Ronald A. Morton

Centocor, Inc. manufactures healthcare products. Its products include avakine & reopro. The company was founded in 1979 by Hubert J. P. Schoemaker & Michael A. Wall and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

IVAX LLC discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets generic pharmaceuticals, respiratory drugs, and cancer treatments. It offers drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, brain cancer, asthma, and epilepsy. The company was founded by Phillip Frost and Jane H. Hsiao in 1987 and is headquartered in Weston, FL.

HeartFlow, Inc. operates as a cardiovascular company which engages in diagnosing coronary artery diseases. The firm provides a patient-specific analysis of coronary blood flow utilizing coronary CT scans and proprietary computer algorithms based on computational fluid dynamics. The company was founded by Charles A. Taylor, Nathan M. Wilson, and Christopher K. Zarins in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Yellowstone Capital Partners LLC (Yellowstone Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

The Methodist Hospital owns and operates general medical hospitals. The firm provides services for cancer, gastroenterology and GI surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and sports medicine and transplant. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina provides health care insurance services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Robin Hood Ventures (RHV) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Rob weber. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

American Cancer Society, Inc. provides information on cancer occurrence, survival, prevention, early detection, and treatment. The non-profit company is based in Kennesaw, GA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's SHES department is an intramural research program with world-renowned epidemiologists and health scientists. The company was founded in 1913 by Candy Arrington. Karen E. Knudsen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Emergent Technologies, Inc. (Emergent Technologies) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Thomas A. Harlan. The firm is headquartered in Austin. Texas.

Therakos, Inc. develops immune cell therapies delivered through extracorporeal photopheresis. The firm’s engineers, clinicians and biological researchers have been driven to discover new technologies and therapeutic applications that empower the immune response and improve patient outcomes. It supports clinicians by providing products and training to enhance the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and by pursuing additional approved indications for autologous immune cell therapy. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) is a leading advocate for innovation in public health. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. For 176 years, NYAM has been at the forefront of promoting bold changes to the systems that perpetuate health inequities and prevent communities from achieving good health. NYAM's work includes innovative research, programs, and policy initiatives that value community input for maximum impact. NYAM's library is one of the most significant historical libraries in medicine and public health in the nation, with an extensive range of recommended resources available.

GeneDx, Inc. provides genetic testing for rare hereditary disorders. It offers diagnostic tests for gene, disease, mitochondria, inherited metabolic, and eye disorders; gene deletion/duplication analysis services; and molecular cytogenetic, prenatal genetic, mutation-specific, autism/autism spectrum disorder, cardiology genetic, and mutation confirmation tests. The company was founded by John Compton and Sherri Bale in 2000 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

Part of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Health Care Council operates as an association of health care industry leaders. The company is based in Nashville, TN. The company was founded by Philip M. Hertik.

Fairway Medical Technologies, Inc. operates as a holding company that designs, develops, and manufactures medical devices. It specializes in the development and marketing of life support blood pump and console technologies. The firm offers its products and services for allergy testing, antibiotic sensitivity, blood gas, blood pressure monitoring, blood typing, computer-aided design engineering, cardiac assist, capillary imaging, cell and particle counting, cell differentiation, centrifugation, diluting and dispensing, DNA sequencing and synthesis, heat therapy, infrared imaging, membrane technology, optoacoustics, and motion therapeutics. The company was founded by Yukihiko Nose in 1992 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Beacon Sciences LLC operates as a biotechnology company. The firm platform utilizes supra-molecular recognition chemistry rather than antibodies or enzymes to create a binding event in an assay. Its applications include medical diagnostics, biowarfare detection, molecular tools, environmental monitoring, food and beverage testing, chronic disease monitoring, and pre-clinical drug safety testing. The company was founded by Eric V. Anslyn in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Pinnacle Bank operates as a national chartered commercial bank. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Detekt Biomedical LLC manufactures and distributes lateral flow immunoassay test strip readers and biochip imaging products. The private company is based in Austin, TX. The company was founded by Damon Borich.

Treventis Corp. develops a small molecule drugs for Alzheimer's and other protein misfolding diseases. It developed a proprietary discovery platform, a high-resolution three-dimensional model of the common conformational region, enabling rational design of multiple lead compounds. The company was founded by Christopher J. Barden, Donald F. Weaver and Sultan Darvesh in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Advarra, Inc., IRB Services Ltd. provides independent institutional review board services. The company is based in Aurora, Canada. IRB Services was acquired by Chesapeake Research Review LLC on April 18, 2014.

Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health provides healthcare services. The firm engages in training health care professionals. It designs, implements, and evaluates community-based initiatives that address the social determinants of health. The company was founded by Arthur Ashe on December 3, 1992 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.