Mark D. Aaron

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Biogen MA, Inc. is a biotechnology company principally engaged in discovering and developing drugs for human healthcare through genetic engineering. The company’s research and development activities used to focus on novel products for multiple sclerosis, inflammatory, respiratory, kidney and cardiovascular diseases, developmental biology and gene therapy. The company was founded by Daniel D. Adams in 1976 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Corixa Corp. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It develops and manufactures oncology and immunology products. The firm offers vaccines, immunotherapeutic, monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics, adjuvant and antigen delivery systems, toxin-conjugated, and antigen-specific diagnostic products. The company was founded by Steven H. Gillis and Mark McDade in 1994 and is headquartered in Hamilton, MT.

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

EACOM Timber Corp. engages in the manufacture and distribution of lumber and wood-based products, and the management of forest resources. It offers stud grade lumber, dimension lumber, machine-stress rated lumber, specialty lumber and engineered woods. The company was founded by Hassan Salari on April 2, 1980 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

ChemBridge Corp. is a private company that engages in the research, development, and production of chemical products. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Nelson L. Levy.

Stratatech Corp. develops and provides genetically enhanced tissues. The firm focuses on skin regeneration therapies for severe burns and other rare diseases, as well as chronic non-healing ulcers. The company was founded by B. Lynn Allen-Hoffmann in 2000 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Axonia Medical, Inc. develops technology to rebuild and restore damaged peripheral or central nervous systems. It specializes in the repair and restoration of damaged peripheral or central nervous systems using tissue-engineered nerve grafts (TENGs). The company was founded by Douglas H. Smith and Harry C. Ledebur Jr. in 2011 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI.

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.

Pomona College offers curriculum in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. It was founded in 1887 and it is headquartered in Claremont, CA

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Aegera Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted therapeutics to address major unmet medical needs. Aegera has three programs in clinical development, two for oncology and one for neuropathic pain. Aegera is also dedicated to identifying novel development candidates based upon its core technologies and internal expertise and experience in rapidly moving lead candidates through preclinical development and into clinical trials.

zuChem, Inc. manufactures and supplies glycochemicals for the pharmaceutical, food and related industries. Its products include natural polyols, rare sugars and carbohydrates. Its glycochemicals are key components of many drugs and drug candidates as well as many specialty food ingredients. The company was founded by David C. Demirjian in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Centre For Commercialization of Cancer Immunotherapy provides solution for the development, translation, and commercialization of cancer immunotherapy and regenerative medicine. It offers clinical research unit, contract research organization, and innovation and commercialization unit services. The company was founded by Lambert Busque, Denis-Claude Roy and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Alethia Biotherapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops therapeutic mAbs against highly-disease tissue specific novel clinically-relevant targets. The firm focuses on bone loss in acute disorders, invasive carcinomas and on cancer-associated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. The company was founded in 2002 by Mario Filion and Yves Cornellier and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Natunola AgriTech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary natural ingredients. It offers ingredients to the personal care, food and nutraceutical markets. The company was founded on June 30, 2004 and is headquartered in Winchester, Canada.

Bryologyx, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focused on treating cancer immunotherapies. The company was founded by Thomas M. Loarie, John H. Abeles, Paul A. Wender and Sam Kongsamut and is headquartered in Danville, CA.

The Allen Institute for Brain Science operates as a bioscience research organization, dedicated to accelerating research globally and sharing that data within the science community. The company was founded by Paul Gardner Allen and Jody Allen Patton in 2003 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Accelerator Services Corp (Accelerator Services) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Carl Weissman and Rodney F. Burgar. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.