George A. Bray

AdipoGenix, Inc. develops molecular pharmaceutical products. It offers small molecule pharmaceuticals to treat obesity and its co-morbidities. The firm’s technology includes AdipoBASE, AdipoSCREEN, AdipoPATH and AdipoTARGET. The company was founded by Gerri Waloga, Barbara E. Corkey, Stephen R. Farmer, James A. Hamilton, James L. Kirkland, H. Jeff Leighton and Paul F. Pilch in 1997 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Obesity Society is an organization that supports professionals in the obesity field and people impacted by obesity globally. The society also collaborated with leading US organizations to address roadblocks in improving access to obesity treatment and reducing obesity. The non-profit company is based in Silver Spring, MD, and was founded by George A. Bray. The company offers various programs, including a certificate program for obesity management in primary care and practice management and leadership training for physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

The Herbalife Nutrition Institute engages in provision of research and late-breaking health findings, and advanced nutrition education. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center is a medical research center affiliated with Louisiana State University. The center is located in state-of-the-art research facilities on a 222-acre campus. The non-profit company is based in Baton Rouge, LA. The center conducts basic, clinical, and population research to understand the triggers of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and dementia. With over 500 employees, the research enterprise includes a network of 40 clinics, research laboratories, and 13 highly specialized core service facilities.