Vaxart, Inc.

For two hundred years vaccines have been administered by intramuscular injection. Vaxart’s oral vaccine pills may change everything. Our vaccine pills act differently, by attacking invading pathogens in the places where they first enter the body: the mucosal areas, including the mouth, the nose and the gut. They are designed to trigger strong IgA and T-cell responses to repel and overwhelm the invading viral invaders. Vaxart has begun Phase II trials of its oral vaccine for Covid and for Norovirus– the only company in the world to reach this stage with a COVID-19 vaccine pill.

Nkarta, Inc.

Nkarta is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the development of allogeneic natural killer (NK) cell therapies. By combining its cell expansion and cryopreservation platform with proprietary cell engineering technologies, Nkarta is building a pipeline of cell therapy candidates generated by efficient manufacturing processes, and engineered to enhance tumor targeting and improve persistence for sustained activity in the body. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.nkartatx.com.

IDEAYA Biosciences

IDEAYA is an oncology-focused precision medicine company. Our teams are committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using molecular diagnostics. We are advancing therapeutics that have the potential to be first-in-class and/or best-in-class, with a primary focus in synthetic lethality – an emerging class of precision medicine targets. IDEAYA is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

Pliant Therapeutics

Pliant Therapeutics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company and leader in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases. At Pliant, we share a commitment and a clear passion to drive innovative science towards addressing areas of unmet medical need. Together we believe we have the power to make a difference in the lives of patients and those impacted by fibrotic diseases. We believe that by harnessing the therapeutic potential of integrin biology and TGF-β modulation, there is a potential to create drug candidates aimed at halting or even reversing fibrotic diseases. Pliant recognizes the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and that they require an evolving and ongoing commitment. Pliant is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or potential candidate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual preference or any other legally protected category. Pliant is located in South San Francisco, California, the birthplace of biotechnology. Proud to be a San Francisco Business Times Best Place to Work in 2023. Learn more about how we are breaking ground in the treatment of fibrotic diseases at www.PliantRx.com.

biomakers

BIOMAKERS es Centro de Medicina Genómica de Precisión y Biotecnología especializado en Análisis genómicos, Big Data y desarrollo de Tecnología para Oncología y otras áreas terapéuticas complejas en Latinoamérica y USA . Cuenta con Laboratorios Moleculares propios integrados en Argentina, Mexico y Brasil, en donde se llevan a cabo estudios de biomarcadores asociados al diagnóstico genómico-molecular y una Oficina de Big Data & Technology en San Francisco, USA. BIOMAKERS prioriza la innovación a partir de la incorporación de nuevas tecnologías a través de su departamento de I+D, y el desarrollo de Plataformas Tecnológicas con Inteligencia Artificial, junto con el desarrollo e implementación de nuevos estudios genéticos para 17 países de Latinoamérica, habiendo construido el BIOBANCO de tumores avanzados y el Dataset para cáncer más importante y grande de Latino América. BIOMAKERS está conformada por profesionales con amplia trayectoria en el ámbito científico, médico, de investigación clínica, y de desarrollo de tecnología quienes cuentan con lun expertise único en la región y conforman el grupo más experto de LATAM en Medicina de Precisión. BIOMAKERS se compromete con la comunidad, a través de políticas de responsabilidad social empresaria (RSE). Desde su fundación ha comenzado a trazar esta trayectoria, a través de campañas de difusión y capacitación de diversos entes sociales (proveedores, clientes, comunidad en general), así como también programas específicos de estudios genéticos en la población latinoamericana.