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Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Founded in 1987, BioForward is a member-driven state association and venture capital investor located in Madison, Wisconsin. The firm serves as the voice of Wisconsin's bioscience industry. They advocate on their members behalf to create investment and partnership opportunities, attract and retain the best people and support public policy that fosters their continued growth. BioForward also provides member-support services including networking opportunities through a variety of conferences and events, online resources and group purchasing programs. Their members include bioscience companies, universities, non-profit organizations, service providers, as well as state, regional and local government representatives. BioForward was previously known as the Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association.

Godfrey & Kahn SC is a law firm that provides legal services. The private company is based in Milwaukee, WI and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Cellular Dynamics, Inc. provides wireless telecommunication services.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Applied Biosystems LLC develops and markets instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services for academic research, the life science industry, and commercial markets. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Chicago Botanic Garden promotes understanding and conservation of plants. Its activities include educational & horticulture programs such as representing varied landscape elements and specialty collections, plant conservation, as well as art, culture, and humanities programs. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Glencoe, IL

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation provides research patenting and licensing services. It helps steward the cycle of research, discovery, commercialization, and investment for the University of Wisconsin. The firm provides its support services for the entire cycle of innovation, from research to invention to investment. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Foley & Lardner LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practice areas include employee benefits and executive compensation, environmental, estates and trusts, finance, international tax and transfer pricing, private equity and venture capital, real estate, securities, commodities and exchange regulation, taxation, and transactions. The company was founded by Asahel Finch and William Pitt Lynde on September 8, 1842 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Wisconsin Technology Council provides science and technology advisory services to the Governor and the Legislature. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Roche Diagnostics Corp. develops and manufactures diagnostic products. It offers anticoagulation management, blood gas and electrolytes, cholesterol and urinalysis products. The firm provides a broad portfolio of tools that help healthcare providers in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, heart failure and diabetes, as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. Its products and services uses by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide. The company was founded in 1964 by Willard Eason and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP provides legal services. It offer banking and financial services, corporate and transactional, energy law, intellectual property, and real estate services. It serves to the advanced manufacturing, food and beverage, agribusiness, higher education and energy industries. The company was founded by Michael Best in 1848 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Ensoma, Inc. believes in the future of medicine and is committed to creating a new therapeutic category to tackle diseases that affect millions around the world, such as cancer and autoimmune disease, as well as inherited conditions. Ensoma is based in Boston, MA and has subsidiaries in Denmark. The company's engenious™ platform combines innovative delivery technology with the full DNA editing toolkit to address these disorders. Ensoma is supported by top-tier investors, a strategic collaboration with Takeda, and a passionate team. The company was founded by André Lieber, Hans-Peter Kiem, Kush M. Parmar, and the CEO is Emile F. Nuwaysir.

ARM is a Washington, DC-based multi-stakeholder advocacy organization that promotes global initiatives necessary to facilitate access to life-giving advances in regenerative medicine. The organization promotes legislative, regulatory reimbursement, investment, technical, and other initiatives to accelerate the development of safe and effective regenerative medicine technologies. ARM also works to increase public understand- ing of the field and its potential to transform human healthcare. Prior to the formation of ARM in 2009, there was a need for more coordinated and cohesive advocacy representing the interests of the companies, research institutions, investors and patient groups that comprise the entire regenerative medicine community. Today ARM has more than 140 members and is the leading global advocacy organization in this field.

Bluerock Therapeutics engages in development of a pluripotent stem cell-derived myocardiocytes as regenerative cell therapies for restoring electrical and contractile function in patients with myocardial infarction or chronic heart failure. The company was founded by Gordon Keller and Lorenz Studer in 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Invenra, Inc. develops technology platform for biological drugs. It is a pre-clinical stage bio-pharmaceutical company focused on next-generation therapeutic human antibodies and antibody derivatives. The company was founded by Roland Greene and Emile F. Nuwaysir on July 24, 2014 and is headquartered Madison, WI.

Quarles & Brady LLP provides legal services. The firm offers data privacy and security, employee benefits, energy, environment and natural resources, real estate and tax services. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences provides biomedical research services. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

1922 Investment Co. LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Genetic MicroSystems, Inc. is a company that makes instruments for fabricating and analyzing DNA arrays. The company is based in Woburn, MA. The company was founded by Stan D. Rose, Jean Montagu. Genetic MicroSystems was acquired by Affymetrix, Inc., part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. from April 01, 2016 on February 10, 2000 for $101.13 million.

Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. manufactures copying machines, printing systems, publishing systems and digital multifunction machines. Its products include digital color and black and white multifunction devices, document management software, digital color laser printers, digital color scanners, and wide format plotters. The company was founded on February 20, 1962 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd. engages in the production of chemicals and diet supplements. It provides inorganic salts, bromides, hydrazine, foaming agent, polymerization initiator, preparation articles, rust-preventive agent, fire retarding material, intermediates, and electro-organic synthesis products. The company was founded on August 29, 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics Co., Ltd. develops and produces biopharmaceutical products and drugs. The joint venture company is based in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 2012, and the CEO is Yoshifumi Torii.