Chad Martinson

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.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets prescription drugs in various therapeutic areas, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, pain management, acid reflux and infectious diseases, women’s health, and mental health (bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia); and neurologic, including Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and migraine prevention and treatment. Its products include Axert, Darzalezx, Invokamet XR, Invokana, Remicade, Reopro, and Risperdal Consta. The company was founded by Paul Janssen in 1953 and is headquartered in Titusville, NJ.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The American Marketing Association operates professional associations for marketers. The company offers services to marketing professionals including best practices and research studies, job resources, publications and directories. Its publications include flagship semi-monthly magazine Marketing News, as well as journal of marketing, journal of public policy and marketing and a variety of newsletters. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The National Research Council provides science, technology and health policy consulting and advice. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants offers services and professional development for CPAs and other accounting professionals. It provides CPE, resources, networking, and advocacy services. The company was founded on June 23, 1904 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

Salo LLC operates as finance, accounting and human resources staffing agency. It specializes in strategic professional staffing solutions. The company was founded by Amy Langer and John Folkestad in 2002 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Society for Neuroscience is an organization with over 36,000 members in more than 95 countries. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization also engages in science advocacy and public policy, including an annual Capitol Hill Day, and has various public outreach efforts, such as the interactive collection of public-facing resources on BrainFacts.org. It was founded in 1969 and offers year-round programming, including the publication of two scientific journals, professional development resources, and career training through Neuronline.

Charles H. Revson Foundation, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization. It offers grants for urban affairs, Jewish life, biomedical research, and education. The company was founded by Charles H. Revson in 1956 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Broad Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of research and development in biomedicals to cure infectious disease. Its scientific areas include chemical biology and therapeutics, genome regulation, cellular circuity and epigenomics, medical and population genetics, and metabolism. The company was founded by Eric S. Lander, Eli Broad and Edythe Broad in 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Founded in 1996, Novartis Venture Funds (USA) is a venture capital firm located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Novartis Venture Funds and their ultimate parent is Novartis AG, a Switzerland-based company that engages in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of healthcare products. Novartis Venture Funds manages the Bermuda domiciled biotechnology venture fund, Novartis BioVentures Ltd

Manoa Botanicals LLC operates as a dispensary and cultivator of medical cannabis. It offers marijuana flowers, concentrates, tinctures, and topicals. The company was founded by Brian Goldstein in 2015 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

Vireo Health, Inc. engages in the distribution of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis-derived medicines to patients. The company was founded by Kyle Kingsley and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

MOBE LLC provides individual and family social services. The private company is based in Plymouth, MN. The company was founded by Mark Evenstad. The CEO is Mike Ott.

NGLY1.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science in the service of patients, particularly those with NGLY1 deficiency. The organization is based in Salt Lake City, UT. The website provides an overview of Bertrand's life and legacy, including his advocacy for rare disease patients and his contributions to precision medicine. The Bertrand Might Endowment for Hope, a perpetual endowment at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, provides funding for individualized treatments for patients in need. The organization was founded by Matthew Might in honor of his son, Bertrand Might, who lived a remarkable life despite facing a constellation of symptoms from a young age.

Part of Purdue Pharma LP, Imbrium Therapeutics LP is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Stamford, CT. The company is dedicated to advancing medical science through the development of important new pharmacologic and biologic therapeutics. Imbrium is pursuing oncology chemotherapeutics, treatments for disorders of the central nervous system, and non-opioid approaches to the management of pain. The company strives to develop and bring to market new medicines that serve the unmet needs of patients, physicians, and health systems worldwide. Imbrium has built a robust and diversified pipeline of investigational drug candidates, and actively collaborates with industry and academic partners to identify and advance future impactful medicines.

Q-State Holdings, Inc. provides biotechnology services. The company is headquartered in Cambridgem, MA.

Pennsylvania Medical Solutions LLC engages in indoor cannabis cultivation. The company is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.

New England Dental Partners provides dental support services. The company is based in Bourne, MA. Nicholas T. Papapetros has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Argobio SAS is a start-up studio founded in 2021 and based in Paris, FR. The company was initiated by Kurma Partners, a leading healthcare venture capital firm based in France, and Bpifrance, the French national investment bank. The French company aims to nurture and launch at least five breakthrough biotech companies over the next five years by sourcing innovative early-stage projects from renowned European academic research institutions. The focus is on selected therapeutic areas, including rare diseases, neurological disorders, oncology, and immunology. Argobio will identify, select, and incubate these projects up to company creation and beyond, providing broad expertise in the discovery and development of novel drugs with a team of highly experienced biotech entrepreneurs. The internal team is led by Yves Ribeill, Neill Mackenzie, Poul Sørensen, and Rémi Soula. Thierry Laugel, Managing Partner at Partners, is the President of Argobio. Kurma and Bpifrance were joined by complementary strategic investors, Angelini Pharma, a private international pharmaceutical company, Evotec, a drug discovery alliance and development partnership company, and the Institut Pasteur, an internationally renowned center for biomedical research.

Angelini Ventures SpA (Angelini Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Part of DFK International, DFK International/USA is an association of independent, full-service public accounting and consulting firms with offices serving major markets throughout the world. The company is based in Washington. The American company provides independent member firms with a forum to exchange practice management information and technical expertise, opportunities for continuing education and leadership development, and the resources to serve their clients on a national and international level. DFK/USA aims to have a member firm in every major market, but does not intend to expand beyond 35 firms, in order to maintain cohesiveness and familiarity among the member firms.