Michael Chao

Aprogenex, Inc. manufactures surgical, medical and dental instruments and supplies. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

LifeCell Corp. develops and markets tissue repair products. The firm focuses on reconstructive, urogynecologic and orthopedic surgical procedures. Its products include alloderm, strattice, graft jacket, allocraftdbm and repliform. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Branchburg, NJ.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Sensus Drug Development Corp. is a company that develops drugs to treat endocrine disorders. The company is based in San Antonio, TX. The company was founded by John A. Scarlett, Richard J. Hawkins. Sensus Drug Development was acquired by Pharmacia Corp. on March 07, 2001.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Crown Bioscience, Inc. provides biomedical outsourcing solutions. It provides syngeneic and xenograft tumor models and custom model development and drug testing. The firm produces antibodies for therapeutic, diagnostic and theranostic applications. It also offers preclinical and drug development for anti-cancers therapeutics. The company was founded by Dr. Yiyou Chen, Dr. Yue Alexander Wu, Dr. William Pan and Dr. Faming Zhang in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

ODC Therapy, Inc. operates offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists and audiologists. The company develops, produces and distributes customized cancer vaccines to individual patients and then monitors their immune response after treatment. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Emerging Technology Partners LLC (ETP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Wei-Wu He and Bill Snider. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

PTV Sciences LP (PTV Healthcare Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Matthew S. Crawford and Evan S. Melrose. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Bread for the World provides charitable services. It performs education and research on hunger issues and publishes an annual hunger report. Bread for the World serves as the secretariat for the religious groups, foundations, labor unions, business leaders and other charities to end hunger. The organization was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc. provides commercializing particle-based therapies the selective and precise thermal destruction of solid tumors. It develops AuroLase Therapy utilizing AuroShell Particles (also referred to as nanoshells) for the precise, particle-based thermal ablation of solid tumors. The company was founded by Naomi J. Halas, Jennifer L. West, and Daniel M. Watkins in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Culver Educational Foundation provides educational services. It is an independent college preparatory boarding schools comprised of Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy. The firm prepares individuals for college and the world beyond by encouraging them to develop interests and talents, while helping them to move beyond self-imposed limitations. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Culver, IN.

Novast Holdings Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It focuses on design and development of difficult formulations containing challenging APIs for worldwide markets. The firm collaborates with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to develop and commercialize products for regulated markets. The company also provides product development services in novel technologies and drug delivery systems. Novast Holdings was founded by Guohua Zhang in 2005 and is headquartered in Nantong, China.

LAV Management Co., Ltd. (LAV) is a venture capital subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co. founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai, China with branches located in Central, Hong Kong and California, United States.

Eddingpharm (Cayman) Inc. provides specialty pharmaceuticals marketing services. It focuses on medical nutrition and oncology therapeutic areas and creates a commercialization platform for pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Xin Ni and Jiang Yao in 2001, and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Aurorad, Inc. provides business support services. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by J. Donald Payne.

HireTeamMate, Inc. operates an online peer-to-peer hiring platform. Its products include Hiretual, business solution, chrome extension and pricing. The company was founded by Steven Jiang, Alex Wang, Ninh Tran and Xinwen Zhang and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Oceanpine Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Dave Chenn. The firm is headquartered in Central Hong Kong with additional office in San Jose.

Elpiscience Biopharma Ltd. engages in the development of cutting-edge immunotherapies to fight cancer. Its business scope includes technology research and development, transfer of own technology achievements and provision of related technical advice and technical services of biomedicine and biotechnology; import and export, and wholesale of mechanical equipment, electronic products, instrumentation, and plastic products. The company was founded on September 30, 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Avirmax, Inc. is a biotechnology company. The company is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

SciNeuro Pharmaceuticals is a Chinese clinical-stage biotechnology company that focuses on developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. SciNeuro Pharmaceuticals is based in Shanghai, China, and has corporate and R&D facilities located in both Shanghai and Beijing. SciNeuro has built a portfolio of pipeline programs that address three key disease-driving mechanisms of neurodegeneration. The company is committed to delivering medicines that can make a difference in the lives of patients around the world. The company is an innovation-driven, neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company that uses in-house discovery and development to create innovative therapeutics for neurodegenerative and other CNS diseases. The company was founded in 2020 by Min Li, who has been the CEO since then.

LAV Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment advice. The private company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The CEO of the company is Yi Shi.