Bruce B. Barshop

Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. produces ice cream using dairy products from a Vermont dairy cooperative. Its products include ice cream, frozen yoghurt and novelties. The company was founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in 1978 and is headquartered in South Burlington, VT.

Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

StemBioSys, Inc. develops stem cell technologies. The firm develops technology on the isolation and expansion of specialized adult stem cells for clinical use. Its technology is called XC-marrowECM, which is a patented extracellular matrix laid down by human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The company was founded by Xiao-Dong Chen and Steven A. Davis in 2010 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Invictus Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It offers active noise reduction technology to achieve an optimal balance for helping infants secure early development milestones by reducing unwanted, harmful noise without obstructing the sounds of parental talk. The company was founded by Daniel Mendez in 2012 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

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.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Ascension Health provides health care services. It offers primary and preventative health services through community health centers include behavioural health, counselling services and support groups, child development and early childhood education, dental care, and health education, wellness, exercise and disease management programs. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

DPT Laboratories Ltd. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers full-service outsourcing solutions including pharmaceutical development, site transfers and state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing, packaging and distribution services. The company was founded by John W. Feik in 1938 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

DFB Pharmaceuticals LLC develops pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Hitachi Consulting Corp. provides business and Information Technology consulting services to the aerospace, communications, industrial and financial sectors. It offers solutions for strategy, organization, business intelligence, performance management, corporate management, strategic technologies and outsourced product development. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of HS3 Technologies, Inc., TechAmerica, Inc. provides technology solutions for the quick service restaurant industry. The company is based in Greenwood Village, CO. TechAmerica was acquired by HS3 Technologies, Inc. on April 19, 2007. Shawn K. Osborne has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Texas Research & Technology Foundation engages in the operation of economic development in the biosciences and technology. It funds and develops innovative ventures and own and operate the Texas Research Park. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Pariveda Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology consulting services. It delivers both consulting services and technical solutions where systems interface with people and with other systems. The firm also offers customer relationship management, enterprise integration, and software services. The company was founded by Bruce Ballengee and John Humphrey in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Dolphin International, Inc. supplies freshwater tropical fish, live plants, frozen foods, decorative wood and aquariums. It operates as a logistics supplier for freshwater tropical fish, live plants, frozen foods, decorative wood, and aquarium supplies. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Alamo Public Telecommunications Council engages in the provision of public and educational broadcast services. It operates KLRN public television station, which offers programs and services for advance education, art, culture, and community. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

The Baylor Angel Network (The Baylor Angel Network) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Waco, Texas.

Ascension Health Alliance provides healthcare services. It operates through healthcare and solutions divisions. The healthcare division operates hospitals and senior living facilities. The Solutions division offers a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 with the goal of advancing organic farming. OFRF is based in Santa Cruz, CA. The non-profit company works towards fostering the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems through research, education, and federal policies. OFRF presents the 2022 National Organic Research Agenda (NORA), a report informed by surveys and focus groups conducted in 2020 with over 1,100 certified organic and 71 transitioning-organic farmers and ranchers across the United States. The report provides input and perspectives on their current organic production systems.

ExThera Medical Corp. develops medical devices that address unmet clinical needs in the treatment of bloodstream infections and pathogen-reduction in blood banking. The company develops Seraph Microbind Affinity Blood Filter (Seraph), which captures and removes normal and drug-resistant bacteria, viruses, toxins, and pro-inflammatory cytokines from human blood; and offers solution for use in a dialysis, such as extracorporeal circuit for treating existing bloodstream infections. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Martinez, CA.