibiotic for serious hospital infections and for our clinical-stage programs for opioid-induced constipation, chronic constipation, diabetic gastroparesis, COPD, asthma, adult ADHD, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, hospital-acquired MRSA pneumonia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and post-operative ileus. We also have preclinical programs targeting HCV, hypertension, heart failure, kidney disease/injury, and PAH.

Programs available for partnering include:

Approved NME

 

VIBATIV® (telavancin) i.v. lipoglycopeptide antibiotic – approved for complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) in the US and Canada; approved for MRSA nosocomial pneumonia (NP) in the EU.

Clinical Programs

 

TD-1211 for opioid-induced constipation – oral peripherally-selective mu-opioid receptor antagonist (PuMA) –  positive topline Phase 2b results announced July 2012, Phase 3 ready.

 
TD-4208 for COPD – inhaled long-acting muscarinic receptor antagonist (LAMA) – completed Phase 2a single-dose study, Phase 2b ready.

 

TD-9855 for chronic pain, adult ADHD, and other CNS disorders – oral monoamine reuptake inhibitor (MARIN) – in Phase 2 for adult ADHD; Phase 2 planned for fibromyalgia.

 

TD-1792 for serious Gram-positive infections including hospital-acquired MRSA pneumonia – i.v. glycopeptide-cephalosporin heterodimer antibiotic – completed Phase 2 vs. vancomycin. 

Pre-Clinical Programs

 

TD-8954 for post-operative ileus – i.v. highly-selective 5-HT4 receptor agonist – in Phase 1.

oral heterodimeric

 

NS5A inhibitor for HCV – in IND-enabling safety studies.

Dual function angiotensin receptor blocker / neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) for hypertension, heart failure – Pre-clinical.

Neprilysin inhibitor for hypertension, heart failure, kidney disease/injury, PAH – Pre-clinical.

 

 

Primary ticker symbol

THRX

Primary stock exchange

NASDAQ

Summary Products / Services / Technologies

VIBATIV® (telavancin) for serious Gram-positive hospital infections
Relvar™ or Breo™ (FF/VI) for COPD, asthma
Umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol (UMEC/VI)  for COPD
MABA (Bifunctional Muscarinic Antagonist-Beta2 Agonist) for COPD
TD-1211 (PuMA) for opioid-induced constipation
Velusetrag / TD-5108 (5-HT4 agonist) for GI motility disorders
TD-4208 (LAMA) for COPD, asthma
TD-9855 (MARIN) for chronic pain, fibromyalgia, adult ADHD
TD-1792 (Gp-Ceph) for serious Gram-positive hospital infections
Velusetrag / TD-5108 (5-HT4 agonist) for Alzheimer's Disease

TD-8954 (5-HT4 agonist) for post-operative ileus
TD-2872 (NS5a inhibitor) for HCV

TD-0212 (ARNI) for hypertension, heart failure
NEPi for hypertension, heart failure, kidney disease/injury, PAH

 

Collaborations and Clients

Partnering strategy/collaborations

Theravance’s key programs include:  Relvar™ or Breo™ (FF/VI), umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol (UMEC/VI) and MABA (Bifunctional Muscarinic Antagonist-Beta2 Agonist), each partnered with GlaxoSmithKline plc

Business Type
Theravance Inc.
LinkedIn logo Senior Business Development Associate 

Tassos Gianakakos United States

MAP Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing new therapies to address undermet patient needs in neurology. The Company is developing LEVADEX®, an orally inhaled investigational drug for the acute treatment of migraine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed the New Drug Application (NDA) for LEVADEX and on March 26, 2012, the Company received a Complete Response letter with respect to this NDA. MAP Pharmaceuticalshas entered into a collaboration agreement with Allergan, Inc. to co-promote LEVADEX to neurologists and pain specialists in the U.S. and Canada. The Company also applies its proprietary drug particle and inhalation technologies to generate new pipeline opportunities by enhancing the therapeutic benefits of proven drugs, while minimizing risk by capitalizing on their known safety, efficacy and commercialization history. Additional information about MAP Pharmaceuticals can be found athttp://www.mappharma.com.

Business Type
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Senior Vice President and Business Development & Corporate Development 

Dr Paul Glidden United States

NanoSmart has developed and patented, a targeted drug delivery platform using human-derived, autoimmune antibodies capable of targeting many different kinds of tumors.  NanoSmart’s antitumor antibody, is not tumor-marker specific, but rather targets the areas of necrosis present in all solid tumors; including breast, lung, prostate, and rare cancers like Ewing’s Sarcoma.  Normal tissues do not have areas of necrosis and are not targeted.

 

NanoSmart is encapsulating off-patent FDA-approved drugs within liposomes coated with NanoSmart’s human-derived antibodies, thus creating an immunoliposome.  The liposome that encloses the active pharmaceutical ingredient protects healthy tissues while traveling to its target, and then slowly releases the drug over time.  NanoSmart’s antibody will then bind to the necrotic areas present in the middle of solid tumors and at the surrounding tumor site.

 

The end-result of using NanoSmart’s platform is a superior safety and efficacy profile for any drug that is adapted to our system.  Many different formulations can be developed by simply replacing one drug with another.  Each formulation is novel, patentable, and non-tumor specific (i.e. targets multiple cancers), and can be developed at a fraction of the cost and time typically associated with new drug development (i.e. IND to NDA in approximately 2-3 years).

 

Business Type
NanoSmart Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Vice President Research & Development