Charles M. Parrish

Akonni Biosystems, Inc. manufactures and sells diagnostic products. The firm's offers sample prep, molecular diagnostics and specialized equipment including TruTip nucleic acid purification kits and automated workstation, TruDiagnosis and TruDx 2000 and TruDx 3000. The company was founded Charles E. Daitch in 2003 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Prosetta Biosciences, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. Its products include antiviral therapies. The company was founded by Vishwanath R. Lingappa, Jaisri R. Lingappa and David E. Bartlett in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., Contel Cellular, Inc. is a company that provides wireless telephone services. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. Contel Cellular was acquired by GTE Corp. on May 15, 1995 for $255 million.

Forest Investments, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the investment and acquisition of businesses, securities and assets that has significant long-term value creation. It operates through the following segments: Durable Medical Equipment, Investment Management, Real Estate, and General Corporate. The company was founded on December 16, 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., GTE Mobile Communications International, Inc. is an investment vehicle in the wireless communications industry.

Novarra, Inc. provides wireless internet solutions. It offers vision server and browser technology services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.