Ed Kania

Visterra, Inc. Is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of antibody-based therapies for kidney diseases, and other chronic diseases. It focuses on its research technology platform, HIEROTOPE technology. The company was founded by Alan L. Crane, Kevin J. Bitterman and Ram Sasisekharan on December 20, 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

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.

Selecta Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research and development of nanoparticle immunomodulatory drugs for the treatment and prevention of human diseases. Its portfolio includes pipeline, autoimmune, gene therapy, and biologic therapy. The company was founded by Omid C. Farokhzad, Robert S. Langer Jr., and Ulrich von Andrian on December 10, 2007 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

EcoSense Lighting, Inc. provides light-emitting diode (LED) solutions for the commercial and residential applications. Its products include Rise, TROV, Slime Cove, Eria, and LDCM 0-10 Module. The company was founded by George G. Mueller in 2008 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

G6 Capital Management LLC operates as an investment advisory firm. It specializes in the development and deployment of novel investment solutions for private clients. The company was founded by Nassib G. Chamoun in 2012 and is headquartered in Dedham, MA.

Nanostream, Inc. provides microfluidic analytical systems. The company develops microfluidic systems to automate routine laboratory procedures that are critical to research productivity. It furnishes the miniaturized plumbing critical to the future of pharmaceutical sciences. Nanostream was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Flagship Pioneering (Flagship Pioneering) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Ed M Kania and Noubar B Afeyan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

DataCore Software Corp. develops storage networking software solutions. Its SANsymphony-V is DataCore?s flagship storage virtualization solution maximizes information technology infrastructure performance, availability and utilization by virtualizing storage hardware. The company?s storage virtualization software empowers organizations to seamlessly manage and scale their data storage architectures, delivering massive performance gains at a fraction of the cost of solutions offered by legacy storage hardware vendors. DataCore Software was founded by Ziya A. Aral, George S. Teixeira, Roni J. Putra, Timothy J. Logan, Bettye Grant and John Bocskor on February 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

TransMedics, Inc. manufactures and develops medical devices. It offers a portable warm blood perfusion system designed to maintain organs in a functioning state outside the human body during transport from organ donor to recipient. The firm’s products are used in heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplants. The company was founded by Waleed H. Hassanein in August 1998 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is a premier life sciences and healthcare hub with over 1,600 members dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing diseases through transformative science and technology. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. MassBio works to advance policy and promote education while providing member programs, events, industry information, and services. The company's mission is to advance Massachusetts' leadership in the life sciences to grow the industry, add value to the healthcare system, and improve patient lives. Founded in 1985 by James P. Sherblom, the CEO is Kendalle Burlin O'Connell.

Tarveda Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops cancer therapeutics and drugs. Its proprietary technology, assets and expertise are built around an integrative research and development process that brings together new-molecule drug discovery engine and patented nanoparticle engineering platform. The company was founded by Omid C. Farokhzad, Stephen J. Lippard and Robert S. Langer Jr., in 2011 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Common Impact, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization that partners with Fortune 500 companies and leading nonprofit organizations to create transformational change through skills-based volunteering. Common Impact was founded in 2000 and is based in Boston, MA. The non-profit company's mission is to build a society in which individuals and businesses invest their unique talents towards a shared purpose of strengthening local communities.

Vyriad, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products for cancer. Its technology include pipeline, non-invasive imaging, and oncolytic vaccine development. The company was founded by Stephen J. Russell, Glen Barber, Shruthi Naik, Kah Whye Peng, and Mark Federspiel in 2016 and is headquartered in Rochester, MN.

Health Data Analytics Institute LLC operates a platform for healthcare data and connections. The private company is based in Dedham, MA. The company was founded by Kenneth Alan Froot, Ed M. Kania, Nassib G. Chamoun. Nassib G. Chamoun has been the CEO since incorporation.

Farfield Partners is an American company that issues asset-backed, mortgage-backed, and structured finance securities. The private company is based in Cambridge.

Part of MKD Electric, Inc., Korrus, Inc. develops technology solutions in light health for the healthcare industry. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The CEO of the company is Mark Reynoso.

Oasys Water, Inc. provides desalination and water-treatment technologies for industrial markets. Its technology is used to treat industrial wastewater, such as waste from power plants and produced water from exploration and production activities. The company was founded by Robert McGinnis and Aaron H. Mandell on June 01, 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.