Tom V. Thornton

Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs in therapeutic areas of infection, cancer and inflammation. Its product candidate, Restanza, is a novel once-a-day oral antibiotic in late-stage development for the treatment of life-threatening infections including community-aquired bacterial pneumonia and biodefense pathogens including anthrax, plague and tularemia. The company was founded by Michael T. Flavin on January 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Woodridge, IL.

Kansas Bioscience Authority LLC operates as a venture investor. It invests its own funds, attracts co-investors, manages its portfolio companies, and calls on its network of partners and experts to generate a return on and of invested capital. The firm focuses on agribusiness, animal health, human health, and life sciences technology sectors. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Olathe, KS.

divine, inc. provides enterprise content solutions. It provides expertise services to its customers in consulting, collaboration, interaction, hosting and knowledge solutions through its professional, software and managed services. It focuses on high-growth middle market firms, government agencies and educational institutions. It has filled for bankruptcy in early 2003. It was founded in the year 1999 by Flip Filipowski and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Enterprise Center of Johnson County/Venture Capital/ is a subsidiary of Enterprise Center of Johnson County founded in 1994. The firm headquartered in Fairway, Kansas.