Alex Socarras

Candela Corp. develops and manufactures lasers for aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. It offers LEDs, ballasts, fluorescents, HIDs, miniature lamps, sockets, incandescent, fixtures and induction lighting solutions. The company was founded by Horace Furumoto in 1986 and is headquartered in Wayland, MA.

EMD Millipore Corp. engages in the provision of laboratory materials, technologies, and services to the life science industry. The company was founded by Jack Bush in 1954 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. manufactures semiconductor materials and devices. It provides development and industrial manufacturing of advanced superconducting materials and superconducting devices for alternative energy, smart grid, healthcare and big science applications. The company was founded on April 2, 2008 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Marsh LLC provides insurance brokerage and risk management services. It offers risk management, risk consulting, insurance broking, alternative risk financing, and insurance program management services to businesses, government entities, organizations, and individuals. The company was founded by Henry W. Marsh and Donald R. McLennan in 1871 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Alcon Laboratories, Inc. develops and manufactures ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. The firm offers over-the-counter eye care products, medical devices, equipment, ophthalmic drugs, surgical instruments, needles, and sutures for microsurgery and disposable drapes. The company was founded by Robert Alexander and William Conner in 1945 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Part of NICE Ltd. (Israel), Speedwise Technologies Ltd is a company that develops Internet acceleration software solutions. The company is based in Rochelle Park, NJ. Speedwise Technologies was acquired by Orsus Solutions USA, Inc., part of NICE Ltd. (Israel) from January 11, 2010 on October 29, 2002.

Venable LLP provides legal services to clients including corporate, institution, government, nonprofit, and individual. Its offers advertising, marketing, commercial litigation, consumer finance, environmental law, franchise and distribution, intellectual property, and brand protection. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

IBM Israel Science & Technology Ltd. develops computer solutions through the use of advanced information technology. The company is headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel.

Mid-Atlantic Venture Association represents private equity and venture capital companies. The private company is based in Timonium, MD. The company was founded by Charles W. Newhall.

Clariton Networks develops innovative communications products enabling Cellular, Cable TV (HFC) and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) operators to deliver high quality cellular voice and data traffic to home and other indoor environments. In carrying cellular signals over a fixed infrastructure Clariton's solutions enhance industry trends such as Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) and Quad Play. Clariton believes that the most efficient way to enhance in-building cellular coverage is to carry the signal indoors over existing infrastructure such as cable TV HFC, TV coax or FTTH. Leveraging existing assets decreases equipment and installation costs, making projects financially and operationally feasible and ensuring a good ROI. Clariton's products have been commercially deployed with some of the world's leading operators and are the most cost effective means of providing these services utilizing Cable TV and FTTH infrastructure. Clariton Networks is a venture backed company. Clariton was established in 2001, is based in Israel and has offices in the U.S. and the U.K.

Millipore is a Life Science leader providing cutting-edge technologies, tools, and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. As a strategic partner, they collaborate with customers to confront the world's challenging human health issues. From research through development to production, its scientific expertise and innovative solutions help customers tackle their most complex problems and achieve their goals.

Iredell Memorial Hospital, Inc. provides health care services. Its services include centers of excellence, cardiovascular, diabetes, dialysis, emergency care, endoscopy, home health, hospital-based skilled nursing facility, intensive, coronary care, infusion care, laboratory, lithotripsy, maternity, nursing, pain management, pharmacy, rehabilition, respiratory care, sleep lab, surgical services and wound care. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Statesville, NC.

Gap Partners, Inc. provides precision metal fabrication services. Its services include engineering, laser, punching, welding, automated powder paint line, and assembly and inventory management. The firm offers universal mounting bracket, control box enclosure, capacitor mounting bracket, ten-drawer rotary cabinet, and cabinet and pedestal products. The company is headquartered in Rabun Gap, GA.

Merck Millipore Corp. provides biotechnological research and development services. It offers for antibodies, organic compounds, proteins and enzymes complexes, inhibitors, capsule filter, cartridge filters, kits and assays, housings, inorganic compounds, amino acid derivatives, filter discs and membranes, cell lines, test methods and kits, cell culture media and reagents, water purification systems, and filters and holders and accessories for health care. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany.

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics engages in manufacturing and designing of diagnostic, transfusion, and clinical equipment and systems. It serves the transfusion medicine community and laboratories around the world. The firm provides total solutions for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and confirming diseases early. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.

Emulate, Inc. owns and operates Organs-on-Chips platform which acts as an automated human bioemulation platform for mimicking true human physiology. The firm's product responses to medicines, chemicals, and diseases can be predicted. The company was founded by James Coon, Donald Ingber and Geraldine Hamilton in July 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Unchained Labs designs, develops, and manufactures tools and devices for biologics research. It sells its products to biopharma and academic customers. The company was founded by Timothy A. Harkness in January 2015 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Ultivue, Inc. engages in provision of biotechnology services. It offers super-resolution imaging, single-molecule and diagnostics services. Its product Multiplex IHC Reagent Kits, a performance marker multiplexing detection and analysis.The company was founded by Peng Yin, David Walt and Ralf Jumgmann in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Sherlock Biosciences, Inc. operates as a biotechnology firm. It provides and develops molecular diagstics solutions. The company was founded by Feng Zhang, Jim Collins, David R. Walt, Rahul K. Dhanda, Omar Abudayyeh, Todd Golub, Jonathan Gootenberg, Deborah Hung, and Pardis Sabeti and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Syntis Bio, Inc. is a company that creates simple oral therapies and treatments targeting specific tissues through novel formulations. The company is based in Milton, MA. Rahul scaled the company by building a diverse and accomplished team to reach commercialization of the first-ever CRISPR product, diagnostic or therapeutic, to be authorized by the FDA. The company is committed to equity, excellence, and diversity, and is building a culture that supports its team to grow, take risks, and achieve individual goals. It was founded by Carlo Giovanni Traverso, Robert S. Langer, and Rahul K. Dhanda, who has been the CEO since incorporation.