Ernest A. Carabillo

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.

Osteotech, Inc. develops biologic products for orthopedic, spinal, trauma, neurosurgical, and maxillofacial surgeons for use in surgical procedures. It operates in five segments: demineralized bone matrix, hybrid/synthetic, traditional tissue, spinal allograft, and client services. The company processes, markets, and distributes Xenograft bone tissue products, which are used as bone graft substitutes. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Eatontown, NJ.

ChaoLogix, Inc. develops semiconductor technology that provides optimal performance at the nexus of security and power. Its ChaoSecure technology deters side channel attacks at the source and contributes security to a semiconductor chip compared to existing add-on solutions. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Xhale, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It develops and commercializes patient-centric monitoring solutions for the healthcare industry. The firm specializes in biotechnology, medical devices, clinical trials monitoring, and breath diagnostics. The company was founded by Richard J. Melker and Donn M. Dennis in 2005 and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

CorMatrix Cardiovascular, Inc. develops and markets commercial medical devices. It offers CorMatrix CanGaroo, Vascular Repair, Pericardial Repair & Reconstruction, Tyke, and Cardiac Tissue Repair. The company was founded by David B. Camp and Robert G. Matheny in 2001 and is headquartered in Roswell, GA.

Metric Medical Devices, Inc. operates as a medical device company in the orthopedic extremity market. Its products include intramedullary bone fixation scaffold and super staple bone fixation staple. The company was founded by W. Casey Fox, Daniel C. Wadsworth, Jr. and Nancy R. Fox and is headquartered in Helotes, TX.

OxiCool, Inc. develops air conditioning technologies that are free of greenhouse gas based refrigerants for broad commercial and military applications. The company was founded by Ravikant Barot in 2006 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

NeXtGen Biologics, Inc. manufactures ECM biomaterial products. The firm a Class II medical device for the repair of soft tissue. The company was founded by Jonelle Toothman and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

LifeNet Health, Inc. operates as a full-service organ donation agency and tissue banking system. It offers cardiac, vascular, sports medicine, general orthopedics and trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spine, dental, plastic and reconstructive surgical services. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA.

Part of Axogen, Inc., AxoGen Corp. develops peripheral nerve grafting and regeneration technologies. The company is based in Alachua, FL. The company was founded in 2002 by John P. Engels, Jamie M. Grooms. AxoGen was acquired by LecTec Corp. on September 30, 2011 for $19.98 million.

Axial Exchange, Inc. develops and offers patient engagement platform. Its products include Healthcare IT companies, health systems, patients & practices, product feature, and patient engagement. The company was founded by David K. Williams and Andy Selyutin in August 2007 and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

Institute for Commercialization of Florida Technology delivers company building and company funding programs to create products and companies. Its programs include company building, funding, executive council, third party solutions and startup quest. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

HyGreen, Inc. provides electronic hand hygiene monitoring system to hospitals, offices, restaurants, and educational institutions to control infection. The firm offers the first line of defense in the control of healthcare associated infections. The company was founded by Richard R. Allen and Richard J. Melker and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

BluAzu LLC develops global positioning system tracker devices. It allows users to locate the device using mobile applications and also detects real time location, speed, and temperature. The company was founded by Richard R. Allen and Jonelle Toothman on February 12, 2013 and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

EncephaloDynamics, Inc. develops diagnostic technology. The company is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

PersOwn, Inc. is a healthcare company based in Jacksonville, FL. The company aims to provide accurate, low-cost point-of-care diagnostic testing and secure patient data available instantly to everyone across the globe, including those in resource-limited or logistically remote areas. PersOwn has partnered with esteemed clinical, academic, research, and patient advocacy partners on the common mission of managing sepsis prevention, detection, treatment, and survivor support. PersOwn has also partnered with SAS, the leader in analytics, to unleash the power of health data through point-of-care diagnostics and health information technologies. The company was founded by William Douglas Meadow, who has been the CEO since incorporation.