Valerie M. Mulligan

U.S. Bioscience, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of products for patients with cancer and AIDS and allied infections. The company has three products on the market. In addition to its headquarters, U.S. Bioscience has a manufacturing facility located in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, an analytical laboratory in Exton, PA, and a subsidiary near London to coordinate clinical trials in Europe. U.S. Bioscience, Inc. is headquartered in West Conshohocken, PA.

MedImmune Vaccines, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets live vaccines. Its developed vaccine is inhaled FluMist. The company was founded on April 15, 1992 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

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

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. manufactures surgical devices and equipments. Its products include the ENDOPATH XCEL access system, CONTOUR curved cutter stapler, HARMONIC ultrasonic cutting and coagulation surgical devices and the MAMMOTOME breast biopsy system. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

The Wistar Institute provides biomedical research services. It researches on diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases and develops vaccine. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA

The Biotechnology Institute is a non-profit organization, which engages in designing and managing programs about biotechnology research. Its programs include BioGENEius Challenges, leadership awards, and Adopt-A-School. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Woods Services, Inc. provides health, education, housing, workforce, behavioral health and case management services. The company was founded by Mollie Woods in 1913 and is headquartered in Langhorne, PA.

The Marine Biological Laboratory provides research and educational services. It offers a range of courses, workshops, conferences, and internships, discovery-based education programs and courses. The firm s a private marine laboratory, supporting scientists and staff working in such fields as cell and developmental biology, ecology, microbiology, molecular evolution, global infectious disease, neurobiology, and sensory physiology. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Woods Hole, MA.

Corridor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded on February 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Lutherville, MD

Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical drugs. Its products include influenza fighter Tamiflu, controversial acne medication Accutane, HIV inhibitor Fuzeon, obesity drug Xenical, and hepatitis C therapy Pegasys. The company was founded in 1896 Roche and is headquartered in Nutley, NJ.

USCI, Inc. engages in marketing of telecommunications products and services with an emphasis on two principal markets: Internet telephony products and services and wireless services. The company also engages in the delivery of web-based accounts receivable management and recovery services through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in May 1995.

Flugen, Inc. develops and produces influenza vaccines. Its products include a live attenuated vaccine candidate, a cell-line technology that provides vaccine production efficiency and capacity, and a novel, vaccine-loaded intradermal delivery technology. The company was founded by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Gabriele Neumann and Paul Radspinner in 2007 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Radiant Medical, Inc. develops and manufactures endovascular temperature therapy products. Its products are used for the treatment of radiocontrast nephropathy, heart attack, and cardiac arrest. The company was founded in 1997 and is located in Redwood City, CA.

Cynvec LLC develops oncolytic therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. It offers cancer treatment platform to activate the body’s own immune system to safely attack tumors and prevent or slow cancer recurrence. The firm develops CYN-101, a bioengineered Sindbis viral vector vaccine expressing the NY-ESO-1 tumor associated antigen for the treatment of late-stage ovarian cancer; and an immunotherapeutic vaccine for multiple possible cancer targets. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Takeda Vaccines (Montana), Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company which focuses on the development of vaccines that prevent human infectious diseases. It specializes in developing vaccines against norovirus, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus. The firm develops norovirus VLP vaccines that mimic the surface configuration of the live virus without the ability to cause infection, respiratory syncytial virus vaccine that mediates cell entry in its native form for use in anthrax treatment. The company was founded by Robert F. Bargatze on March 13, 2008 and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT.

NovaDigm Therapeutics, Inc. developes innovative immunotherapeutics and preventative vaccines. It protect patients from fungal and bacterial infections, which can be recurrent, drug-resistant and in some cases, life-threatening. The firm NDV-3A, is the first vaccine to demonstrate preclinical efficacy in reducing the severity of disease caused by both fungal and bacterial pathogens. NDV-3A is in Phase 2 clinical development for recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) with follow-on indications planned for Candida, a fungal pathogen, and Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA. The company was founded by Toumas R. Holmberg, Michael R. Yeaman, Frederick M.Haneyand John E. Eswards Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Grand Forks ND.

RainDance Technologies, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of professional laboratory system. It develops and manufactures genomic tools for non-invasive liquid biopsy applications for the research, early detection, treatment of cancer, and inherited and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Andrew Griffiths, Darren R. Link, and Jerome Bibette in 2004 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Intact Vascular, Inc. develops products for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures. Its tack endovascular system is designed to optimize peripheral balloon angioplasty results in the treatment of peripheral artery disease and this technology will offer physicians a new treatment option for treating peripheral artery disease. The company was founded by Robert Mero Giasolli and Peter M. Schneider in 2011 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.