Donald G. Hildebrand

Hypercell Technologies, Inc. has developed a proprietary point-of-care diagnostic technology platform that allows for the early identification and management of biological contaminants in the food chain, from production to transformation. The private company is based in Brookhaven, GA and was founded by Bruno Jactel, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Despite advances in vaccines and testing tools, production animal diseases still cost $10 billion in lost productivity and threaten the human population when animal diseases jump to the human species. Food-borne diseases impact 48 million Americans every year and cost the economy more than $55 billion/year. Hypercell's solution is as accurate as the gold standard PCR, 10x faster, and without expensive lab equipment.

The Yield Lab Manager LLC (Yield Lab Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Thad W Simons and Thomas Adamitis. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Covenant Animal Health Partners LLC was founded in 2018 and is based in an undisclosed location. The American company is dedicated to developing and registering "revenue-ready" animal health products to address critical market needs for both production and companion animals. Covenant's experienced team of animal health and technology professionals brings decades of expertise to rapidly evaluate, develop, and partner with animal health manufacturers and distributors. The company also collaborates with industry leaders to fund, develop, and accelerate external innovation initiatives.

Curtiss Healthcare, Inc. is an American healthcare company that provides a variety of JCAHO accredited care services. The private company's services include care at home, diabetes management, intravenous infusion, stroke recovery, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management. The company is focused on improving the lives of patients and their families, as evidenced by testimonials from caregivers and families.

Aptimmune Biologics, Inc. develops and markets a portfolio of revolutionary mucosal vaccines. It focuses on swine vaccines and the prevention of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and influenza. The company was founded by Federico Zuckermann in 2010 and is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc. manufactures biological vaccines for animals. The firm specializes in pharmaceuticals for cattle, equine, pet, and swine. The company was founded by Albrecht Boehringer in 1885 and is headquartered in Duluth, GA.

SOMARK Innovations, Inc. provides animal identification systems for laboratories. It offers a mouse identification system that provides consistency, readability, and durability for visual mouse identification. The company was founded by Ramos M. Mays in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Dalan Animal Health, Inc. is a company that focuses on providing animal health solutions to support a more sustainable future. The company is based in Athens, GA, at the University of Georgia's innovation hub. The company uses a platform vaccine technology that allows the maternal animal to pass immune modulators to the next generation larvae before they hatch. The company plans to develop vaccines for other honeybee diseases and underserved industries, such as shrimp, mealworms, and insects used in agriculture. The CEO of the company is Annette Kleiser.

Medicago, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It develops novel vaccines and therapeutic proteins to address a broad range of infectious diseases worldwide. The firm provides vaccines and therapeutic proteins based on its proprietary Virus-Like Particles and manufacturing technologies. It develops Virus-Like Particles vaccines using a transient expression system which produces recombinant vaccine antigens in plants. The company was founded by Louis-Philippe Vézina on July 17, 1997 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada, Inc. provides disease prevention and health management in animals. The firm offers pharmaceutical products and vaccines for livestock, pets, and wildlife. The company is headquartered in Baie-d'Urfé, Canada.

Sterinova, Inc. manufactures and markets injectable products. It offers syringes prefilled with heparin sodium injection and premix flexible containers/intravenous solution bags. The company was founded by Jean-Philippe B. Gentes and Bertrand F. Bolduc in 2012 and is headquartered in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.

Shire Biologics, Inc. is an American company that manufactures pharmaceutical medicines.

Québec International operates as an economic development agency. It offers trade and market development, technological entrepreneurship and funding, international recruitment, ecoefficiency strategies, and support for investors and affiliates services. The firm serves ICT and electronics, life sciences, food and nutrition, insurance and financial services, green and smart building, and value-added materials and transportation equipment industries. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Quebec City, Canada.

Shire BioChem, Inc. provides pharmaceutical sales and marketing services in Canada. The company is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

Feldan Bio, Inc. develops, produces and supplies recombinant proteins for therapeutic and research purposes. It specializes in cell culture products, cytokines, enzymes, receptors, clinical grade cytokines, and research proteins. The company was founded by Fran?ois-Thomas Michaud and Francois-Eric Lebeau in 2007 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.