Rich McCurdy

Ansun Biopharma, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. Its products include Fludase, a drug candidate for the prophylaxis and treatment of respiratory infections caused by various types of influenza virus, including the types of virus that may cause a potential influenza pandemic, as well as various types of parainfluenza virus. The company was founded by Nancy Chang on August 9, 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

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.

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.

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.

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

Medtronic Spine LLC develops medical devices for invasive therapies. It designs, manufactures and markets instruments used in therapies for the restoration of spinal anatomy. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Open Monoclonal Technology, Inc. engages in the genetic engineering of animals for discovery of human therapeutic antibodies. The firm’s transgenic animal platforms include OmniRat, industry’s first human monoclonal antibody technology based on rats; OmniMouse, a transgenic mouse that complements OmniRat and expands epitope coverage and; OmniFlic, the first engineered rat with a fixed light chain for development of bispecific, fully human antibodies. The company was founded in by Roland Buelow 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (EUSA Pharma USA), Inc. develops and markets biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded on November 7, 1980 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

TeneoBio, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that develops biologics, human heavy chain antibodies, as therapeutics against cancer, autoimmunity, and infectious diseases. Its products provides treatment of multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, immune disorders, and AIDS. The company was founded by Roland Buelow, on August 9, 2009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System (SCLHS) was formed in 1972 to strengthen and unify the health care facilities sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The SCLHS System is made up of nine hospitals and four stand-alone clinics located in the states of California, Colorado, Kansas, and Montana. SCLHS has history and continues its ministry today through a commitment to mission, vision and values

National Jewish Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. It offers personalized medicines that prevents and treats respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Intermountain Health Care, Inc. provides healthcare services. It focuses in kidney care, plastic surgery, tele-health services, urology, paediatrics, pharmacy services, heart care, and imaging services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Raintree Resorts International, Inc. develops and operates luxury vacation resorts in North America, Mexico, the United States, and Canada. It offers multi resort timeshare and private residence club accommodations. The company markets two types of vacation ownership interests in resorts Weekly Memberships and Fractional Memberships. Raintree Resorts International, Inc. was founded on October 16, 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Baylor University Medical Center provides medical and healthcare services. Its hospital services include organ transplantation, cardiovascular, orthopedics, cancer care, pain management, women's as well as children's health care and psychiatry. The company was founded on October 16, 1903 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Apex Enterprises, Inc. provides business services. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Iterion Therapeutics, Inc. provides pharmaceuticals services. The firm products are used in the treatment of colorectal, hematopoietic, and other targeted cancers. The company was founded by Jonathan P. Northrup in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

S & C Electric Co. designs and manufactures switching and protection products for electric power transmission and distribution. It offers automation controls, automated switching equipment, energy storage systems, fusing equipment, handling tools, and metal-enclosed switchgear. The company was founded by Nicholas J. Conrad and Edmund O. Schweitzer in 1911 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) is a not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation was founded in 1996 to oversee investments for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. UTIMCO manages four major endowment funds under the fiduciary care of the UT System Board of Regents: the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Permanent Health Fund (PHF), the Long Term Fund (LTF), and the Separately Invested Funds (SIF). The PHF and the LTF are pooled and invest in shares of the General Endowment Fund (GEF).

TXU Energy Industries Co. provides energy solutions for homes and businesses. The private company is located in the US. The American company's services include flexible electricity plans, renewable energy options, and tailored plans for small and large businesses.

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.

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.

Inspirna, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which develops molecule and antibody cancer therapeutics. It provides drugs for melanoma, colorectal and triple-negative breast cancers. The firm identifies novel cancer targets using a microRNA based target discovery platform that enable the identification and validation of novel post-transcriptionally regulated targets. The company was founded by Masoud Tavazoie, Sohail Tavazoie, Shahram Seyedin-Noor and Saeed Tavazoie in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Centocor, Inc. manufactures healthcare products. Its products include avakine & reopro. The company was founded in 1979 by Hubert J. P. Schoemaker & Michael A. Wall and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.