Jerry L. Parrott

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

BioMarker Strategies LLC develops medicines for cancer. It provides cancer diagnostics system for predictive tests to guide targeted drug development and treatment selection for patients with solid tumor malignancies. The company was founded by Scott Allocco, Kathleen Murphy and Douglas P. Clark in May 2006 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Noxilizer, Inc. engages in the provision of room temperature nitrogen dioxide sterilization technology. It sells sterilization equipment and biodecontamination equipment to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device manufacturers and also offers contract sterilization services. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

MdBio, Inc. is based in Frederick, MD. MdBio provides medical-grade, patient-tested full spectrum hemp and plant-based medicine products that are unique in the industry for their innovation, quality, and potency. Targeting ailments such as poor sleep, anxiety, pain, and weakened immune systems, their products naturally restore the body's endocannabinoid balance to maximize overall health and wellbeing in patients. Part of Maryland Technology Council, MdBio, Inc. is a company founded by four renowned medical doctors committed to providing therapeutic alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs. MdBio was acquired by Tech Council of Maryland, Inc. on February 07, 2006.

Tech Council of Maryland, Inc. provides membership association services for technology and life science communities. The firm serves the advanced technology and biotechnology communities. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that serves as a platform for businesses to connect, network, and grow. The Chamber of Commerce is based in Rockville, MD.