John Osborne

EMD Millipore Corp. engages in the provision of laboratory materials, technologies, and services to the life science industry. The company was founded by Jack Bush in 1954 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Surgical Laser Technologies, Inc. manufactures proprietary laser systems for both contact and non-contact surgery. The company is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

CCM Investment Advisers LLC (CCM) is a privately-owned SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. Formerly known as CCM Advisers LLC, the firm was founded by the late Fowler W. Cary, Jr. in 1986 under the name Companion Capital Management. CCM provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities, trust programs, sovereign funds, and other US and international institutions, entities, or individuals.

US Oncology, Inc. engages in the provision of cancer care servicers. It offers therapies, depending on such things as type of cancer, stage at diagnosis and the patient’s overall health such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Tevard Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, MA. Tevard Biosciences is focused on developing trna-based and other modulating therapies to cure a broad range of genetic diseases. The company is advancing the use of its novel suppressor trna, enhancer trna, and mrna amplifier platforms in neurological disorders, heart disease, and muscular dystrophies. The company was founded in 2017 by Warren Burt Lammert, Harvey F. Lodish, Daniel Fischer, and Jeffrey Coller. Daniel Fischer has been the CEO since 2017.

TheraNova LLC develops medical devices. Its internally generated medical device technologies include an endoscopic obesity therapy, an implantable shunt designed to treat chronic fluid collections, therapeutic hypothermia technology, incontinence therapy for overactive bladder and the next generation breast implant, as well as several other proprietary technologies. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Focal Therapeutics, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. Its product BioZorb tissue marker, is a proprietary bioabsorbable device that provides radiographic marking of soft tissue sites. The firm’s product is applicable to virtually all forms of radiation therapy and assists physicians in treatment planning, patient positioning during treatment, and long-term follow-up. The company was founded in 2007 by George D. Hermann and James B. Stubbs and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

Birmingham Venture Club, Inc. operates as a non profit organization. It is an association of business professionals who seek to increase the amount and quality of venture capital-related activities. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Southern Capital Forum, Inc. operates a trade association for private capital investors. The private company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded by John J. Huntz.

Part of Consolidated Edison, Inc., Con Edison Co. generates electric power. The company is based in Staten Island, NY.

Axial Exchange, Inc. develops and offers patient engagement platform. Its products include Healthcare IT companies, health systems, patients & practices, product feature, and patient engagement. The company was founded by David K. Williams and Andy Selyutin in August 2007 and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

Florida Venture Forum, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which provides educational and networking opportunities for Florida-based entrepreneurs and private companies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

HMC Virginia Inc (HMC Virginia) is a venture capital subsidiary of Harbert Management Corp founded in 1993 by Wayne L. Hunter & William W. Brooke. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Georgia Research Alliance, Inc. provides university-based research services. The firm offers talent, foster collaboration, infrastructure and technology. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Telehealth Solution, Inc. develops telemedicine technology device. It serves hospitals and senior living. The company was founded by Waseem Ghannan and Jason Perlman and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

ForSight VISION4, Inc. develops novel drug delivery therapies for treatment of retinal diseases. The company was founded on June 26, 009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

BaroSense Inc. operates as a medical device company that focuses on the research and development of minimally invasive medical devices for the treatment of obesity. The company was founded by Richard S. Stack and William N. Starling, Jr. in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Southeastern Medical Device Association operates as a trade association for medical device companies. The private company is based in Norcross, GA.

Arthur D. Little, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in strategy and organization, operations management, technology and innovation management, corporate finance, and global carbon advisory serving corporations and organizations worldwide. The firm serves the automotive, healthcare, information, chemicals, consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The company was founded by Arthur Dehon Little and Roger Griffin in October 1886 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

TechStars Central LLC (TechStars) is an Independent Accelerator Incubator firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in the US..

C.P. Baker is the venture capital arm of C.P Baker & Co. Ltd., a firm founded in 1990 by Christopher Perry Baker. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Baril Corp. engages in the engages in the manufacture of medical products. disposable single-use medical products in infection protection, wound care, clinical chemistry, patient monitoring, and medical and surgical disposables. The company is headquartered in Haverhill, MA.

LeadBridge Partners LLC provides research and sales intelligence consulting services to technology vendors. Its services encompass LeadBridge Reports and PipelineIQ. The company was founded by Richard A. Catino Jr. in 2006 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

MassVentures (MassVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1978 by Charles Hipwood. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Association of University Technology Managers engages in gathering and reporting detailed information about technology transfer. The firm also provides research reports, databases, learning center, and global technology portal and technology transfer practice manual. The company was founded by Larry Gilbert in 1974 and is headquartered in Oakbrook, IL.