Jon Scott Jacobsen

Cabot Medical Corp. designs and manufactures medical instruments. The firm offers endoscopes, light source, adapter optics, and other electrosurgical instruments. The company is headquartered in Langhorne, PA.

CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets innovative medical therapies to the dental and dermatology market. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Newtown, PA.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Vicept Therapeutics Inc. develops dermatologic therapeutic products. The firm develops topical agents for the treatment and prevention of a number of medical and cosmetic indications including bruising of the skin. The company was founded on July 1, 2009 by Neal Walker, Stewart D. Shanler, and Christopher V. Powala and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. engages in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. It offers prescription and non-prescription dermatological and skin care products. The firm research, innovate and develop skin care treatments to health care professionals, patients and consumers. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops novel anti-infective agents to address the threat of antibiotic resistance. It offers antibiotic resistant bacteria and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae a family of gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to all known ?-lactam antibiotics, including penicillins, cephalosporins, monobactams, and carbapenems. The company was founded by Christopher J. Burns, Luigi Xerri, and Daniel Pevear in 2010 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

BioGenerator (Venture Capital) (BioGenerator) is a venture capital subsidiary of BioGenerator founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sinopsys Surgical, Inc. provides medical devices and instruments to evaluate potential new surgical procedures for the treatment of sinusitis. It offers instruments for surgical procedure for the lacrimal glands. The company was founded by Harry Ross in 2011 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc. provides commercializing particle-based therapies the selective and precise thermal destruction of solid tumors. It develops AuroLase Therapy utilizing AuroShell Particles (also referred to as nanoshells) for the precise, particle-based thermal ablation of solid tumors. The company was founded by Naomi J. Halas, Jennifer L. West, and Daniel M. Watkins in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Vertos Medical, Inc. develops and markets minimally invasive devices for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Its product is called mild devices, which conists of mild Tissue Sculpter, mild Portal, mild Trocar and Handle, mild Bone Sculpter Rongeur, mild Portal Stabilizer, mild Depth Guide, and mild Surgical Clamp. The company was founded by David Solsberg and Donald F. Schomer in 2005 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

DNAtrix, Inc. operates as a biotech company which focuses on the development of oncolytic viruses for cancer. The firm’s offers DNX-2401 product which is an oncolytic virus designed specifically for treating Glioblastoma. It also works to expand its platform technology for treating other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer indications. The company was founded in 2005 by Francis Patrick McCormick, Alfred Yung, Charles Conrad, Cande Gomez-Manzano and Juan Fueyo and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

FTEN, Inc. provides financial technology solutions to financial institutions. It offers solutions to clearing firms, broker dealers, prime brokers, hedge funds, and proprietary traders. The company was founded by Ted Myerson in 2001 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (Virginia Innovation Partnership) is a private equity/venture capital non-profit operating division of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops broad-spectrum antifungal agents for the treatment of life-threatening fungal infections. The firm's compound APX001, shows broad-spectrum activity in animal models of invasive fungal infection by common species of Candida and Aspergillus. It develops oral and injectable anti-infective drugs, including protease inhibitors and antibiotics. The company was founded by André Marquis, Mitchell W. Mutz and Gerry Crabtree in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

First Aid Beverages, Inc. develops and commercializes comprehensive portfolio of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. It develops liquid formulated single-dose products for treating pain and upset stomach symptoms. The company was founded by Mary Page Platerink and Jay Pasricha in 2010 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Sofinnova Management VIII LLC is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Amarin Pharma, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical research company. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Bedminster, NJ.

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.

cGate Health, Inc. delivers integrated software solutions for clinical laboratory. It offers SaaS based mobile and desktop solutions that enable the real-time ordering, results management, and collaboration of clinical laboratory information for physicians, nurses and clinicians. The company's software applications are designed to work across any platform and improve patient care through clinical mobility by providing fast access and response to the critical lab data. cGate Health was founded in and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

CIT GAP Funds invests in companies located in United States, primarily in Virginia. The fund target companies operating in the fields of life sciences, hardware, software, biotechnology and agricultural sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage requirements with an investment up to USD 0.125 million.

Benson Hill Holdings, Inc. operates a crop design platform to develop sustainable food and ingredients. It offers CropOS (Crop Operating System), a cognitive engine that provides decision support to accelerate crop improvement and enhance the sustainability of food, feed, fiber, and fuel production using plant biology, big data analytics and cloud computing. The company was founded by Matthew B. Crisp, Todd Mockler and Thomas P. Brutnell in 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Rice Alliance Austin is an American company that specializes in landscaping and gardening solutions. The non-profit company offers personalized outdoor space designs and create gardens that reflect the unique essence of each client. The company utilizes a wide range of machinery to work with maximum professionalism and efficiency.

Deep Imaging Technologies, Inc. develops electromagnetic imaging systems. It offers systems for land-based subsurface imaging. The firm's technology applications encompass oil and gas exploration, hydraulic fracturing, and reservoir management. The company was founded by Alexander Kalish and Trevor K. C. Pugh in 2008 and is headquartered in Tomball, TX.

Resonant Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a life science company that focuses on generating novel targets relevant to in vivo tumor biology with unprecedented speed. The company was founded by John K. Westwick and Stephen J. Weiss in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc. operates as a biochemical company which commercializes sustainable chemicals made from renewable feed stocks. It offers Lactic acid, Isoprene and Butadiene products. It also offers metabolic engineering and process development technology solutions. The company was founded by Ramon Y. Gonzalez and Syed Shams Yazdani in February 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.