Michael F. Rieders

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Bonded Motors, Inc. is a leading nationwide engine remanufacturer serving suppliers to the automotive aftermarket. The company remanufactures and distributes approximately 1500 models and versions of replacement engines for domestic and Japanese cars and light trucks. The company has regional distribution centers in California, Washington, Colorado, Ohio, Georgia and New York. The company was founded by Aaron Landon in 1971 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Diasome Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical stage diabetes therapeutics company which designs and develops insulin-based therapies for the treatment of diabetes. It focuses on the clinical and commercial development of breakthrough therapies for diabetes and obesity. The company’s technology platform is based on the use of its proprietary Hepatocyte Directed Vesicle or HDV, nanotechnology to deliver a wide range of critically necessary hormones and drugs to the liver, the body’s primary site of glucose storage. The firm’s HDV system is designed to fundamentally improve the way in which insulin works in people with diabetes by enabling much greater amounts of injected insulin to reach hepatocytes, the liver’s glucose storing cells. The company was founded by Len Rosenberg, Lance Converse, W. Blair Geho and Robert Geho in 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Fairmount Partners LP is an independent investment banking firm that focuses on serving the needs of middle market and emerging growth companies. The private company is based in West Conshohocken, PA. Cornelius P. McCarthy has been the CEO of the company since 2003. The company is a leading investment bank in the professional and technology services industry. Fairmount Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to YPTC throughout the transaction.

NB Therapeutics, Inc. develops pharmacologic therapies. The firm has two technology platforms: iontophoresis and nitric oxide gas, through these two technology platforms it seeks to address the inherent challenges of drug delivery for diseases of the skin and nails. The company was founded by Frank J. McCaney in 2006 and is headquartered in Bristol, PA.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics Corp. develops and manufactures personal diagnostic devices. The company is based in Houston, TX.

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. is a non-profit organization which provides laboratory and laboratory related accreditation services and training. It offers ISO/IEC 17025 for testing and calibration laboratories, ISO/IEC 17020 for inspection bodies, ISO/IEC 17065 for product certification bodies, ISO 15189 and CLIA for clinical testing laboratories, ISO/IEC 17043 for proficiency testing providers, and ISO 17034 for reference material producers. The organization was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Nitric Bio, Inc. develops therapies for podiatry and dermatology. It addresses inherent challenges of drug delivery for diseases of the skin and nails through iontophoresis and nitric oxide gas technology platforms. The company was founded by Frank J. McCaney and is headquartered in Bristol, PA.

Allevi, Inc. engages in the manufacture of biologically compatible materials to create polymeric networks. It develops desktop 3D bio printers that build functional three-dimensional living tissues. The company was founded by Daniel Cabrera, Sohaib Hashmi, and Ricardo Solorzano in 2014 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Atlantic Research Group, Inc. operates as a rare disease-focused contract research organization that provides comprehensive clinical program development services ranging from pre-launch consulting to commercialization. It offers strategic consulting, clinical trial management services, clinic data and analytics solutions, pharmacovigilance and medical monitoring. The company was founded by Paul Bishop and Lyle Camblos in 2004 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Cambridge Biomedical, Inc. specializes in technology transfer, assay development, optimization, and validation. It develops assays for small and large molecules, biomarkers, diagnostics, and medical devices. The company was founded by Barbara Osband in 1997 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Nitric Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical and American medical device company that develops treatments for fungal and bacterial infections. The private company was founded by Francis J. McCaney.