John Higgins

Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. engages in discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for metabolic diseases using the proprietary technology and the knowledge of processes and pathways within the liver that are useful for liver-selective drug targeting and treatment of metabolic diseases. Metabasis was incorporated in April 1997 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

OmniAb Operations, Inc. operates as a drug discovery company. It provides pharmaceutical industry partners access to antibody repertoires and screening technologies to enable discovery of next-generation therapeutics. Its OmniAb platform includes the Biological Intelligence of its transgenic animals, including OmniRat, OmniChicken and OmniMouse, that have been genetically modified to generate antibodies with human sequences to facilitate development of human therapeutic candidates. The company is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Academy of Whole Learning provides a comprehensive educational experience for children with autism spectrum disorder and learning difficulties. The private company is based in Minnetonka, MN.

CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical discovery, development and manufacturing services. Its product Captisol is a polyanionic beta-cyclodextrin derivative with a sodium sulfonate salt separated from the lipophilic cavity by a butyl ether spacer group, or sulfobutylether (SBE). The firm engages in technology with substantial characterization, safety documentation and regulatory review. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.