E. Ashley Smith

Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers, develops and markets drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular, vascular and related inflammatory diseases. The firm focuses its research and development programs on the treatment and prevention of interrelated diseases of the vascular endothelium, inflammatory cascade and vascular diseases. The company was founded by James T. Willerson in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Vertos Medical, Inc. develops and markets minimally invasive devices for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Its product is called mild devices, which conists of mild Tissue Sculpter, mild Portal, mild Trocar and Handle, mild Bone Sculpter Rongeur, mild Portal Stabilizer, mild Depth Guide, and mild Surgical Clamp. The company was founded by David Solsberg and Donald F. Schomer in 2005 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc. operates as a biochemical company which commercializes sustainable chemicals made from renewable feed stocks. It offers Lactic acid, Isoprene and Butadiene products. It also offers metabolic engineering and process development technology solutions. The company was founded by Ramon Y. Gonzalez and Syed Shams Yazdani in February 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

DNAtrix, Inc. operates as a biotech company which focuses on the development of oncolytic viruses for cancer. The firm’s offers DNX-2401 product which is an oncolytic virus designed specifically for treating Glioblastoma. It also works to expand its platform technology for treating other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer indications. The company was founded in 2005 by Francis Patrick McCormick, Alfred Yung, Charles Conrad, Cande Gomez-Manzano and Juan Fueyo and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

cGate Health, Inc. delivers integrated software solutions for clinical laboratory. It offers SaaS based mobile and desktop solutions that enable the real-time ordering, results management, and collaboration of clinical laboratory information for physicians, nurses and clinicians. The company's software applications are designed to work across any platform and improve patient care through clinical mobility by providing fast access and response to the critical lab data. cGate Health was founded in and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Iterion Therapeutics, Inc. provides pharmaceuticals services. The firm products are used in the treatment of colorectal, hematopoietic, and other targeted cancers. The company was founded by Jonathan P. Northrup in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Sinopsys Surgical, Inc. provides medical devices and instruments to evaluate potential new surgical procedures for the treatment of sinusitis. It offers instruments for surgical procedure for the lacrimal glands. The company was founded by Harry Ross in 2011 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Deep Imaging Technologies, Inc. develops electromagnetic imaging systems. It offers systems for land-based subsurface imaging. The firm's technology applications encompass oil and gas exploration, hydraulic fracturing, and reservoir management. The company was founded by Alexander Kalish and Trevor K. C. Pugh in 2008 and is headquartered in Tomball, TX.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stewart Title Guaranty Co. provides title insurance and related information services. It offers post-closing lender services, mortgage default management solutions, automated county clerk land records, property ownership mapping, geographic information systems, property information reports, flood certificates, document preparation, background checks and expertise in tax-deferred exchanges. The company was founded by Maco Stewart in 1893 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Stewart Title Co. provides title insurance services to real estate agents, brokers, lenders, and developers in the United States. It also provides property ownership mapping, flood certificates, tax deferred exchanges, document preparation, and background checking services. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Centex Title & Ancillary Services LLC provides insurance services. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Providence Health System provides health care services. It offers bariatric services, behavioral health, cardiology, diabetes, emergency services, oncology, primary care, sleep wellness, skilled nursing, stroke care, and surgery. The company was founded in 1861 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center provides cancer patient care, research, and prevention for cancer. The firm also provides education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the publics. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc. provides commercializing particle-based therapies the selective and precise thermal destruction of solid tumors. It develops AuroLase Therapy utilizing AuroShell Particles (also referred to as nanoshells) for the precise, particle-based thermal ablation of solid tumors. The company was founded by Naomi J. Halas, Jennifer L. West, and Daniel M. Watkins in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Greater Houston Partnership operates as a place for community-minded business leaders who want to be involved in Houston''s positive growth and influence the direction. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Texas Heart Institute provides an avenue for exchange of ideas relating to the clinical and research activities. It provide an avenue for exchange of ideas relating to the clinical and research activities among the present and former Cardiology fellows, trainees, and teaching staff of the Texas Heart Institute. The company was founded by Denton A. Cooley in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute is a membership association that serves as a public policy voice for the healthcare and bioscience industry. The non-profit company is based in Austin, TX.

AVP Management Services, Inc. (AVP Management Services) is a private equity/venture capital firm firm founded in 1979 by Joseph Charles Aragona, Ken Paul DeAngelis and Jeff C. Garvey. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Memorial Hermann Health System operates as a non-profit organization that provides healthcare services. It specializes in back pain and spine care, cancer, children's health, digestive health, emergency services, heart and vascular care, neurosurgery, neurology, stroke, orthopedics, sports medicine, rehabilitation and physical therapy, sleep medicine, transplant center, weight loss, and women?s health and maternity. Its services include alcohol and drug rehabilitation, diabetes education, home care, hospice, and medical equipment. The organization was founded 1907 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

BioStable Science & Engineering, Inc. engagses in the develop of products for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. It covers areas of product development including quality systems, design, engineering, prototyping and pilot production, in-vitro and in-vivo testing, manufacturing, global regulatory relationships, clinical product validation, market launch, and distribution. The firm provides a competitive edge by minimizing time to market for cost effective medical devices that deliver improved clinical outcomes. The company was founded by Al Alan Beavan, Charles D. Griffin, Douglas Charles Frank, Don James, J. Scott Rankin and Rusty Phillips in 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

TVA Medical, Inc. engages in the development of invasive therapies for end-stage renal disease and peripheral vascular disease. It provides catheter-based system that allows physicians to create an arterio-venous fistula to deliver hemodialysis to patients suffering from kidney failure. The company was founded by William E. Cohn and Adam L. Berm In 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Parlance Corp. provides telecommunication services. It offers speech-driven self-service solutions that replace the phone trees used on the main number of hospitals and clinics. The firm serves healthcare, education, manufacturing, insurance and food service industries. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Explorys, Inc. provides data management solutions. It offers data management, business intelligence, population analytics, population management, performance measurement, and research and innovation. The company was founded by Stephen McHale, Charlie Lougheed, Anil Jain, and Doug Meil on October 29, 2009 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Millipede, Inc. engages in development of percutaneous solutions for mitral valve repair. It offers IRIS, a semi-rigid annuloplasty ring designed to replicate the gold standard in valve repair and clinical data. The company was founded by Steven F. Bolling, Todd D. Campbell and Jeremy A. Abbs in August 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Healthcare Highways, Inc. provides health insurance services. It operates as a Preferred Provider Organization network and health plan those partners with hospitals, providers, employers, payers, and brokers and consultants to deliver customized healthcare plan solutions. The firm provides also provides pharmacy benefit management services. The company was founded by Michael Wilson in 2010 and is headquartered in The Colony, TX.

Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes medicines for the treatment of diverse cancers, chronic inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. The company was founded by David J. Tweardy and Ronald A. DePinho in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Swift Biosciences, Inc. develops molecular biology reagents. It offers Next Generation Sequencing sample preparation for Illumina and Ion Torrent platforms. The firm?s products include Accel-NGS and Amplicon Panels and myT Primer. The company was founded by David C. Olson and Vladimir L. Makarov in February 2010 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.