Suresh K. Khemani

Chiron Corp. provides nucleic acid test for blood screening. Its products include tigris system, target capture system, reagent preparation incubator, and many more. The company was founded in 1981 by William J. Rutter, Edward E. Penhoet & Pablo Valenzuela and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Knopp Neurosciences, Inc. operates as a drug discovery and development company. It focused on delivering breakthrough treatments in neurological disorders. It operates through three areas: inflammation discovery platform, mitochondrial discovery platform, and ion channel discovery platform. The company was founded by Gregory T. Hebrank in 2004 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Abbott Biotherapeutics Corp. engages in the identification and development of oncology therapeutics. The firm's products in development include Daclizumab, a monoclonal antibody in Phase IIb clinical studies that binds to the alpha chain of the interleukin-2 receptor on activated T cells; and Volociximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody in Phase I clinical studies that inhibits the functional activity of a protein in activated endothelial cells. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Knopp Biosciences LLC engages in the operation of a drug discovery and development company. It offers dexpramipexole product, an orally bioavaliable small molecule in development treatment of asthma, eosinophil-associated disorders and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease. The company was founded by Robert Bowser and Gregory T. Hebrank in 2004 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

SCILEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. It acquires late-stage clinical development and sales and marketing of generic and branded generic products. Its product includes ZTlido. The company was founded by Anthony P. Mack and William Pedranti in 2011 and is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

PDL BioPharma, Inc. engages in the business of developing innovative therapeutics and healthcare technologies. It operates under the Medical Devices and Income Generating Assets segments. The Medical Devices segment focuses on the sale and lease of the LENSAR laser system which includes equipment, patient interface devices, procedure licenses, training, installation, warranty, and maintenance agreements. The Income Generating Assets segment offers notes and other long-term receivables; royalty rights, hybrid notes, and royalty receivables; equity investments; and royalties from issued patents covering the humanization of antibodies. The company was founded by Cary L. Queen and Laurence Jay Korn in 1986 and is headquartered in Reno, NV.

Scilex, Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, and commercialization of non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. The company is headquartered in Paolo Alto, CA.