James C. Powers

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. engages in the provision of outsourced clinical development services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. It operates through Clinical Research and Data Solutions segment. The Clinical Research segment serves biopharmaceutical clients and offers outsourced clinical research and clinical trial related services. The Data Solutions segment involves in data and analytics; technology solutions and real-world insights, and services primarily to the company's life science clients. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

HemoShear Therapeutics LLC engages in the development of human-relevant systems for applications in drug research and development. It creates human relevant systems that replicate the biology of organ systems and diseases throughout drug discovery and development. The firm's technology imposes human-derived hemodynamic forces on human primary cells to recreate human biology. The company was founded by Brian R. Wamhoff and Brett R. Blackman in 2008 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Gene Solutions LLC conducts therapeutic drug discovery research for central nervous system diseases by utilizing its proprietary mitochondrial genomic targets. It delivers mitochondrial therapeutic solutions and choices for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to enhance their drug pipelines in the field of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and schizophrenia diseases. The company was founded in 2006 by William Davis Parker Jr. and Edward P Connell and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

CellzDirect, Inc. provides cell products and contract laboratory services. Its products include cryopreserved, hepatocytes, subcellular fractions, transporter and cell culture products. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Virginia Biotechnology Association promotes the biotechnology industry. The private company is based in Richmond, VA. The company was founded in 1992 by Terry R. Woodworth. John L. Newby has been the CEO of the company since 2019.