Rahul A. Aras

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stingray Therapeutics, Inc. specializes in identifying targets with untapped potential to modulate the tumor microenvironment. The company was founded by Jonathan P. Northrup and Sunil Sharma and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. researches and develops drugs and other pharmaceutical products. The company was incorporated in June 20, 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

BioHouston, Inc. engages in life science and biotechnology commercialization. The firm's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

SHVMS, LLC (Sante Ventures) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2006 by Joe Hal Cunningham, Kevin Myles Lalande and Doug Dewitt French. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

TVA Medical, Inc. engages in the development of invasive therapies for end-stage renal disease and peripheral vascular disease. It provides catheter-based system that allows physicians to create an arterio-venous fistula to deliver hemodialysis to patients suffering from kidney failure. The company was founded by William E. Cohn and Adam L. Berm In 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

BioStable Science & Engineering, Inc. engagses in the develop of products for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. It covers areas of product development including quality systems, design, engineering, prototyping and pilot production, in-vitro and in-vivo testing, manufacturing, global regulatory relationships, clinical product validation, market launch, and distribution. The firm provides a competitive edge by minimizing time to market for cost effective medical devices that deliver improved clinical outcomes. The company was founded by Al Alan Beavan, Charles D. Griffin, Douglas Charles Frank, Don James, J. Scott Rankin and Rusty Phillips in 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

AVP Management Services, Inc. (AVP Management Services) is a private equity/venture capital firm firm founded in 1979 by Joseph Charles Aragona, Ken Paul DeAngelis and Jeff C. Garvey. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Providence Health System provides health care services. It offers bariatric services, behavioral health, cardiology, diabetes, emergency services, oncology, primary care, sleep wellness, skilled nursing, stroke care, and surgery. The company was founded in 1861 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

PharmaLex GmbH engages in the provision of specialized services in the fields of development consulting, regulatory affairs, epidemiology and risk management, compliance, as well as quality management, particularly for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. These include providing technical and development support for product development, in-house management of clinical and analytical programs, establishment of pharmacology and regulatory services to ensure approval of pharmaceutical products in certain markets, development of decision-making tools for clinical trial recruitment, and study monitoring and program management. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Friedrichsdorf, Germany.

Vedanta Biosciences, Inc. develops microbial therapies that address the human immune system. It engages in the development of a new class of drugs that work by modulating the human microbiome, with an initial emphasis in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Ruslan Medzhitov, Alexander Rudensky, Brett Finlay, Kenya Honda, Dan Littman, Bernat Olle and David Steinberg in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Millipede, Inc. engages in development of percutaneous solutions for mitral valve repair. It offers IRIS, a semi-rigid annuloplasty ring designed to replicate the gold standard in valve repair and clinical data. The company was founded by Steven F. Bolling, Todd D. Campbell and Jeremy A. Abbs in August 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Healthcare Highways, Inc. provides health insurance services. It operates as a Preferred Provider Organization network and health plan those partners with hospitals, providers, employers, payers, and brokers and consultants to deliver customized healthcare plan solutions. The firm provides also provides pharmacy benefit management services. The company was founded by Michael Wilson in 2010 and is headquartered in The Colony, TX.

Rapport Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the discovery and development of transformational small molecule medicines for patients suffering from central nervous system disorders. It develops the RAP (receptor associated proteins) technology platform. The company was founded by Steven M. Paul and David Bredt in February 2022 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Explorys, Inc. provides data management solutions. It offers data management, business intelligence, population analytics, population management, performance measurement, and research and innovation. The company was founded by Stephen McHale, Charlie Lougheed, Anil Jain, and Doug Meil on October 29, 2009 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Noble Life Sciences, Inc. provides in vitro and in vivo preclinical drug development services. It specializes in personalized medicine and biomarker research and preclinical drug development. The company was founded by Kenneth C. Carter in 2010 and is headquartered in Sykesville, MD.

HistoSonics, Inc. develops medical devices. The company was founded by Christine Gibbons, Jim Bertolina, Zhen Xu, William Robert, Hall Timothy, J. Brian Fowlkes, Thomas W. Davison, and Charles Cain in November 2009 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Swift Biosciences, Inc. develops molecular biology reagents. It offers Next Generation Sequencing sample preparation for Illumina and Ion Torrent platforms. The firm?s products include Accel-NGS and Amplicon Panels and myT Primer. The company was founded by David C. Olson and Vladimir L. Makarov in February 2010 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

MdBio, Inc. is based in Frederick, MD. MdBio provides medical-grade, patient-tested full spectrum hemp and plant-based medicine products that are unique in the industry for their innovation, quality, and potency. Targeting ailments such as poor sleep, anxiety, pain, and weakened immune systems, their products naturally restore the body's endocannabinoid balance to maximize overall health and wellbeing in patients. Part of Maryland Technology Council, MdBio, Inc. is a company founded by four renowned medical doctors committed to providing therapeutic alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs. MdBio was acquired by Tech Council of Maryland, Inc. on February 07, 2006.

NeoDiagnostix, Inc. operates as a cancer diagnostics company. It develops molecular diagnostic and prognostic tests for the treatment of cancer. The firm offers diagnostic testing services using genetic technologies. The company was founded by Barg Upender in 2005 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Texas Medical Association, Inc. provides healthcare services and civic & social activities. It provides financial & investment planning, loans, and subscription services to its members. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Biohealth Innovation, Inc. sources and evaluates market-relevant bioheath intellectual properties, connects the IP with funding, and assists businesses in marketing and growth. It is a regional innovation intermediary that accelerates and facilitates technology transfer and commercialization of market-relevant research in federal labs, universities, and biohealth companies in the Region. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Noble BioVentures LLC (Noble BioVentures) is a venture capital firm founded by Kenneth C. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland.