S. David Kimball

Part of Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Celgene, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. The Canadian company's portfolio includes several approved products, such as REVLIMID, POMALYST, and OTEZLA, as well as a pipeline of investigational drugs. Celgene is committed to advancing the science of medicine and improving the lives of patients worldwide.

Orbus Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies that treat rare diseases. Its product eflornithine is a novel cytostatic agent, which the firm is developing to treat patients with recurrent anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare form of central nervous system cancer. The company was founded by Robert M. Myers and Jason D. Levin in 1998 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Glaxosmithkline Services Unlimited Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company was incorporated on March 23, 1972 and is headquartered in Brentford, the United Kingdom.

Delpor, Inc. develops therapeutic products. Its products include DLP-114, DLP-119, DLP-202 and DLP-414. The company was founded by Tassos Nicolaou and Frank Martin in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Capnia, Inc. develops diagnostics and devices to address unmet medical needs. Its CoSense® End-Tidal Carbon Monoxide Monitor product measures end-tidal carbon monoxide (ETCO) for the detection of dangerous hemolysis rates. The company is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Metalmark Capital LLC (Metalmark Capital) is a private equity firm founded by John J. Moon in 1986. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Pappas Capital LLC (Pappas Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Art M. Pappas. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Dawson James Securities, Inc. (Dawson James) is a full service investment firm and registered broker-dealer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Ark Financial Services, Inc. Dawson James offers research, institutional & retail sales, and execution trading & corporate services to institutional money managers, mutual funds, registered investment advisors, corporations and insurance companies.

Nextwave Research, Inc. is a research firm located in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

Economic Development Corp. provides financial and investment services. The private company is based in Trenton, NJ. The CEO of the company is Katrina Smith.

Part of Aurora Capital LLC, LifeTech Capital, Inc. is a company that provides investment banking services to emerging growth companies in the healthcare and life sciences industries. The company is based in New York, NY.

Part of Neuland Laboratories Ltd., Neuland Laboratories, Inc. is a company that manufactures and exports pharmaceutical ingredients. The company is based in San Clemente, CA.

Mario Family Partners (Mario Family) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Gregory Mario. The firm is headquartered in North Carolina.

Balance Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics to address conditions of intellectual disability. Its pharmacological approach, based on technology licensed from Stanford University, hypothesizes that restoring the proper balance between inhibition and excitation at the neuronal synapse by antagonizing excessive inhibitory circuits could result in the appropriate plasticity for memory and learning to occur in many conditions of intellectual disability. The company was founded by Lyndon Lien, Craig Garner and Daniel Wetmore in 2009 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

Maxygen, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It is focused on the potential further development of its MAXY-G34 product, a next-generation pegylated, granulocyte colony stimulating factor, G-CSF, for the treatment of chemotherapy induced neutropenia and acute radiation syndrome. G-CSF is a natural protein that functions by stimulating the body's bone marrow to produce more white blood cells. The company was founded on May 7, 1996 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Linden Manager LLC (Linden Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Anthony B Davis and Brain C Miller. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops drugs for diseases related to the central nervous system. Its drugs are used in curing diseases such as Huntington's, Parkinson's, restless legs syndrome, schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer's, and sleep apnea diseases. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Washington DC.

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.

Duke University Health System, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. It offers cancer treatment, primary care, orthopedics, aesthetics, and fertility services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. provides molecular imaging services. It develops new molecular imaging agents capable of changing the medical management of significant, chronic human diseases by identifying the first stages of pathological change, potentially assisting in earlier diagnosis, and better management and development of new therapies. The company was founded by Daniel M. Skovronsky in 2004 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of AstraZeneca PLC, Apothogen, Inc. is a company that develops and markets pharmaceuticals. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. Apothogen was acquired by IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on April 24, 2002 for $1.81 million.

TARIS BioMedical LLC operates as a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. It specializes in urology, continuous local dosing, bladder diseases, oncology, voiding dysfunction. The company was founded by Robert S. Langer Jr., Christine Bunt, and Michael J. Cima in 2008 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC engages in the operation of a global contract research organization, which provides drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. It offers adaptive trial design, bio analytical lab, bio similar development, biostatistics, GMP lab, clinical supplies, trial monitoring, CMC regulatory, data management, dental pain clinic, real-world outcomes, site intelligence and activation, central lab, global regulatory affairs, IRT systems, late stage research, medical communications, device and diagnostics, medical writing, nonclinical development and regulatory consulting and intelligence, regulatory development, innovation and vaccine sciences. The company was founded by Fredric N. Eshelman in 1985 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. sells, markets and develops cardiovascular pharmaceutical products. The company focuses on marketing promotionally sensitive pharmaceutical products to the primary care, cardiovascular and specialist physician markets in the United States. The company is headquartered in Liberty Corner, NJ

Rutgers University Foundation is the fundraising arm of Rutgers University. The foundation build relationships with alumni and friends, corporations, and foundations and seek their support of Rutgers programs throughout New Jersey and the world. It was founded in 1973 and it is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.