John Conley

Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. (TKT) was a biopharmaceutical company with a major focus on developing products for the treatment of rare diseases. The company is used to markets one product, Replagal™, for the treatment of Fabry disease in the European Union and other countries, and was developing products for Hunter syndrome and Gaucher disease. The company was located in Cambridge, MA.

Cognoptix, Inc. develops a non-invasive and predictive eye scanning test for the early detection and diagnosis of alzheimer's disease. It offers technologies to enable non-invasive quantitative measurements of amyloid aggregates in the eye. The firm also develops combined optical scanning devices and diagnostic agents for clinical, commercial and academic research use. The company was founded by Lee E. Goldstein and Leo T. Chylack Jr in 2001 and is headquartered in Acton, MA.

Windgap Medical, Inc. engages in the development of epinephrine autoinjector for the treatment of anaphylaxis. The company was founded was founded by Christopher J. Stepanian and Brent Buchine and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

IsoPlexis Corp. engages in the development of curative medicines and personalized therapeutics. Its single cell proteomics platform, which includes instruments, chip consumables and software, provides an end-to-end solution to reveal a more complete view of protein function at an individual cellular level. The company was founded by Sean Mackay, Rong Fan, and Kara K. Brower in March 2013 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Launchpad Venture Group LLC (Launchpad Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Rick Lucash. The firm is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is a non-profit organization that partners with communities nationwide to help under-represented individuals successfully start and grow a business through intensive business training, mentorship, and an extended professional support network. The private company is based in Lowell, and has locations in Holyoke, Lynn, Cape Cod, and Northwest Arkansas. EforAll offers business accelerators, pitch contests, and virtual workshops in English and Spanish. The EforAll Accelerator Program is a free, one-year program offered twice a year in all communities, providing immersive business training, mentorship, and access to an extended professional network. Entrepreneurs with a dream to start a business or nonprofit are encouraged to apply.