Robert J. Chorvat

Cephalon, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. It engages in the discovery and development of medicines for central nervous system disorders, pain, and cancer. The company was founded on August 24, 1987 by Frank Baldino, Jr. and is headquartered in Frazer, PA.

Gardner Lewis Asset Management LP (Gardner Lewis) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1990 by W. Whitfield Gardner and John L. Lewis IV. Gardner Lewis provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to both managed account clients as well as private pooled investment vehicles it sponsors intended only for sophisticated investors.

Biolog, Inc. enages in the manufacture of diagnostic substances. It offers microbial identification, phenotype microarrays for microbial and mammalian cells, mitochondria function assays, educational porta, microbiome, microbial community analysis, and microbial detection. The company was founded by Barry R. Bochner and Donald W. Barnby in 1984 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Embera NeuroTherapeutics, Inc. develops treatments for smoking cessation, cocaine dependence and other addictions. The company was founded by Nicholas Edward Goeders and Marie A. Lindner in 2005 and is headquartered in Sudbury, MA.

Calosyn Pharma, Inc. develops intra-articular therapeutics for osteoarthritis. Its product is based on a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. The firm's drugs is used in humans for the treatment of heart and vascular diseases. The company was founded by David D. Waddell and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Invisalert Solutions, Inc. provides patient safety solutions. The firm offers ObservSMART, a wristband and software-based q15 minute check tracker that replaces pencil and paper-based forms. It specializes in resolving non-compliance issues in the acute healthcare, corrections, drug delivery, long-term care, youth and special education markets. The company was founded by Regina Widdows, Peter Nagy and Michele Marcolongo on August 20, 2014 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co. researches and develops pharmaceuticals and imaging products to treat diseases. It focuses on pharmaceuticals to treat unmet medical needs in the fight against HIV, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, cancer and arthritis-related disorders. The company is located in Wilmington, DE.

RCT BioVentures (RCT BioVentures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Research Corporation Technologies Inc founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.

The Biotechnology Greenhouse Corp. of Southeastern PA (BioAdvance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

University of Akron provides public research education. Its programs include under graduate studies, graduate studies, international studies, law, and continuing education. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Barrett, Vernon, Montgomery LLC (VCE Capital Partners LLC) is a venture capital firm is founded in 2001 by Ross Barrett and Russell Vernon. The firm is headquartered in Bossier City,Louisiana.

Esperance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops oncology products. It specializes in oncology products that selectively kill cancer cells without harming normal cells. The company was founded by Hector W. Alila in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

Jefferson Corner Group (Jefferson Corner Group) is a venture capital subsidiary of Spinner Technologies, Inc. founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Marillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides cancer pharmaceuticals. It focuses on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancers and for care in oncology. The firm products include Lu-AMBA, Pilobuc, and MN-201. The company was founded by Jerry Glickson, Zahed Subhan, and Gang Zheng in February 2005 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

PhenoTech, Inc. develops and markets monoclonal antibodies which are used in blood diagnostic and therapeutic applications. It offers blood diagnostic reagents, such as nanoscale emissive antibody-complexes for typing reagents for pre-transfusion testing. The company was founded by Eric Ostertag in 2003 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group (UVA LVG) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.

MicroBiome Therapeutics LLC develops drug therapies for metabolic diseases. Its microbiome modulators are designed to augment the growth of certain desirable bacterial strains and discourage the growth of others. The company was founded by John B. Elstrott and Dale R. Pfost in 2009 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

VC Experts, Inc. provides market research, industry data and related content. It also provides information on private company valuations, terms of the financings, and prices of the transactions for bankers to perform their due diligence. The company was founded by Joseph W. Bartlett and Ross P. Barrett and is headquartered in Shreveport, LA.

Research Corporation Technologies, Inc. provides investment related services. It operates as technology development company that typically invests in new technology platforms in life sciences, healthcare technology, biomedical, preclinical and clinical-stage therapeutics, devices, drugs, and diagnostics, medical devices, and biotech tools for gene expression and protein production with medical devices. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Fitness Interactive Experience LLC develops interactive games that promote health and daily activity in a fun, socially connected environment. It offers Utilifit, a daily activity game designed to boost players. It also offers step ahead, a style game that uses real-world movement and activity to determine player progress. The company was founded by Michael D. Tinney and Jeff Abeles in 2012 and is headquartered in Lilburn, GA.

K-94 Discoveries, Inc. develops novel targeted therapies for cancer based on proprietary discoveries. The company was founded by William Hansel in 2013 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

Mebias Discovery, LLC engages in discovering drugs. The company was founded by Lawrence C. Kuo, Brett A. Tounge and Shariff S. Bayoumy in January 2016 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.