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Bikam Pharmaceuticals is a drug discovery and development company founded around breakthrough academic science for the treatment of degenerative ophthalmic diseases." }, { "latitude": 39.952417, "longitude": -75.165254, "name": "CardioKine", "address": "30 South 15th Street, 15th Floor", "city": "Philadelphia", "state": "PA", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "CardioKine
CardioKine develops novel pharmaceuticals for cardio–renal diseases. Their lead product, lixivaptan, is a sodium–sparing diuretic for the treatment of heart failure and electrolyte imbalances." }, { "latitude": 42.363546, "longitude": -71.162600, "name": "Envivo", "address": "480 Arsenal Street", "city": "Watertown", "state": "MA", "section": "", "country": "USA", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Envivo
EnVivo Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing therapeutics for disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). Current programs include Alpha–7 nicotonic agonists for cognition and other CNS indications, and HDAC inhibitors for neurodegenerative indications." }, { "latitude": 42.396180, "longitude": -71.130105, "name": "FoldRx", "address": "100 Acorn Park Drive, 5th Floor", "city": "Cambridge", "state": "MA", "section": "", "country": "USA", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "FoldRx
FoldRx is a leader in the discovery and development of first–in–class disease–modifying drug therapies for diseases of protein misfolding and amyloidosis. Current programs include TTR stabilizers for amyloidosis, and alpha–synuclein for Parkinson’s Disease." }, { "latitude": 40.905722, "longitude": -74.101255, "name": "Ikano Therapeutics", "address": "250 Pehle Avenue", "city": "Saddle Brook", "state": "NJ", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Ikano Therapeutics, Inc.
Ikano Therapeutics, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative nasally delivered pharmaceutical products, with a particular focus on drugs treating pain and disorders related to the central nervous system for which there is proven, unsatisfied consumer need." }, { "latitude": 42.367547, "longitude": -71.086639, "name": "Ironwood", "address": "320 Bent Street", "city": "Cambridge", "state": "MA", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Ironwood
Ironwood (formally known as Mircobia) creates and develops innovative human medicines. Current programs include: a novel therapeutic agent targeting IBS and other GI disorders, a next generation cholesterol–absorption inhibitor, pain and inflammation therapeutics, anti–fungal therapeutics, and precision engineering of microbes for commerically–valuable metabolites." }, { "latitude": 45.669887, "longitude": -111.065785, "name": "Ligocyte", "address": "", "city": "Bozeman", "state": "MT", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Ligocyte
Ligocyte focuses on cellular immunology and new approaches to fight dangerous pathogens. The company’s lead programs include vaccines against norovirus, anthrax and influenza." }, { "latitude": 42.385223, "longitude": -71.2069, "name": "Mersana", "address": "840 Memorial Drive", "city": "Cambridge", "state": "MA", "section": "", "country": "USA", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Mersana
Mersana Therapeutics develops novel oncology drugs based on Fleximer, a proprietary polymer that enhances the pharmacokinetics and safety of drugs. Mersana’s pipeline includes compounds with activity against multiple tumor types." }, { "latitude": 41.981097, "longitude": -87.838648, "name": "NeuroTherapeutics Pharma", "address": "8420 West Bryn Mawr Avenue", "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "NeuroTherapeutics Pharma
NeuroTherapeutics Pharma, Inc. (NTP) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for diseases associated with central nervous system hyper-excitability. " }, { "latitude": 42.228292, "longitude": -87.951737, "name": "NextWave", "address": "50 Lakeview Parkway", "city": "Vernon Hills", "state": "IL", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "NextWave
NextWave is a pharmaceutical company developing and marketing a broad line of proprietary formulated products across several therapeutic areas for the pediatric market." }, { "latitude": 32.347809, "longitude": 122.472618, "name": "Novamed", "address": "", "city": "Shanghai", "state": "", "section": "", "country": "PRC", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Novamed
Novamed is a revenue–generating specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercialization of branded innovative therapies for diseases with high unmet medical need in China. The Company is a value–added partner in China, providing broad commercialization experience in China, with an expertise ranging from clinical development, product registration and importation to sales and marketing." }, { "latitude": 42.385223, "longitude": -71.2069, "name": "Proteostasis Therapeutics", "address": "", "city": "Boston", "state": "MA", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Proteostasis
Proteostasis Therapeutics is a drug discovery and development company based on path breaking academic research on the influence of misregulated protein homeostasis in multiple disease states." }, { "latitude": 51.55, "longitude": -0.5, "name": "Respivert", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "", "section": "", "country": "UK", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Respivert
Respivert is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel inhaled therapies for severe repiratory diseases." }, { "latitude": 42.363546, "longitude": -71.162600, "name": "Tetraphase", "address": "480 Arsenal Street", "city": "Watertown", "state": "MA", "section": "", "country": "USA", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Tetraphase
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals discovers and develops new tetracycline antibiotics to treat drug resistant bacterial infections using technology developed by Dr. Andrew Myers, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard, that enables for the first time the total synthesis of tetracyclines. This technology allows extensive modification of the core molecule and synthesis of thousands of new tetracycline compounds that were previously inaccessible, dramatically expanding the universe of an existing, highly successful antibiotic class." }, { "latitude": 40.144997, "longitude": -75.175768, "name": "Topaz Pharmaceuticals", "address": "500 Office Center Drive", "city": "Fort Washington", "state": "PA", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Topaz Pharmaceuticals
Topaz Pharmaceuticals Inc is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the health and well being of children. Currently focused on a new prescription treatment for head lice." }, { "latitude": 40.378252, "longitude": -74.584480, "name": "Transave", "address": "11 Deer Park Drive, Suite 117", "city": "Monmouth Junction", "state": "NJ", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Transave
Transave is a biotechnology company whose mission is to improve the treatment of serious lung diseases through the development of novel, site–specific liposomal drug products. The company’s proprietary liposomal delivery technology provides for prolonged release of a drug in the lung while minimizing systemic exposure." }, { "latitude": 31.247709, "longitude": 121.472618, "name": "Wuxi Pharma Tech", "address": " 288 Fute Zhong Road", "city": "Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone", "state": "Shanghai", "section": "", "country": "PRC", "type": "Therapeutics", "description": "Wuxi Pharma Tech
Wuxi Pharma Tech is a leading provider of R&D pharmaceutical services, specializing in chemistry research, from lead discovery, optimization, bioanalytical and biology services and development to commercial manufacturing." }, // Medical Devices and Tools { "latitude": 42.283495, "longitude": -83.813137, "name": "Accuri Cytometers", "address": "173 Parkland Plaza", "city": "Ann Arbor", "state": "MI", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Medical Devices and Tools", "description": "Accuri Cytometers
Accuri Cytometers is a life sciences tools company that has developed a novel instrument for the $1B+ flow cytometry market. The Accuri team integrated proprietary innovations in optics, fluidics, electronics and software to create a flow cytometer that offers the high-quality cell-based data demanded by life science researchers at a fraction of the cost, size and complexity of market–leading instruments offering similar performance." }, { "latitude": 45.072509, "longitude": -93.190860, "name": "Acorn Cardiovascular", "address": "601 Campus Drive", "city": " St. Paul", "state": "MN", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Medical Devices and Tools", "description": "Acorn
Acorn Cardiovascular is a medical device company pursuing innovative and effective treatments for patients with heart failure. Acorn’s CorCap™ cardiac support device is intended to prevent and reverse the progression of heart failure by improving the heart’s structure and function, leading to improvements in the quality of a patient’s life." }, { "latitude": 40.152510, "longitude": -75.225226, "name": "BioConnect Systems", "address": "124 South Maple Street", "city": "Ambler", "state": "PA", "section": "", "country": "USA", "type": "Medical Devices and Tools", "description": "BioConnect
Bioconnect Systems is pioneering minimally invasive surgical techniques to form precisely controlled connections throughout the body. Its lead product, Optiflow, addresses the need for improved vascular access for renal dialysis patients." }, { "latitude": 42.510093, "longitude": -71.147495, "name": "U.S. Genomics", "address": "12 Gill Street", "city": "Woburn", "state": "MA", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Medical Devices and Tools", "description": "U.S. Genomics
U.S. Genomics is pioneering Single Molecule Biology tools for the global life sciences industry. The Trilogy® platform is the first commercially available technology to enable the direct detection, quantitation, and analysis of individual molecules of DNA, RNA, and proteins, without the need for amplification." }, { "latitude": 41.455204, "longitude": -81.494204, "name": "ViewRay Inc.", "address": "2000 Auburn Drive", "city": "Cleveland", "state": "OH", "section": "", "country": "US", "type": "Medical Devices and Tools", "description": "ViewRay Inc.
ViewRay Inc. is a start–up medical device company focused on revolutionizing radiation therapy by bringing real–time MRI guidance to image–guided radiation therapy." }];