William D. Smart

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Verax Biomedical, Inc. develops rapid tests for detecting bacterial contaminants in blood cells and tissues. The firm's first target application for its technology is to test for the presence of bacterial contaminants in platelets and bacterial contaminants in platelets and red blood cells represent the greatest lethal infectious risks in transfusion medicine today and no rapid, simple methods are presently available to effectively address this threat. Verax Biomedical was founded by Joe R. Sanders and Joe L. Straight in 1999 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Hamilton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and supplies pharmaceuticals. It also develops and commercializes novel medical treatments for central nervous system disease. The company was founded in April 2004 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Premier Research Group Ltd. provides contract research services to pharmaceutical industry. It engages in analgesics, neuroscience, medical devices, rare diseases and pediatrics. The company offers pediatric experience with both familiar and extremely rare childhood illnesses, including work at PICUs, NICUs, clinics, ERs and neonatal studies. Premier Research Group was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Wokingham, the United Kingdom.

Viridos, Inc. develops and commercializes genomic-driven solutions and products. The firm's offerings are designed for application in solutions such as human health, food, water production, and environment. The company was founded by J. Craig Venter, Hamilton O. Smith, David C. Kiernan and Juan Enriquez-Cabot in February 2005 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Mascoma Corp. develops technology for abundant biomass conversion. The firm operates through its bioprocessing technology platform, develops bioengineered yeasts and other microorganisms. It also designs and manufactures equipment that processes cellulosic biomass for further biological or chemical conversion. The company was founded by Lee R. Lynd, Charles E. Wyman and Robert J. Johnsen in 2005 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Svelte Medical Systems, Inc. develops balloon expandable stents. It offers balloon control band technologies, hybrid stent design and integrated delivery systems. The firm has locations in Brussels, New Providence and Sao Paulo. The company was founded by Robert E. Fischell, David R. Fischell and Tim A. Fischell in 2007 and is headquartered in New Providence, NJ.

GQ Life Sciences, Inc. provides software solutions to life science research organizations. It offers LifeQuest, a patent search platform specific for the life sciences that provides a solution for semantic keyword and life science ontology searching; and GenomeQuest that integrates full-text search and sequence search in the intellectual property domain. The company was founded by Eric Glemet in 1998 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CNF Investments LLC (CNF Investments) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Clark Enterprises, Inc. The firm is founded in 1997. It’s headquartered in Bethesda, US.

Promotes private investments in developing countries

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Washington National Opera operates as an opera company. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of Applied Biosystems, Inc., Molecular Informatics, Inc. develops bioinformatics software. The company is based in Santa Fe, NM. Molecular Informatics was acquired by Applera Corp. on November 24, 1997.

MDX Medical, Inc. provides online doctor evaluation and comparison services. It offers health plans, employers vitalsmartshopper and consumer media kit. The company was founded by Mitchel E. Rothschild, Richard D. Forman and Todd K. Rosengart in 2006 and is headquartered in Lyndhurst, NJ.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Alfred Street Partners LLC (Alfred Street Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by John Brady. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

IQVIA Ltd. provides professional services, information and partnering solutions. The firm serves its services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and healthcare industries. It also provides contract research, sales, marketing, healthcare policy consulting and health information management services. The company was founded by Dennis Barry Gillings in 1995 and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

Encorium Group, Inc. is a clinical research organization which is engaged in the design and management of complex clinical trials for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. It offers on a global basis broad range of clinical research and development services supporting Phase I through Phase IV clinical trials. The company's services include study protocol design, clinical trials management, global data management services, biostatistics, medical and regulatory affairs, quality assurance and compliance and medical report writing. The Encorium offers therapeutic areas such as vaccines, oncology, CNS/psychiatry, cardiovascular, dermatology, rheumatology, respiratory disorders and renal and urinary disorders. The company was founded on August 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

MPEG LA LLC provides patent licenses and intellectual property rights management. It is a packager of patent pools for standards and other technology platforms used in consumer electronics, as well as chemical, eCommerce, education, energy, environment, healthcare and biotechnology, manufacturing and materials, transportation and wireless technology. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.