Marla Kay Shepard

Johns Manville Corp. manufactures building and mechanical insulation, commercial roofing, glass fibers, and nonwoven materials for commercial, industrial, and residential applications. The firm?s products are also used in various industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing, and wind energy. The company was founded by Henry Ward Johns in 1858 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Pulmatrix Operating Co., Inc. develops pharmaceutical products for respiratory infectious diseases. Its iSPERSE powders can be used with an array of dry powder inhaler technologies and can be formulated with virtually any drug substance. The company was founded by David Alan Edwards, Mark J. Gabrielson, Alexander M. Klibanov and Robert S. Langer in 2003 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Biomatrica, Inc. produces reagents and devices used for sample collection and analysis in diagnostics systems, nucleic acid analysis, and bio banking. Its technology is used to protect analyst in samples at the molecular and cellular level, chemically position laboratory workflows on microfluidics chips. The firm’s products include DNAstable, DNAgard, RNAstable and RNAgard. The company was founded by Judy L. Müller-Cohn and Rolf Müller in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Viteos Mauritius Ltd. operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius.

Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative therapies for vascular diseases. The firm develops small molecules and monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of vascular disease and enhancement of wound healing. Its two lead programs include a tie-2 activator for diabetic macular edema and vascular leak, and a hypoxia-inducible factor 1-a stabilizer for wound healing and the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The company was founded by Joseph H. Gardner and Robert Shalwitz in 2011 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp. engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel pharmaceuticals based on its proprietary metalloenzyme chemistry and biology technology platform. Its clinical portfolio includes novel agents to treat chronic and life threatening fungal infections. Its products include VT-1161, an oral agent that treats onychomycosis; VT-1129, which treats cryptococcal meningitis; and VT-1598, that treats coccidioidomycosis. The company was founded by Herbert Holden Thorp and Thomas V. O'Halloran in December 2011 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Sprout Group (Sprout) is venture capital subsidiary of Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC founded in 1969. The firm headquartered in New York.

Morrison & Foerster LLP is a law firm that provides legal services on various industries, which include: litigation, financial services, intellectual property and technology, and transactional work, such as corporate, capital markets and real estate finance representations. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of The Descartes Systems Group, Inc., Calixon develops and publishes software. The company is based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. Calixon was acquired by The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. on July 06, 1998 for $4.61 million.

CyOptics, Inc. designs, develops and markets optical chips and components. It designs, develops and markets a line of InP optical chips and components for integration into access, metro and long-haul communications systems. The firm also provides contract design, foundry and packaging services. The company was founded by Uzi Koren, Micah Zimmerman, Mansur Roni and Yair Halpren in January 1999 and is headquartered in Allentown, PA.

Aurora Networks, Inc. develops and manufactures optical cable systems for broadband networks. The firm delivers solutions, such as fiber deep architecture and digital return technology to address specific cable-related issues. The company was founded by Guy Sucharczuk, Krzysztof Pradzynski, and Charles E. Barker in November 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Cleantech Group LLC develops and markets clean technologies as an investment category. It offers research and data, innovation pipeline, executive search and many more services. The firm provides solutions for investors, entrepreneurs, enterprises, service providers and economic development agencies. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

American Association for Physician Leadership, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides leadership education, management training, and career development for physicians. The company was founded by Roger Schenke in 1975 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Orange County Chapter operates as a musicians association. The private company is based in Spring, TX.

Neighborhood House Association provides comprehensive health and human services. The firm offers its services through programs that include child development, family day care, senior nutrition, adult day health care, mental health services, housing and rental assistance and other related services that assist low-income and less fortunate families. The company was founded by Helen Marston and Mary Marston in 1914 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

San Diego Humane Society & SPCA is a non-profit animal welfare organization, which engages in saving animal lives. Its services include behavior training resources, human law enforcement, pet-assisted therapy, pet loss support, euthanasia services, pet licensing, and pet vaccination and microchip clinics. The company was founded by George W. Marston and George W. Hazzard on March 10, 1880 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Novartis Venture Fund provides early stage venture capital to companies in Europe, North America and Asia. The fund's focus is on the development of novel therapeutics and platforms, therefore it focuses on such sectors as Biotechnology and Biopharma. The fund makes seed and early stage investments ranging up to USD 30 million per company over its life. The fund makes follow-on and co-investments.

Founded in 1996, Novartis Venture Funds (USA) is a venture capital firm located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Novartis Venture Funds and their ultimate parent is Novartis AG, a Switzerland-based company that engages in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of healthcare products. Novartis Venture Funds manages the Bermuda domiciled biotechnology venture fund, Novartis BioVentures Ltd

Arcis Biotechnology Ltd. develops and researches surface protection technology. It is an R&D company developing new technologies for durable antimicrobial applications across multiple sectors. The firm develops a surface protection technology that is designed to kill a spectrum of micro-organisms, including bacteria, virus, germinating spores, fungi, mould, algae, and moss. The company was founded by Adam Garner in 2010 and is headquartered in Daresbury, the United Kingdom.

Capsule Technologies, Inc. provides medical device integration for hospitals and healthcare organizations. Its platform captures streaming data from virtually any medical device and transforms context rich information to any clinical documentation, alarm management, patient surveillance, decision support and research system. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Part of Danaher Corp., KaVo Kerr Group is a company that manufactures dental equipment. The company is based in Charlotte, NC.

Aquam USA, Inc. operates as a integrated pipe infrastructure solutions company that provides technology solutions to owners and operators of both water and natural gas pipe infrastructures. The firm provides pipe diagnostic, pipe rehabilitation and remote water metering and data management services. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Planetree Org provides healthcare services. The company was founded by Angelica Thieriot in 1978 and is headquartered in Derby, CT.

FemTec Health, Inc. operates as a health and beauty sciences company. The firm provides healthcare services for women. The company was founded by Dr. Kimon Angelides in 2020 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Healthline Media UK Ltd. provides health and medical news and medical information. The company also operates MediLexicon, Website that provides online database of medical abbreviations; and contains searchable databases of ICD9 codes, pharmaceutical companies, medical associations, and hospitals. The firm offers it partners on advertising campaigns with pharmaceutical companies, biotech organizations, healthcare providers, healthcare industry, technology and medical device manufacturers, insurance and legal services, and advertising networks and agencies. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Bexhill-on-Sea, the United Kingdom.