Eric R. Ward
Founder at AgBiome INC
Network origin in Eric R. Ward first degree
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Duke University
 Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services 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.
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 274 |
NC Life Sciences Organization
 NC Life Sciences Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services North Carolina Biosciences Organization is non-profit organization, which focuses on legislative monitoring and lobbying activities at the state and federal level. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.
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| Private Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 36 |
AgBiome INC
 AgBiome INC BiotechnologyHealth Technology AgBiome LLC provides early stage research and discovery to the agriculture industry. It develops biological product that controls the predominant soil-borne diseases of greenhouse and major row crops. The firm applies genomics and screening technologies to identify plant-associated microbes that enhance plant health, pest resistance, and yield. The company was founded by Jeff Dangl, John N. Couch, Paul Schulze-Lefert, Scott J. Uknes, John Ryals, Eric R. Ward, and Mike Koziel in 2012 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.
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| Subsidiary | Biotechnology | 18 |
Norfolk Plant Sciences Ltd.
 Norfolk Plant Sciences Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Norfolk Plant Sciences Ltd. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. The company was founded by Jonathan Jones and Cathie Martin on July 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Norwich, the United Kingdom.
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| Private Company | Biotechnology | 3 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Eric R. Ward via their personal network
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Athenix Corp.
 Athenix Corp. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Athenix Corp. develops agricultural herbicide tolerance and insect control chemicals. It provides genes, proteins, processes, traits, and transgenic organisms for multiple sectors including seed, agricultural chemical, specialty chemical, industrial enzymes, and energy. The company was founded by Duck Nicholas Barbara, Carozzi Nadine and Koziel Michael Gene in 2001 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Chemicals: Agricultural | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center
 The North Carolina Biotechnology Center Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services 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. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
180 Degree Capital
 180 Degree Capital Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous 180 Degree Capital (180 Degree Capital ) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Douglas W. Jamison. The firm is headquartered in Montclair, New Jersey. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
TARA Biosystems, Inc.
 TARA Biosystems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TARA Biosystems, Inc. develops organ-on-a-chip platform. It focuses on cardiac toxicology, heart failure drug discovery and personalized cardiology. The company was founded by Misti Ushio, Milica Radisic, Yimu Zhao, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Kacey Ronaldson, Boyang Zhang and Blake Stevens on October 22, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Packaged Software | Founder Founder | |
| University of Virginia | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| Georgetown University | College/University | Director/Board Member Graduate Degree | |
New York Life Insurance Co.
 New York Life Insurance Co. Life/Health InsuranceFinance New York Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance products and services. It offers life insurance, retirement income, long term care, investments, and premier services. The company was founded on April 12, 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Life/Health Insurance | Director/Board Member Chief Operating Officer | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin | |
| Vanderbilt University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Washington University in St. Louis | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| The University of California, San Francisco | College/University | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Alexandria Agtech/Climate Innovation Acquisition Corp.
 Alexandria Agtech/Climate Innovation Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Alexandria Agtech/Climate Innovation Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. Its objective is effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was founded on February 18, 2021 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA. | Financial Conglomerates | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Council for Entrepreneurial Development
 Council for Entrepreneurial Development Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| King's College London | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| GE AEROSPACE | Industrial Machinery | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Cogenics Icoria, Inc.
 Cogenics Icoria, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cogenics Icoria, Inc. provides medical research services. The firm offers genomics and proteomics-related research instruments, consumables, data, including databases, software & other research-oriented products. Icoria offers gene expression analysis and other related services. Its tissue informatics software performs tissue analysis for toxicology studies of early-stage drug candidates and other purposes. The firm also provides biomarkers to develop diagnostics and therapies for liver injuries, metabolic conditions & cancer. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chief Executive Officer Founder | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Metabolon, Inc.
 Metabolon, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Metabolon, Inc. operates as a health technology company. It offers precision medicine, clinical diagnostic, and metabolomics services. The firm serves to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer product industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Packaged Software | Founder Director/Board Member | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| The Fuqua School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Duke University Health System, Inc.
 Duke University Health System, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services 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. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Sales & Marketing | |
Centocor, Inc.
 Centocor, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Centocor, Inc. manufactures healthcare products. Its products include avakine & reopro. The company was founded in 1979 by Hubert J. P. Schoemaker & Michael A. Wall and is headquartered in Horsham, PA. | Medical Specialties | President | |
Avanza Capital Markets, Inc.
 Avanza Capital Markets, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2009, Avila Capital Markets, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm focuses on providing institutional and high net-worth clients with capital markets execution, global clearance and custody services. They specialize in complete access to emerging market sovereign and corporate debt, as well as high yield and high grade instruments. Avila Capital Markets provides transaction execution through a combination of professional institutional sales, dealer sales and trading coverage. Their trades are cleared through and settled by Penson Financial Services, Inc. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. | Investment Banks/Brokers | President | |
Liquidia Technologies, Inc.
 Liquidia Technologies, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Liquidia Technologies, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology to transform the lives of patients. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Products and Partnering & Licensing. The two product candidates from its pipeline: LIQ861 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and LIQ865 for the treatment of local post-operative pain. Liquidia Technologies was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone, Ashok K. Mendiratta, Edward T. Samulski, William R. Kenan, Ginger Denison and Jason Rolland in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Executive Officer | |
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC
 Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC manufactures pharmaceutical products. Its products include ditropan, elmiron, modicon, otho cept and ortho novum etc. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Raritan, NJ. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Pharmaceuticals: Major | President | |
| POZEN INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
Lewis Corp.
 Lewis Corp. HomebuildingConsumer Durables Lewis Corp. provides construction services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Pocatello, ID. | Homebuilding | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Meru Health Holding, Inc.
 Meru Health Holding, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Meru Health Holding, Inc. is engaged in healthcare services. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member | |
Afterlive.tv, Inc.
 Afterlive.tv, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Afterlive.tv, Inc. provides computer application software for mobile phones and other wireless devices. The firm's platform enables organizations to rapidly create, distribute and measure real-time promotional messaging delivered via social media channels. It offers a robust suite of tools that enable organizations of all sizes to edit, share, and archive live video and TV programming completely within the cloud. The company was founded in 2010 by Ryan Cunningham, Stephen Weibel and Michael Folgner and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
| Fox, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
| SKY | Movies/Entertainment | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Freestyle Capital Management LLC
 Freestyle Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Freestyle Capital Management LLC (Freestyle Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Josh Felser and Dave Samuel. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Investment Managers | Founder | |
Spinners, Inc.
 Spinners, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Scient, Inc., Spinners, Inc. is a web hosting company that offers asp.net hosting starting at $3.95. The company is based in Boston, MA. The company's windows hosting platform supports full trust, asp, access, sql, php, mysql. The company was founded by Steven K. Conine, Dave L. Samuel, Niraj S. Shah. Spinners was acquired by iXL, Inc. on September 28, 1998. | Information Technology Services | President | |
The Multimedia Group Ltd.
 The Multimedia Group Ltd. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade The Multimedia Group Ltd. manufactures and wholesales TV and radio. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Kent, GB. | Electronics/Appliance Stores | Private Equity Investor | |
| TWET CENTADR | Broadcasting | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
ApplePie Capital, Inc.
 ApplePie Capital, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance ApplePie Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The firm enables franchise entrepreneurs to efficiently access capital from network of individual and institutional investors. The company was founded by Denise Thomas and Steve Pelletier in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member | |
| SCIQUEST, INC. | Packaged Software | Founder | |
RangeMe USA LLC
 RangeMe USA LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services RangeMe USA LLC operates online platform that streamlines new product discovery between suppliers and retailers. The company was founded by Nicky and Darryl Jackson and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
RangeMe, Inc.
 RangeMe, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services RangeMe, Inc. operates online dashboard. The company is headquartered in San Fracisco, CA. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member | |
| Ortho-mcneil Neurologics, Inc. | President |
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| United Kingdom | 4 |
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| Consumer Services | 15 |
| Technology Services | 9 |
| Health Technology | 9 |
| Finance | 8 |
| Commercial Services | 4 |
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| Director/Board Member | 368 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 153 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 66 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 65 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 60 |
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