Edward J. Holland

The Quaker Oats Co. manufactures beverages and other food products. It also manufactures bottled and canned soft drinks, granola bars and clusters, flour and flour mixes from purchased flour, rice cakes, cereals and uncooked rice products. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Schering Plough Corp. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, consumer and animal health care products. The firm discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Seagate Technology Plc engages in the development, production, and distribution of data storage products and electronic data storage solutions. Its products include hard disk drives, solid state hybrid drives, solid state drives, peripheral component interconnect express cards, serial advanced technology attachment controllers, storage subsystems and computing solutions. The firm offers its products under the Backup Plus and Expansion product lines, and Maxtor and LaCie brands. The company was founded by Finis Conner, Syed Iftikar, Doug Mahon, David Thomas Mitchell, and Alan F. Shugart in 1978 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Sybron Dental Management, Inc. manufactures and markets dental implant and infection prevention products. It supplies dental equipment. The company is headquartered in Orange, CA

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Eyemaginations, Inc. provides tailored media solutions for the eye-care industry. Its products include 3D-Eye Office and PC based software system. The firm also offers hardware solutions for communication. Its products and service solutions deliver a full suite of tools to educate, market, train and entertain in the multi-media solution industry. The company was founded by Steven F. Sopher and Michael Sopher in 1999 and is headquartered in Towson, MD.

WaveTec Vision Systems, Inc. develops and provides wavefront measurement technologies. It focuses on research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of the Optiwave Refractive Analysis (ORA) system with VerifEye used during cataract surgery. The firm offers ophthalmic medical devices. The company was founded by Kenneth C. Aldrich, William B. Adams, Thomas J. Berryman, and Tony Van Heugten in 1997 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Euclid Systems Corp. provides eye care technology and services. It offers ophthalmic equipment, therapeutics, devices, and lenses. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Sterling, VA.

Aptalis Pharma, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets pharmaceutical products for cystic fibrosis and gastroenterology. The company's products include Zenpep, Canasa, Carafate, Pylera, Lacteal, Panzytrat, Delursan, Rectiv and Salofalk.. It provides therapies for unmet medical needs including cystic fibrosis and gastrointestinal disorders. The company formulates and clinically develops enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products for itself and others using its proprietary pharmaceutical technology. Aptalis Pharma was founded 1982 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

De Novo Ventures LLC (De Novo ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Frederick Dotzler, Richard Ferrari and David Mauney. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

The Braun Corp. manufactures commercial wheelchair lifts and vans. Its products include transit ramps, motor coach, cut way bus, wheel chair vans, chair toppers, and companion seats. It also offers after sale services. The company was founded by Ralph William Braun in 1972 and is headquartered in Winamac, IN.

Ergotron, Inc. delivers and manufactures digital display mounts and mobility products. Its services include installation and maintenance for workstations, desk mounts, wall mounts, and carts, wiring and cabling, on-site workstation integration, adjustment, repairs and parts replacement, fleet deployments, and life-cycle management services. The company was founded by Harry C. Sweere in 1982 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

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.

Essex Woodlands Management, Inc. (EW Healthcare Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Jim L. Currie and Martin P. Sutter. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Mayfield Fund LLC (Mayfield Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 by Mark Jay Levin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

American Diabetes Association provides diabetes related medical services. It funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health professionals and the public. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

CallFire, Inc. provides intuitive voice and text connectivity products. It is a cloud telephony company that provides enterprise-level telecommunication services on a pay-as-you-go basis for clients. The firm?s customers include small business owners, nonprofits, political groups, insurance agents and marketers. The company was founded by Komnieve Singh, TJ Thinakaran, Vijesh Mehta, Punit Shah and Dinesh Ravishanker in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Embrace is a mobile experience engineering solution that helps engineers manage the complexity of mobile to build better experiences. The non-profit company is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The platform allows engineers to identify and prioritize issues with detailed behavioral and technical context to resolve them instantly. Embrace is supported by various investors and was selected by YCombinator to participate in their growth program. The American company was founded by Linus Liang.

VyncaCare, Inc. provides advance care planning technology solutions. Its solutions include accountable care organizations, health plans, hospitals and health systems, and post-acute. The company was founded by Ryan Van Wert and Rush Bartlett in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc. operates as an eye research institute. It offers treatment for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, other types of retinal and optic nerve degenerations and damage, dry eye and eye tissue transplants. The company was founded by Charles L. Schepens in 1950 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Lexitas Pharma Services, Inc. is a product development organization that specializes in delivering life-changing ophthalmic treatments to patients. The company is based in Durham, NC and was founded in 2011 by Saiid Davari, Joanna Williams, Chad Ice, Chris Brown. The company's team of skilled specialists, relationship builders, and ophthalmic experts have a wealth of expertise gained from years of running successful eye care studies. The company offers personalized services and end-to-end expert guidance to optimize study execution and design programs around specific study requirements. The CEO is George Magrath.

PierianDx, Inc. provides genomic software and services. It develops a platform to manage, analyze, and interpret complex genomic tests for clinical laboratories across the United States. The firm?s genomics software platform, Clinical Genomicist Workstation (CGW), provides data-driven workflow for health systems, academic medical centers, and commercial labs to improve patient outcomes through genomic analysis, interpretation and reporting. The company was founded by Jeffrey D. Milbrandt, Karen Seibert, John D. Pfeifer, Herbert W. Virgin, and Rakesh Nagarajan in 2014 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.