Biotechnology

AppTec Laboratory Services, Inc.

provides analytical testing services to the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries and manufactures protein therapeutics for biopharmaceutical customers.

(acquired by Wuxi PharmaTech, plc ticker: WX; AppTec renamed WuXi AppTec, Inc.)

Contact: Pete McNerney

Altair Therapeutics, Inc.

is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of antisense drugs for respiratory conditions.

Contact: Pratik Shah

Cebix, Inc.

is a biotechnology company focused on the development of replacement therapy based on human C-peptide for the treatment of type 1 diabetic neuropathy.

Contact: Pratik Shah

Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.

was a leader in the research and development of Toll-like receptor drugs to modulate the immune system for treating cancer, infectious diseases and asthma/allergy.

(ticker was COLY; acquired by Pfizer Inc. ticker: PFE)

Contact: James Thomas

Locus Development, Inc.

is a company focused on commercial applications of next generation sequencing.

Contact: Anya Schiess

SG Biofuels

is using breeding and biotechnology to produce elite hybrid seeds of Jatropha.

Contact: Pratik Shah

Tranzyme Pharma, Inc.

is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal and motility disorders.

(NASDAQ ticker: TZYM)

Contact: Alex Zisson

Virdante Pharmaceuticals , Inc.

is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of drugs for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

(acquired by Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ticker: MNTA)

Contact: Eric Aguiar