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Regado Biosciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery and development of therapies in cardiovascular medicine using actively controlled aptamer technology. The company is focusing on new products for antithrombotic indications in the acute care and sub-acute care therapeutic setting. Its paired aptamer-active control agent technology is designed to give physicians the ability to directly control the degree of antithrombotic activity in real time on a "per patient, per setting" basis. The company's clinical programs are specifically concentrated on acute and sub-acute care injectable anticoagulants. Regado Biosciences was founded by Eli Gilboa, Bruce A. Sullenger and Christopher P. Rusconi on December 19, 2001 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ.

IGEN International, Inc. develops and markets biological testing systems that incorporate its proprietary electrochemiluminescence technology for used in drug discovery, diagnostic products development as well as food and environmental safety testing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Senseonics, Inc. develops transformative glucose monitoring products. It develops Senseonics continuous glucose monitoring system, an implantable continuous glucose monitoring system, which includes a miniaturized sensor and receiver that is inserted into the subcutaneous space under the skin to wirelessly transmit glucose levels to an external receiver. The company was founded by Michael James Barrett and Arthur E. Colvin in 1996 and is headquartered in Germantown, MD.

Cancer Support Community is an American company that provides support to people with cancer. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company focuses on helping those who experience cancer cachexia, a syndrome that causes drastic weight and muscle loss in cancer patients. The company was founded in 1982 by Harold Benjamin. Debbie Weir has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Learning Undefeated, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides STEM education opportunities for underserved communities. The non-profit company is based in Gaithersburg. The American company's flagship education program features mobile STEM labs that have provided hands-on learning opportunities to more than 200,000 K-12 students in 18 states since 2003. The company also operates several other celebrated STEM education programs including the Young Science Explorers program, a summer camp for middle school students, and the Advancing Tomorrow's Leaders in STEM (ATLAS) college and career exploration program. Learning Undefeated is driving race and gender equity in STEM through experiential and deep-impact learning experiences for students from under-resourced communities.