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Asylia Therapeutics, Inc. is a private biotechnology company founded in 2019 by Richard Jones, Robert Z. Orlowski, and Ronald A. DePinho. The company is based in Houston, TX. Asylia Therapeutics is focused on developing novel immune modulating therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company's drug pipeline is capable of modulating antigen presentation to the immune system, which has produced anti-tumor responses across multiple cancer models. The company is supported by a $3 million grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas. The CEO is Karthik Radhakrishnan.

Sporos Bioventures, Inc. is a private biopharmaceutical company based in Houston, TX. Sporos Bioventures, Inc. aims to transform the drug development process by identifying novel disease mechanisms and strategically deploying talent, capital, and access to operational resources to catalyze the development of breakthrough medicines. Sporos' current pipeline is diversified across three business units and includes multiple clinical-stage candidates that are being investigated for the treatment of multiple indications in cancer and immune disease. The company provides centralized expertise, resources, and core infrastructure so that the portfolio companies can focus primarily on their research development programs. The company was founded by Peter Feinberg, Ronald A. DePinho, Jeno Gyuris, Joseph Kekst, Harold Levy, Alex M. Cranberg, Louis Feinberg, Michael S. Wyzga, Dana Levy, and the CEO is Stephen Rubino.

SHVMS, LLC (Sante Ventures) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2006 by Joe Hal Cunningham, Kevin Myles Lalande and Doug Dewitt French. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

PTV Sciences LP (PTV Healthcare Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Matthew S. Crawford and Evan S. Melrose. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Part of Capstone Therapeutics Corp., Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics to accelerate the healing of hard and soft tissue. The company is based in Galveston, TX. The company was founded by Dennis L. McWilliams. Chrysalis BioTherapeutics was acquired by Capstone Therapeutics Corp. on August 06, 2004 for $34.50 million.

Founded in 2014, Apollo Endosurgery UK Ltd. is a company that wholesales surgical goods. Part of Boston Scientific Corp., the company is based in London, UK.

The Ex-Students' Association operates as an alumni association. The non-profit company is based in Austin, TX.

kelaHealth, Inc. engages in the provision of software platform that combines predictive algorithms to reduce surgical complications. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC.

RapidPulse, Inc. is a medical device company that specializes in developing minimally invasive vascular products for ischemic stroke. The company is based in Miami, FL. The company is focused on advancing the development of the RapidPulse™ cyclic aspiration system, which includes a novel aspiration pump to allow rapid and consistent removal of blood clots from the brain. RapidPulse is a spinout of Syntheon LLC, a medical device incubator dedicated to developing innovative products in the medical device industry. The CEO of the company is Sean McBrayer.

Glyscend, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics for treating metabolic diseases. It focuses on providing patients with an effective strategy to keep glucose levels under control and eliminate potential side effects like weight gain and hypoglycemia. The company was founded by Kevin Colbert in September 2014 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

BeeKeeperAI, Inc. is an American company that accelerates healthcare AI through a secure collaboration platform for algorithm owners and data stewards. The company's approach is to remove the barriers to data rather than relying on de-identified or synthetic data solutions. The company was founded by Michael Blum, Rachael Callcut, Mary Elizabeth Chalk, and Bob Rogers, with Michael Blum serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Surgical Safety Technologies, Inc. improves surgical performance and safety while reducing healthcare costs. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Teodor Grantcharov.

Lyric Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. The firm develops novel gastrointestinal therapeutics for unmet medical needs in the hospital settings. The company was founded by David Wurtman and M. Scott Harris in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Fancisco, CA.

FORMA Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops medicines for cancer and other genetically driven diseases. Its drug discovery engine deploys screening and structure-based approaches across broad families of targets involved in tumor metabolism, epigenetics, protein homeostasis, and protein-protein interactions. The company was founded by Steven Tregay, Nikolai Kley, Stuart L. Schreiber, Todd R. Golub, Michael Foley and Alexis Borisy in 2008 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Novartis Oncology, Inc. provides healthcare solutions. The firm offers medicines, eye care and generic pharmaceuticals. It also offers patient declaration, patient support and assistance, and additional resources. The company is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical drugs. Its products include influenza fighter Tamiflu, controversial acne medication Accutane, HIV inhibitor Fuzeon, obesity drug Xenical, and hepatitis C therapy Pegasys. The company was founded in 1896 Roche and is headquartered in Nutley, NJ.

Part of Nektar Therapeutics, Shearwater Corp. is a company that provides research services focused on health care applications of advanced PEGylation. The company is based in Huntsville, AL. The company was founded by James R. Hudson, J. Milton Harris. Shearwater was acquired by Nektar Therapeutics on July 02, 2001 for $164.50 million.

Ballantyne Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals. The private company is based in Charlotte, NC.

Atlantic Research Group, Inc. operates as a rare disease-focused contract research organization that provides comprehensive clinical program development services ranging from pre-launch consulting to commercialization. It offers strategic consulting, clinical trial management services, clinic data and analytics solutions, pharmacovigilance and medical monitoring. The company was founded by Paul Bishop and Lyle Camblos in 2004 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.