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Alkermes, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers medicines for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. The company was founded by Michael A. Wall, Floyd E. Bloom, Frederick W. K. Brown, Paul R. Schimmel and Alexander G. Rich in 1987 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical products for gastro-intestinal disorders. The company was founded by Lisa A. Conte in November 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops small molecule drugs for the treatment of central nervous system disorders and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Elan Pharmaceuticals LLC develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It specializes in treatment of neurological and autoimmune diseases. The firm's drugs are used in the treatment of for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and rheumatoid arthritis diseases. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

I-Bankers Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Santa Monica, California that was founded in 1996. I-Bankers provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. Their focus is to provide small-cap issuers access the capital markets while they enable institutional investors to gain access to choice small-cap investments. Their clients include institutions, private bankers and high-net worth individuals. The firm also manages, underwrites and distributes “blank check” or “SPAC” offerings.

The Association for Women in Science is an organization that supports and recognizes women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization provides a central repository for articles, blogs, press releases, webinars, videos, and newsletters, as well as curated content for women in STEM. The organization also educates about Title IX protections and how to report violations. The AWIS Wall of WISdom provides inspiration and advice from other women in science and STEM. Meredith R. Gibson has been the CEO of the American company since 2022.

The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Speedus Corp., Zargis Medical, Inc. develops medical equipment. The company is based in Princeton, NJ.

IndUS Pharamceuticals, Inc. engages in the research and development of therapeutics in the areas of oncology, metabolic disorders, and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Pravin R. Chaturvedi on January 4, 2006 and is headquartered in North Hollywood, CA.

The Canadian Hearing Society operates as a non-profit organization and the provider of services, products, and information that remove barriers to communication, advance hearing health, and promote equity for people who are culturally Deaf, oral deaf, deafened and hard of hearing. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Inspirna, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which develops molecule and antibody cancer therapeutics. It provides drugs for melanoma, colorectal and triple-negative breast cancers. The firm identifies novel cancer targets using a microRNA based target discovery platform that enable the identification and validation of novel post-transcriptionally regulated targets. The company was founded by Masoud Tavazoie, Sohail Tavazoie, Shahram Seyedin-Noor and Saeed Tavazoie in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clene Nanomedicine, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which develops therapeutic candidates for neurodegenerative diseases. It focuses on the development of therapeutic nanocatalyst, CNM-Au8, for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases with a Phase 3 study underway in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and concurrent Phase 2 clinical programs ongoing for the neuroreparative treatment of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and ALS. The company was founded by Reed N. Wilcox and Mark G. Mortenson in 2013 and and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Sindu Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that manufactures pharmaceutical products. The private company is based in Hyderabad, India.

Oceanyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company that specializes in marine-based natural product research. The private company is based in Alachua, FL. The company was co-founded by Dr. Hendrik Luesch, an Associate Professor at the University of Florida, and Dr. Pravin Chaturvedi, a seasoned biotech entrepreneur. Pravin Ramsewak Chaturvedi has been the CEO since incorporation.

Cellanyx Diagnostics LLC is a company that is developing a cancer testing platform to aid clinical decision-making. The company is based in Beverly, MA and was founded by Ashok Chander and Michael Manak. The company's technology provides quantitative assessments of individual cancer cells in biopsy samples using multiple biochemical and biophysical markers of tumor aggressiveness and metastatic potential. The company has demonstrated clinical proof-of-concept with their lead test in development, which aims to improve risk stratification in men with prostate cancer.

Pradan USA provides social services. The private company is based in Boston, MA.

Bactana Corp. develops microbes for animal health. Its products are used to trigger modifications to an animal’s immunometabolism to boost productivity and promoting good health. The company was founded by John A. Kallassy and Rodrigo Bicalho in 2016 and is headquartered in New Canaan, CT.

Torigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the provision of veterinary cancer care solutions for animals. It offers surgical and personalized vaccines. The company was founded by Ashley Kalinauskas in 2013 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

Neurocea LLC operates as a biopharmaceutical company which develops innovative small molecule therapeutics for the treatment and prevention of falls and movement disorders. The company was founded by Arasteh Ari Azhir and Edgar G. Engleman and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Enlivity Corp. operates as an American medical nutrition company.

Part of Jaguar Health, Inc., Napo Therapeutics SpA is an Italian pharmaceutical company. The company is based in Milan, Italy.