Ze'ev Shaked

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.

ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company. The company focuses on the research and clinical development of products to treat allergies, autoimmune diseases, and vaccines for the management of drugs of abuse. It was founded on March 26, 1987 and is headquartered in Woburn, MN.

ILEX Oncology, Inc. was a drug development company focused predominantly on accelerated development of drugs for the treatment and prevention of cancer. The company used to offer drug development services on a contract basis to pharmaceutical and biotech companies through its ILEX Oncology Services subsidiary and used to advance a diversified portfolio of anticancer drugs through its ILEX Products subsidiary. It was located in San Antonio, TX.

Spherics, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products to address the clinical needs of neurological disorders. Its technology is based on proprietary bio adhesive, biodegradable polymers, enhancers, and coatings. The company has established two distinct drug delivery systems: nano and macro spheres. Spherics was founded by Dr. Edith Mathiowitz in 1997 and is located in Mansfield, MA.

Azaya Therapeutics, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products and systems. The firm offers contract development and manufacturing services, such as chemical testing, liposomal manufacturing services to speed drug development and regulatory progress for pharmaceutical, medical device developers and meet customers’ academic or commercial needs. The company was founded by John C. Kerr in 2003 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Evestra, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical research and development services. It focuses in conducting research and product development in women's healthcare. The firm is involved in addressing unmet medical need in the areas of endometriosis, fibroids, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and hormonal-dependent breast cancer. The company was founded by Ze’ev Shaked and Klaus Nickisch in October 2007 and is headquartered in Schertz, TX.