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September 24, 2011 to September 25, 2011

This is a pilot 2-day hands-on, guided grant writing workshop in a comfortable and confidential atmosphere for a select few companies and PIs interested in submitting a Phase I SBIR grant proposal to NIH by the December 5 deadline. Participants will leave the retreat with a complete draft written Phase I proposal.

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"An important thread is starting on this topic of Ai(harmony)Ki(energy)Do(way). Look at ThomasHuffman's Gainnet page (Aikido of Gainesville). I re-started my Aikido training recently and I am over 40. I also train Iaido (very new to…"

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Status: Entrepreneur, Executive, Consultant

Company Name: Prometheon Pharma, LLC

Title: CEO/CSO

Industry: Biotechnology

Who is your mentor and mentee?: Phoebe Cade Miles, OTL (UF), GAIN and GTEC members (mentors)

University/College: Williams College/Seattle University, BSc (summa cum laude) in Chemistry; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD, PhD (NIH Medical Scientist Training Program Scholar in Molecular Pharmacology)

Company website: Under construction

Professional Experiences & Goals: Harvard Medical School-trained MD-PhD clinician-scientist and inventor, academically based since July 2007 at the UF College of Medicine where I am the R. Glenn Davis (DCI) Endowed Professor of Clinical and Translational Medicine in the Division of Nephrology (same division in which Dr. Bob Cade was a faculty member when he and his team invented Gatorade). I recently registered a new biotech start-up in Florida called Prometheon Pharma, LLC ("Illuminating the Path from Discovery to Health") to serve as the commercialization/marketing arm of a pharmaceutical translational pipeline from discover to accessibility to large global populations. My goals for Prometheon Pharma are to develop a business model and value propositions that use public-private partnerships to develop novel, affordable, safe, effective and non-invasive therapies for common diseases and that will have global impact on large populations in both high-resource (developed countries) and low-resouce (developing countries) settings.

Specialties in Your Industries of Expertise: I am relatively new to the commercial side of bringing novel therapies to market, although I have commercialized a novel antibody for prognostic testing for expression of a cancer-associated oncoprotein. I hold approved or provisional patents for a new cancer chemotherapeutic drug, a novel biopolymer drug delivery formulation for transdermal or transmucosal application, and a newly identified protein by my research team that is a therapeutic target for developing a new class of anti-obesity drugs that would allow an individual to eat as much fat and other forms of caloric intake without ever getting fat (mice in which the gene for this protein has been deleted are completely resistant to diet-induced obesity, type 2 diabetes and elevated cholesterol; you cannot make them fat). Our focus related to chemotherapy and drug delivery formulations is on developing the first non-invasive therapy for treating early cervical lesions that would otherwise progress to cervical cancer ("Say goodbye to the scalpel!"). We approached the "problem" of how to create a self-administered single-dose topical therapy that can address the global epidemic of human papillomavirus-associated cervical lesions in order to offer a non-invasive, simple to use, cost-effective, safe and effective that would work equally well in developed and developing countries (85% of cervical cancer deaths are in underdeveloped countries and other low-resource settings in the developed world). In wealthy countries, this novel therapy will out-compete and make invasive treatments obsolete for treatment of pre-cancerous cervical dysplasia. Our focus related to addressing the global pandemic of obesity and obesity-related conditions (insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, stroke, vascular disease, kidney failure, obstructive sleep apnea and respiratory disease, fatty liver failure, etc) is to develop a new class of anti-obesity drugs that therapeutically targets the function of a novel master regulatory protein that regulates metabolism and energy balance based on recent discoveries by my research team. All Prometheon Pharma, LLC research & development discoveries are protected by patent through the UF Office of Technology and Licensing.

How did you hear about GAINnet and what are your interests?: I led a team that was a "Sweet Sixteen" semi-finalist in the 2011 Cade Prize for Innovation contest. I am creating a Prometheon Pharma, LLC business model and value propositions that use public-private partnerships to advance the development of novel, affordable, safe, effective and non-invasive therapies for common diseases and that will have global impact on large populations in both high-resource (developed countries) and low-resouce (developing countries) settings. Please see my blog "Announcing the launch of Prometheon Pharma, LLC..." for more information, pdf attachments and links related to Prometheon Pharma including contact information for investors.

2011_Cade_Prize_Sweet_Sixteen_Certificate.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3-Nv4T6KRg

PrometheonPharmaLLC_Brochure_071811.pdf

On_Being_a_Scientist_Pharos_Summer_2000.pdf

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Launch of Prometheon Pharma, LLC (Leveraging on the Paradigm of a Private-Public Partnership)

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“Like the mythological Greek god Prometheus who gave mankind the precious gift of fire, we are dedicated to developing novel therapeutics that address urgent and unmet global healthcare needs for the new millennium. Our goal is to offer patients the choice of non-invasive…

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At 4:34pm on August 20, 2011, Keith E. McInnis said…: I forgot about commenting back on the Alports questions you posed. Dr. Cade diagnosed my father-in-law in the late 1960's. My father-in-law was a succesful attorney. Dr. Cade sent them to the only place in the country at that time for transplant-Indianapolis IN. Two transplants failed. He lived as a home hemodialysis patient, father of 4 and full-time private practice attorney for over 30 years. He began to experience hearing loss in his late 20's and was dependent upon hearing aids by his mid 30's. It kept him from accepting an offer to be a Judge locally as he was afraid he would miss something in a trial. My wife has Alports and some hearing loss in the mid-ranges(mild). My eldest son (about to be 13) has Alports. He has fine hearing now but we expect his hearing to begin to decline around the age of 20. He knows this and we take extra efforts to work on his speech articulation, vocabulary, enunciation and feedback awareness as well as good listening/attention habits methods etc. He knows all about his Alports.He is not kept in the dark and therefore not afraid. Dr. Cade saved my father-in-laws life and followed him for over a decade. Because of Dr. Cade all the children in the family were followed closely regarding renal function. My wife has taken care to not over-stress herself or her renal system. Having children was a very difficult decision at many levels and presented special high risk challenges.Thank you for the dedication to science and compassion you exhibit daily. For all of our children you do make a difference.

At 9:46pm on July 20, 2011, Michelle Nguyen said…: Thank you Dr.Hsu. Yeah "Elley" is just a nickname some of my friends call me; it's a little bit more original than "Michelle" I suppose. I was born in San Jose, California; however, my parents came to the USA as refugees to escape the Vietnam War. Wow! That must have been a difficult transition at that age! Did/do you miss Taiwan a lot? My father went through a similar experience. My great aunt raised him for most of his life. During the war he had to leave the family behind, but eventually reunited with them in the US.

At 5:44pm on July 18, 2011, Keith E. McInnis said…: An important thread is starting on this topic of Ai(harmony)Ki(energy)Do(way). Look at ThomasHuffman's Gainnet page (Aikido of Gainesville). I re-started my Aikido training recently and I am over 40. I also train Iaido (very new to me) I have the privilege of training with my two sons (age 11 and 12). Huffman Sensei and I are discussing an Aikido seminar for Gainnet members. So many seminars are what I call "butt-based" i.e. the participants sit through the seminar and try to learn how to do. It is akin to learning to swim by reading about swimming. So we will do an Aikido seminar which is active and philosophical. We have adult students at Aikido of Gainesville age range from 19 to nearly 60. Look at Tom Huffman's Gainnet profile to fully appreciate the lineage of his teaching. It doesn't even include his service as a US Marine of exemplary accomplishments.

At 11:04am on July 17, 2011, Keith E. McInnis said…: Welcome to GAINnet! Your logo and tag line are nicely done. My speciality is communications technologies though I have a bit of experience in medical products and research (and law enforcement). My friend has a local private medical practice which has a weight loss program. He is also UF instructional MD. Dr. Cade diagnosed my father-in-law with Alports syndrome in the late 1960's. My father-in-law lived successfully on home hemo dialysis for 29 1/2 years while maintaining a law practice, fathering 4 children and 8 grand children. My 12 year old son has Alports. It is an unusual genetic disorder unlikely to be amenable to treatment--transplant is the only treatment. He should be fine until his 30's. As a former deputy sheriff I can relate a story which your product ideas may one day address. I worked with a deputy who while on patrol in uniform (also on the swat team) who had to inject himself 2-4 times/shift. He is in his late 20's and had perfect health until the onset of his diabetes. How could a 'patch' type delivery system (that sounds like what you are looking at) help in such a situation?

Welcome, congrats and I look forward to meeting you

Sincerely,

Keith E. McInnis

keithmcinnis@gmai.com