Jenny Kobin

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.

AAIPharma, Inc. provides product development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Its services include drug delivery technologies, contract manufacturing, clinical packaging and distribution and bioanalytical services. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Endo Health Solutions, Inc. operates as holding company with interest in providing health care services. It offers pain management, pelvic health, urology, endocrinology and oncology services. The company was founded by Carol A. Ammon on November 18, 1997 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

GeneCentric Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes molecular diagnostic assays. Its product enables oncologists and patients to make more informed, individualized treatment decisions. The firm's product CSP identifies cancer subtypes that enable drug developers to meet the growing demand for precision medicines, and provide clinicians the information they need to make individualized treatment decisions. The company was founded by David Neil Hayes, Charles M. Perou, and Myla P. Lai-Goldman in 2011 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. The company provides research and development of generic pharmaceutical products for controlling pain. Its product includes Lidoderm, Percocet, Percodan, Frova, DepoDur, and Zydone. The company is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Alcon Laboratories, Inc. develops and manufactures ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. The firm offers over-the-counter eye care products, medical devices, equipment, ophthalmic drugs, surgical instruments, needles, and sutures for microsurgery and disposable drapes. The company was founded by Robert Alexander and William Conner in 1945 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Karo Bio USA, Inc. develops drug discovery technologies. It develops screening assays and drugs that work upon nuclear receptors. The company is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

Part of Nokia Oyj, Xanthon, Inc. develops enterprise software solutions. The company is based in Research Triangle Park, NC. The company was founded by Clay Bernardin Thorp. Xanthon was acquired by Talk2 Technology, Inc. on June 14, 1999.

University of Connecticut Health Center provides healthcare services. It is an organization, which composed of the school of medicine, John Dempsey hospital, the UConn medical group & health partners, and university dentists. It offers services for cardiovascular, cancer, behavioral, ambulatory, and neonatal intensive-care. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Connecticut Business & Industry Association is a non-profit organization that provides commercial support services. The private company is based in Hartford, CT. Joseph F. Brennan has been the CEO of the company since 1988.

Hatteras Venture Partners (Hatteras Venture) is venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Clay B. Thorp and John Crumpler. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

PepsiCo Canada ULC produces food and snack, and beverage products. It organized into two business units - PepsiCo Beverages Canada, which includes brands such as Pepsi, Gatorade and Tropicana, and PepsiCo Foods Canada, which includes Frito Lay Canada and Quaker foods & snacks. The company was founded in October 2008 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Part of Performance Food Group Co., Ledyard Co. is a distributor of food and equipment supplies to restaurants. The company is based in Santa Cruz, CA. Ledyard was acquired by PFG Holdings LLC on December 10, 2010.

Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and develops drugs and pharmaceuticals. The firm specializes in respiratory, allergy, central nervous system, and cough-cold products. Its products include Aerospan, Anadrol-50, Astelin, Astepro, BiferaRx, Butisol Sodium, Cesame, Colyte, Cortifoam, Demadex, Depen, Dipentum, Edlua, Rowasa, Optivar, Soma and Levsin. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ.

Salutria Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates drug stores.

Nestle Health Science SA develops nutritional therapies. Its health management services include aging, brain health, chronic medical conditions, critical care and surgery, food allergy, gastro intestinal, metabolic diseases, and obesity pediatrics. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland.

Thirona Bio, Inc. is an American biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing drugs for fibrotic diseases. Thirona Bio is based in an undisclosed location. The private company's target indications include scleroderma, keloid scars, and certain cancers where there are no effective therapies. The company's unique approach uses a potent, topically applied drug to inhibit TGF-? "locally," minimizing the potential risk of systemic toxicity. The company was founded by John Gordon Foulkes, Jay Edward Birnbaum, K. George Mooney, and David A. Bullough, with John Gordon Foulkes serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Lipidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures medicines. It focuses on developing drugs to treat diseases associated with excess body fat and its lead program, GDD3898, is being investigated for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and Prader Willi syndrome (PWS), an orphan disease, and anti-psychotic drug induced weight gain (AIWG). The company was founded by Jay Edward Birnbaum and is headquartered San Diego, CA.

Waveny LifeCare Network, Inc. provides nursing, rehabilitation, acute and homecare services. The company was funded I 1975 and is headquartered in New Canaan, CT.

HZNP USA LLC acquires, develops, markets and distributes specialty pharmaceutical products. The firm offers Actimmune, which is a bioengineered form of interferon gamma-1b, a protein that acts as a biologic response modifier through stimulation of the human immune system. Its Actimmune product is used for reducing the frequency and severity of serious infections related to chronic granulomatous diseases, and for delaying time to disease progression in patients with severe malignant osteopetrosis. The company was founded in 2011 by Balaji K. Venkataraman and Virinder Nohria and is headquartered in Lake Forest, FL.