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Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC engages in the operation of a global contract research organization, which provides drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. It offers adaptive trial design, bio analytical lab, bio similar development, biostatistics, GMP lab, clinical supplies, trial monitoring, CMC regulatory, data management, dental pain clinic, real-world outcomes, site intelligence and activation, central lab, global regulatory affairs, IRT systems, late stage research, medical communications, device and diagnostics, medical writing, nonclinical development and regulatory consulting and intelligence, regulatory development, innovation and vaccine sciences. The company was founded by Fredric N. Eshelman in 1985 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Part of Novartis AG, Novartis, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco.

Genstar Capital Management LLC is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Dennis H. Chookaszian. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco., California.

HealthEdge Software, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare information technology solutions. It offers HealthRules Payor, HealthRules CareManager, HealthRules Answers, HealthRules portal integration kit, HealthRules Connector, account management, implementation services, and education services. The company was founded by Albert S. Waxman and Robert Gillette in December 2004 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

PatientsLikeMe LLC operates online health communities for patients. The firm offers data and information on patients, treatments, symptoms and research. The company was founded by Benjamin Heywood, James Heywood and Jeff Cole in 2004 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ginger.io, Inc. operates as a behavior analytics company using big data. It offers tailored technological platform for effective workflow integration. The firms continuous data collection approach detects symptom flares more precisely than regular clinic visits. The company was founded by Karan Singh, Anmol Madan and Alex Pentland in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

OpenView Investments LLC (OpenView Investments) (OpenView Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Scott Maxwell. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Young Womens Christian Assoc of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc. provides economic empowerment for women. Its programs include women's resource center; child care information; keystone stars; homewood-brushton child development and education; youth service and stem education; health and wellness; housing; and center for race and gender equity. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Global Links is a medical relief and development organization. It works to improve the health and lives of people in resource-poor communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The company was founded by Kathleen G. Hower, Brenda Smith and Emily Solomon in 1989 is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

ZO Skin Health, Inc. provides skincare solutions. It products include cleanse, scrub, oil control & tone, hydration & calming, sun protection, enhancers and peels. The company was founded by Zein E. Obagi in 2007 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

The Transition House, Inc. is a non-profit company based in St. Cloud, FL.

Headspace, Inc. develops a digital health platform that provides guided meditation and mindfulness training sessions. It offers meditation related books, online resources, mobile application services, and gift subscriptions. The company was founded by Richard Marsh Pierson and Andy Puddicombe in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

MadKudu, Inc. develops sales analytics tool. It provides a platform that converts free users into paying customers. The company was founded by Francis Brero, Sam, Levan, and Paul Cothenet on July 14, 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

X-Co Holdings LP provides biotechnology services. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

QuickBase, Inc. provides cloud based solution services. The firm's solutions include process improvement, asset management, CRM & sales management, customer service, human resources, field services, project and training management. The company was founded by Joe Rice, Jim Salem and Claude von Roesgen in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Purpose Built Ventures LLC (Purpose Built Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Miles Lasater. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Navab Capital Partners LLC (Navab Capital Partners) is private equity firm founded in 2019 by Alexander Navab. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Blackstone Growth Advisors LLC (Blackstone Growth Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Blackstone Inc founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Hydrogen Health LLC was founded by Ran Shaul. The American company provides a learning experience with innovative and effective hydrogen technologies for improving optimal health, based on world-leading science and engineering. The CEO is Allon Bloch.

X-Chem, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. Its uses its DEX DNA encoded libraries and platform to discover small molecule leads against high-value therapeutic targets. The company was founded by Richard W. Wagner, Brant C. Binder, Matthew A. Clark, and Gordon M. Binder in 2009 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.