Cheri Walker

Rhinostics, Inc. is a company that revolutionizes swab-based sample processing workflows worldwide. The company is based in Brookline, MA. The company offers simple and elegant swab solutions that bring efficiencies and cost savings to laboratory workflows. The company's flagship product, the Rhinostic automated nasal swab, is designed to work in an automated workflow and offers a robust and consistent 10x sample throughput increase compared to manual methods. Rhinostics products are registered as class I exempt medical devices with the FDA and may be used for clinical collection upon CLIA validation. The company was founded by Michael Springer and Richard Novak. The CEO is Cheri L. Walker.

Cell IDx, Inc. provides commercial physical and biological research services. The firm offers path IDx staining, imaging and analysis, and custom panel development services. The company was founded by David Schwartz and Stephen J. Kron and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. provides in vitro diagnostics and clinical laboratory products. It supplies diagnostic quality controls, biological materials, and reagents to in vitro diagnostics developers, clinical laboratories, and life science researchers. The firm’s products include Next-Gen Sequencing and Digital PCR Tools, Controls and Reference Materials, Validation and Lot Qualification Materials, Plasma and Serum Diluents/Derivatives, Cell Culture Reagents, KPL Antibodies and Conjugates and KPL Immunoassay Reagents and Kits. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Milford, MA.

Invitrogen develops, manufactures and markets research tools in kit form and provides other research products and services to corporate, academic and government entities. These research kits simplify and improve gene cloning, gene expression and gene analysis techniques.

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. provides research models and laboratory animal support services. It offers quality research models and support services to the biomedical community. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

SFW Capital Partners LP (SFW Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Thomas P. Salice, Roger C. Freeman, David Webb and Norman Wells. The firm Is headquartered in Rye, New York.