Lawrence Steinman

CannBioRex Pharmaceuticals Corp. is a research company that specializes in the clinical development of synthetic pharmaceutical grade cannabinoid compounds for the treatment in rheumatoid arthritis and related arthritic diseases. It also plans to develop novel orally available and patentable medications to treat arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, psoriasis, obesity and fatty liver, and various painful conditions. The company was founded by Marc Feldmann and Raphael Mechoulam on March 8, 2018 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Tolerion, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm. It develops and commercializes therapeutics. The firm provides TOL-3034 and TOL-3052 to treat myasthenia gravis and neuromyelitis optica. The company was founded by Lawrence J. Steinman and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Bayhill Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes therapeutics. Its technology is BHT-DNA. The firm is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary therapeutic BHT-DNA platform to develop a pipeline of novel and targeted treatment candidates for autoimmune diseases. Bayhill Therapeutics was founded by Lawrence Steinman, Hideki Garren, William H. Robinson and Paul J. Utz in 2001 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

180 Life Sciences Corp. engages in manufacture of pharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in New York.

Katexco Pharmaceuticals Corp. operates as medical marijuana company that engages in the development of orally available therapies harnessing endocannabinoid and nicotine receptors to treat inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Jonathan Rothbard, Lawrence Steinman and Marc Feldmann and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

KBL Merger Corp. IV is a blank check company, which focuses on acquiring an operating company in the healthcare and related wellness industry. The company was founded on September 7, 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Transparency Life Sciences, Inc. operates as a digital drug development services company. The firm engages in conducting research in biotechnology. The company was founded by Tomasz Sablinski and Marc Foster and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Himalaya Therapeutics is a Caymanian clinical-stage biotechnology company that is advancing its pipeline of novel monoclonal antibody and other protein therapeutic product candidates through clinical trials. The company is based in George Town, Cayman Islands, with operations in Taiwan and China. The company's product candidates have been developed using cab technology, which is protected by more than 500 issued and pending patents. Himalaya has two cab programs currently in phase 2 clinical testing in Taiwan\: BA3011, a novel conditionally active AXL-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (CAB-AXL-ADC), and BA3021, a novel conditionally active ROR2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (CAB-ROR2-ADC). Himalaya has a co-development and collaboration agreement for an investigational CAB CTLA-4 antibody, BA3071, with BeiGene Ltd. for its development, manufacturing, and commercialization in Greater China. The company was founded by Carolyn Anderson Short and Jay M. Short, and the CEO is Brian Zhang.