Ruth L. Collins-Nakai

Echo Bay Mines Ltd. mines, processes, and explores for gold. It has major gold producer mines in Canada and the United States with exploration and development projects in four continents. The company is located in Edmonton, Canada.

BioDtech, Inc. enagages in the development and marketing of products for the detection, neutralization, and removal of endotoxin. It serves the bioresearch and bioprocess markets. The company was founded by Ira Weiss and Michael G. Pepe in September 2003 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

BiO2 Medical, Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacturing of clinical products. The company was founded by Luis F. Angel, Christopher E. Banas, and Paul Castella in December 2006 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

ViroXis Corp. develops and commercializes bio-pharmaceuticals derived from sandalwood oils for viral diseases. The company was founded in 2006 by Ian William David Clements and Paul Castella and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

StemBioSys, Inc. develops stem cell technologies. The firm develops technology on the isolation and expansion of specialized adult stem cells for clinical use. Its technology is called XC-marrowECM, which is a patented extracellular matrix laid down by human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The company was founded by Xiao-Dong Chen and Steven A. Davis in 2010 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Part of Underground Solutions, Inc., Ignition Sequence, Inc. develops business-to-business secure exchange and integrated communication systems. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Ignition Sequence was acquired by @VentureWorks, Inc. on July 10, 2000.

The Angels' Forum Management Co LLC (The Angels' Forum) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Carol Sands, Craig Sirnio and Alejandro Estrada. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Ernst & Young LLP (Canada) engages in the provision of consulting, assurance, tax, and transaction services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Keiretsu Forum LLC operates as private equity fund. The firm serves to private equity angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate and institutional investors. The company was founded by Randy Williams in September 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

St. Arnaud Pinsent & Associates is a charter professional accounting firm that provides corporate accounting and tax services to small, medium, and enterprise level businesses. The private company is based in Edmonton, Canada. The firm also offers audits, personal tax filings, business consulting, and tax planning services. The Canadian company was founded by John Harold Charles Pinsent.

The Canadian Red Cross Society offers courses in first aid, CPR, and swimming and water safety. The organization is based in Mississauga, Canada. The Canadian company also provides various services to migrants and refugees upon their arrival.

Aeon Bioscience, Inc. develops drug-eluting polymers and stents that overcome concerns of late stent thrombosis. It addresses the medical challenges for cardiac patients. The company was founded by Christopher E. Banas and Paul Castella on January 29, 2007 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Incyte Venture Partners LLC (Incyte Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Breathe BioMedical, Inc. engages in the development of breath tests to detect early-state breast cancer. Its products include breath samplers and spectrometers. The company was founded by John Cormier on April 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Moncton, Canada.

IMBiotechnologies Ltd. operates as a medical device company. It develops, manufactures and supplies microspheres and medical devices. The company was founded by Michael Stewart and Irwin Griffith and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

National Angel Capital Organization is a professional association for angel investors in Canada. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The organization has invested $1.38 billion into 2,000 Canadian companies and has a national network of 4,200 angel investors, 50 incubators and accelerators, and 45 angel groups.

Angel Capital Association provides investment services. The CEO of the American company is Patrick Gouhin.

Biobasix Solutions, Inc. provides management consulting services. The private company is based in Cochrane, Canada.

VA Angels (VA Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Randy Stewart Thompson and Rod Brown. The firm is headquartered in Canada.

Spiritus Diagnostics, Inc. develops medical software technologies. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA.

CytoBioscience, Inc. manufactures medical devices. It creates and manufactures devices that represent a convergence of bioscience, nano science, microchip development, algorithms and engineering. The firm offers CRO services. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Valhalla Private Capital, Inc. is an Independent firm founded in 2017 by Danny Way, Heather Pontikes, Kristina Milke Rod Brown and Luke Kurger. Valhalla Private Capital, Inc. is headquartered in Calgary.

Hera Biotech, Inc. is a women's health company based in San Antonio, TX. Hera Biotech is focused on transforming women's health with its revolutionary non-surgical test for early diagnosis and staging of endometriosis, called MetriDx™. The company was founded in 2020 by Paul Castella, Bruce Nicholson, Nameer Kirma, and Somer Baburek, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

SmileSonica, Inc. operates as a dental and medical technology company. It designs, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medical devices, advanced materials, and instrumentation for both medical and non-medical applications. The firm’s products include The Aevo System and pipeline products. The company was founded by Cristian Scurtescu in 2008 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.