John A. Sackett

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Part of IQVIA Holdings, Inc., BioFortis LLC is a company that provides precision medicine software services. The company is based in Columbia, MD.

CSA Medical, Inc. develops endoscopic cryoablation systems. It provides spray cryotherapy medical device solutions that improve patient outcomes, simplify procedures, and reduce the cost of healthcare. The company was founded by Lloyd Shue, Timothy E. Askew and Frank Majerowicz in 1985 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Cato Research LLC operates as an international regulatory and clinical contract research organization. It offers clinical strategy, clinical trial services, data management and biostatistics, medical and pharmacovigilance, medical writing, pharmacokinetics, preclinical/nonclinical services, project management, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs. The company was founded by Allen Cato and Lynda Sutton in 1988 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

BioVentures Investors (BioVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Peter J. Feinstein and Marc E. Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Children's Hospital is a non-profit organization which engages in the provision of healthcare services. It offers pediatric and adolescent services, cardiac surgery, colorectal program, neurosurgery, oncology, and orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Emergent Product Development (UK) Ltd. develops oral vaccines for typhoid, traveler's diarrhea, hepatitis B, and anthrax. It also develops vaccines for meningitis and another for streptococcal infections for infants. The company is a biotechnology company focused on harnessing the immune system to treat and prevent disease in areas of significant unmet clinical needs. It was founded in 1996 and is located in Wokingham, UK.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP develops, manufactures and markets prescription pharmaceutical drugs. It sells products related to gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory and oncology infections. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Safe Kids Worldwide is a non-profit organization that aims to reduce unintentional injuries to children aged 0-14. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company works with strategic partners and a network of over 400 coalitions to prevent traffic injuries, drownings, sleep-related deaths, falls, burns, poisonings, and more. Safe Kids also engages in advocacy efforts to make kids safer at the federal, state, and local levels. Since 1988, they have helped reduce the childhood death rate from unintentional injury by almost 60 percent.

The National Board of Medical Examiners, Inc. provides services to the public through its high- quality assessments of healthcare professionals. It develops customized assessments for the medical specialty boards, other healthcare professions, and academic institutions, while online assessments help students and professionals identify their own strengths and weaknesses. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Innara Health, Inc. provides understanding and improvement of neonatal, pediatric, and adult feeding. It offers the FDA-cleared NTrainer System, the first neonatal technology that assesses and develops non-nutritive suck for newborns and infants born prematurely. The company was founded by David Stalling and D. Michael Litscher in 2006 and is headquartered in Olathe, KS.

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. develops strategies, shapes public policy, and implements programs that assist in provision of clean and safe facilities. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Montgomery Hospice, Inc. operates as a a nonprofit hospice serving residents of Montgomery County. It provides end-of-life care, hospice at home, grief and loss, and care for children who have a life-limiting illness. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Lung Biotechnology PBC develops pharmaceutical products. It specializes in clinical trials, lung perfusion, and XenoLung. The company was founded by Martine Rothblatt and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

The University of Maryland Foundation, Inc. advocates and supports the advancement of public higher education in Maryland. It offers financial management, investment management and advancement services. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Adelphi, MD.

Prelude Corp. provides health related services. It offers new paradigm, predictive DCIS test, precision medicine, and clinical evidence services. The company was founded by Troy Bremer in 2009 and is headquartered in Laguna Hills, CA.

Emergent BioSolutions Canada, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures immune therapeutic drugs. The company is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Otello Medical, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Laguna Hills, CA.

BRAINBox Solutions, Inc. develops and manufactures tools for diagnosing mild traumatic brain injuries. It specializes in concussion, neurological biomarkers, point of care, neurocognitive testing, and diagnosis. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

First Bight Ventures (First Bight) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Veronica B Wu. The firm is headquartered in Houstan, Texas.

The Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists is an administrative support provider to eight conferences, two healthcare networks, schools, a university, a health sciences college, community services centers, camps, book and health food stores, and a radio station. The private company is based in Columbia, MD. The company recently retired Ileana Espinosa, who worked as the associate director of elementary education in the office of education at the Columbia Union Conference for more than 10 years. The company believes in God and encourages people to reflect on their lives and improve themselves. The company also recognizes outstanding students at its senior academies with the worthy student award. The company also offers art classes that come with a lot of prayer, personal investment, and waiting.