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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.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

TriPath Imaging, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and market of equipment and products for cervical cytology screening. The company was founded on November 15, 1996 and is headquartered in Burlington, NC.

Affinergy LLC develops site-specific biological systems using biofriendly linkers that selectively adhere to proteins, drugs, cells, and biomaterial surfaces. The firm focuses on developing coatings and medical devices for the orthopedic and cardiovascular markets. It constructs bifunctional peptide linkers that selectively immobilize proteins, cells, and therapeutics onto biomaterial surfaces. The firm offers its products for orthopedics, cardiovascular, and tissue engineering; and drug delivery and stem cells markets. The company was founded by Daniel J. Kenan, Jonathan Gindes, and Mark W. Grinstaff in 2002 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Novartis Corp. manufactures pharmaceuticals, vaccines, consumer health, generics, eye care and animal health products. It manufactures drugs for oncology, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on November 15, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Liquidia Technologies, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology to transform the lives of patients. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Products and Partnering & Licensing. The two product candidates from its pipeline: LIQ861 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and LIQ865 for the treatment of local post-operative pain. Liquidia Technologies was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone, Ashok K. Mendiratta, Edward T. Samulski, William R. Kenan, Ginger Denison and Jason Rolland in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed therapeutics and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded in 2006 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ampersand Management LLC (Ampersand Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Richard A. Charpie. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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.

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC manufactures pharmaceutical products. Its products include ditropan, elmiron, modicon, otho cept and ortho novum etc. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Raritan, NJ.

Syngenta Corp. manufactures agricultural chemicals and distributes field, garden, and flower seeds. It produces herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and crop protection products for pest control and vegetation management. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

BioLabs, Inc. provides clinical laboratory services. It offers clinical and anatomical laboratory services to physician offices, clinics, subacute treatment centers, public sector entities and home-bound patients. The company was founded in June 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

Eilenberg & Krause LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Hatteras Venture Partners (Hatteras Venture) is venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Clay B. Thorp and John Crumpler. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

DC Bio Corp. develops technology for application to cancer and diseases associated with chronic viral infections. The company is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Norfolk Plant Sciences Ltd. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. The company was founded by Jonathan Jones and Cathie Martin on July 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Norwich, the United Kingdom.

Part of Eli Lilly & Co., Lilly Oncology is an American company dedicated to delivering life-changing medicines and support to people living with cancer and those who care for them. With over 50 years of experience, Lilly Oncology is committed to building on their heritage and improving the lives of all those affected by cancer worldwide.

AgBiome LLC provides early stage research and discovery to the agriculture industry. It develops biological product that controls the predominant soil-borne diseases of greenhouse and major row crops. The firm applies genomics and screening technologies to identify plant-associated microbes that enhance plant health, pest resistance, and yield. The company was founded by Jeff Dangl, John N. Couch, Paul Schulze-Lefert, Scott J. Uknes, John Ryals, Eric R. Ward, and Mike Koziel in 2012 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

BioInnovation Management LLC (Bioinnovation Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Peter D Parker and Susie T Harborth. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Envisia Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel ocular therapies. It provides glaucoma drug therapies that include PRINT particle therapeutics to overcome biologic and chemical. The company was founded by 2013 is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Novadip Biosciences SA operates as a advanced biopharmaceutical company that develops cell-based therapies to treat patients with critical size bone defects and severe bone diseases. Its proprietary product, Creost, is a natural scaffold-free and tridimensional bone structure, which reconstructs large bone defects without the need of any biomaterial. The firm is a osteogenic living implant with a mineralization similar to a real bone. Its Creost is an autologous cell based-therapy product obtained from Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (AMSCs) which promotes (i) a perfect engraftment without any scaffold and (ii) a tissue remodeling with all native bone properties. Novadip Biosciences was founded by Jean-Fran?ois Pollet and Denis Dufrane in 2013 and is headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

ImmunOs Therapeutics AG is a company based in Schlieren, Switzerland that pioneers HLA-based therapeutics to create transformational medicines for cancer and inflammation. The Swiss company has identified specific HLA molecules that activate the immune system and is utilizing these molecules as the backbone of novel therapies capable of stimulating both the innate and adaptive immune systems of cancer patients to eliminate tumor cells. ImmunOs' lead program is a multi-functional fusion protein that blocks specific LILRB and KIR receptors and activates anti-tumor responses. The company is also using HLA molecules to develop novel therapies to treat inflammatory diseases. ImmunOs is supported by leading international investors, including Samsara BioCapital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Gimv, Pfizer Ventures, Biomed Partners, Schroder Adveq, Mission BioCapital, GL Capital, Peak6, Fiscus, and Redalpine. The company was founded by Osiris Marroquin Belaunzaran and Christoph Renner, and the CEO is Sean R. Smith.

Catalys Pacific LLC (Catalys Pacific) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by BT Slingsby. The firm is headquartered in Cayman Islands.

Part of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Holdings Denmark ApS, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark ApS is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Hillerod, Denmark. The Danish company provides process development and cGMP production in cell culture, microbial fermentation, and gene therapies. The company offers full-service microbial fermentation services, including quality control, fill/finish, process characterization/validation, and labeling and packaging. The CEOs of the company are Lars Petersen and Martin Meeson.

Pathalys Pharma, Inc. is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing advanced therapeutics to manage end-stage kidney disease. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. The company's initial asset is Upacicalcet, a novel calcimimetic that has the potential to improve the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in hemodialysis patients. Pathalys Pharma continues to identify other high priority needs and potential solutions for patients with end-stage kidney disease. The company was founded by Ashwin Ram, Mahesh Krishnan, Jay P. Shepard, Brian Taylor Slingsby. The CEO is Neal F. Fowler.

2Blades Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on developing sustainable and environmentally-friendly genetic solutions to improve crop health and agricultural efficiency for farmers worldwide. The non-profit company is based in Evanston, IL. The foundation has been awarded grants from charitable foundations and contracts for commercial partnerships totaling more than $36 million. The company's mission is to discover, advance, and deliver genetic improvements in crop disease resistance. The company also provides infographics demonstrating the impact and importance of key crop diseases.