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Novel drug delivery devices for the respiratory drug market

Private

Early / 2007

Novel small molecule therapeutics for ophthalmic diseases

Private

Start-up / 2007

Developing modified form of heparin to ameliorate cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury following myocardial infarction

Private

Start-up / 2006

Novel antibiotics using patented bacterial RNA targets to treat pathogens resistant to existing drugs

Private

Seed / 2006

Specialty pharmaceuticals for dermatology based on proprietary drug delivery technologies

Private

Early / 2006

Novel anti-inflammatory agents based on endogenous mediators of inflammation resolution

Private

Seed / 2005

Therapeutics that target hypoxic cells to treat cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia

IPO 2005

Early / 2003

Small molecule therapeutics for genetic disorders

IPO 2007

Seed / 2002

Vaccine development

Private

Seed / 2002

Drug delivery technology for localized treatment of disease

IPO 2000

Later / 1999

Computerized systems for the analysis and prediction of clinical compounds' ADME/Tox properties

Acquired by ArQule, Inc., 2001

Early / 1999

Cellular and proteomics approaches to target validation for drug development

Private

Seed / 1998

SELECT HISTORICAL INVESTMENTS

Complement inhibition for cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases

IPO 1996

Early / 1994

Khepri Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Development of proteases and their inhibitors as therapeutics

Acquired by Arris Pharmaceuticals, 1995

Early / 1994

Non-absorbed pharmaceuticals to emilinate target substances from the gastrointestinal tract

IPO 1995; Acquired by Genzyme Corporation, 2000

Early / 1994

Luekosite, Inc.

Treatment for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

IPO 1998; Acquired by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1999

Early / 1994

Biopharmaceuticals in the fields of cardiovascular disease, oncology, and infectious diseases

IPO 1994; Merged with Megabios, 1999, to create Valentis, Inc.

Early / 1993

Therapeutics for diseases and disorders of the central nervous and immune systems

IPO 1996

Start-up / 1993

Biotherapeutics for cancer treatment

IPO 1997

Start-up / 1992

Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease

IPO 1996

Early / 1992

Chiroscience

Chiral pharmaceutical development

IPO 1994; Merged with Celltech Group, 1999

Early /1992

Treatment for acute cardiovascular conditions

IPO 1993

Early/1991

Provider of a leading integrated platform of genomic technologies and services

IPO 1993

Start-up / 1991

Chronic inflammatory disease therapeutics

IPO 1991

Start-up / 1990

Autoimmune disease therapeutics

IPO 1994

Early / 1989

Neurologic disorder therapeutics

IPO 1989

Start-up / 1988

Wound healing agents

IPO 1989

Early / 1987

Biopesticides

IPO 1987

Later / 1986

Discovery and development of small molecules for cancer and immunological diseases

IPO 1987

Start-up / 1986

Nova Pharmaceutical Corp.

Drug screening and therapy for brain tumors

IPO 1983; Merged with CalBio, now Scios Inc.

Start-up/1982

Agricultural biotechnology

IPO 1984

Start-up / 1981

Genetic Systems Corp.

Diagnostics for sexually transmitted diseases and monoclonal antibody therapeutics

IPO 1981; Acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb 1985

Start-up/1981