Melissa Sherman

GestVision, Inc. provides care diagnostic test for preeclampsia. The firm delivers insights for safer pregnancies beginning with a diagnostic for preeclampsia, a poorly understood pregnancy- related condition. It is developing a point of care diagnostic product that provides essential information to OBGYNs for improving patient management and outcomes. The company was founded in 2014 by Wendy L. Davis and is headquartered in Groton, CT.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Pharmascience, Inc. manufactures and distributes generic and drug products. It offers liquids, tablets, capsules, suppositories, powders, and ophthalmic. The company was founded by Morris Goodman and Ted S. Wise in 1983 and is headquartered in Montr?al, Canada.

Signet Healthcare Partners LLC (Signet Healthcare Partners) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Sanders Morris Harris Group Private Equity founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Inflammatix, Inc. operates molecular diagnostics company which develops rapid tests that read the immune system. The firm specializes in molecular diagnostics, biotechnology, computational immunology, in-vitro diagnostics, personalized medicine and bioinformatics. The company was founded by Purvesh Khatri, Jonathan Romanowsky and Timothy Sweeney and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers pharmaceutical drugs, pharmaceutical instruments, and diagnostics solutions. The company was founded by Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche on October 1, 1896 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Biofidelity Ltd. engages in research and experimental development on biotechnology. The company was founded by Barnaby Balmforth and Cameron Frayling on February 15, 2019 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Apton Biosystems, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services with focus on biotechnology business. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Cambridge Innovation Capital Ltd (Cambridge Innovation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Nucleix Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets non-invasive molecular cancer diagnostic tests. Its product Bladder EpiCheck is a urine test for monitoring of bladder cancer. The firm provides diagnostic tests for lung and colorectal cancer detection from blood samples, using its proprietary and highly innovative technology. The company was founded by Adam Wasserstrom, Dan Frumkin, and Elon A. Ganor in 2008 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

Congenica Ltd. develops genome-based discovery and diagnostic technologies. It uses Sapientia technology platform, which allows genome scale DNA sequence data to be presented within a clinically actionable diagnostic report. The company was founded by Matthew Hurles, Richard Durbin and Philip Beales in 2013 and is headquartered in Hinxton, the United Kingdom.

Sense Biodetection Ltd. provides molecular diagnostics research services. It focuses on improving healthcare decisions and processes by developing novel, user-centred, handheld tests in the fields of infections and oncology. The company was founded by Harry John Lamble and Ralph Lamble in 2014 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

MedCision LLC provides medical related software solutions. Its products include ThawSTAR Automated Cell Thawing Systems, BioT Temperature Stability Systems and Custom ULT Freezer Storage Boxes. The firm develops and commercializes technologies that automate and standardize preclinical and clinical biologics handling for critical post-manufacturing processes. The company was founded by Rolf O. Ehrhardt in 2016 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of molecular biomarkers to improve drug safety and human health. Its products and services include Cardio quickPredict, devTOX quickPredict, and TOXquickPredict. The company was founded by Elizabeth L. R. Donley and Gabriela G. Cezar in November 2006 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

DNA Script engages in the provision of research and development in biotechnology. It manufactures synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid using enzymatic technology. The company was founded by Thomas Ybert, Sylvain Gariel and Xavier Godron in 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Fore Biotherapeutics, Inc. develops tumor specific driver mutations. It offers fully automated live-cell screening from NGS data. The company was founded by Haim Gil-Ad and Yoram Altschuler in 2011 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

BioCision LLC operates as a life science research and development company. Its products include cell cryopreservation systems, sample cooling, freezing, snap-freezing, ice-free cooling systems, tube temperature and plate temperature management, support platforms, sample transport, cryostorage boxes, cryogenic vials, ice pans and buckets and other accessories. The firm’s products protect temperature-sensitive therapeutics, biological samples and biomaterials. The company was founded by Brian Schryver and Rolf O. Ehrhardt in 2007 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

Spinomix SA develops a software technology platform. The private company is based in Lausanne, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Switzerland.

New York Academy of Sciences is an independent, not-for-profit organization, which engages in the advancement of scientific research, education, and policy. The company was founded in 1817 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. provides management consulting services. The company offers business design innovation, brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, and portfolio strategy services. The firm was founded in 1990 and is located in New York, NY.

Decipher Biosciences, Inc. is a commercial-stage precision oncology company which engages in patient care improvement. The Company?s differentiated approach measures the biological activity of a patient?s entire tumor genome, known as whole transcriptome analysis, and applies proprietary machine learning algorithms to improve therapy selection and accelerate adoption of new therapies into the standard of care. Its novel prostate cancer genomic testing products examine the underlying biology of a patient?s tumor, enabling physicians to select an optimal therapy. The firm?s whole transcriptome analysis of clinical patient samples from its commercial channel and its participation in practice-changing clinical trials has allowed it to build and expand its Decipher GRID database GRID. The company was founded by Elai Davicioni, Timothy J. Triche, Bruce A. Schmidt, and Jonathan D. Buckley and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Delfi Diagnostics, Inc. engages in the development of blood test for detection and interception of cancer. It uses artificial intelligence and whole genome sequencing to detect patterns of DNA fragmentation in the blood of patients with cancer. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Aquyre Biosciences, Inc. is a biotech company that created Celtivity™, a rapid digital specimen adequacy assessment tool that can identify the presence of cancer cells and immune cells in a biopsy in just two minutes. The company is based in Weston, MA and was founded by Bertrand Le Conte de Poly, Claude Boccara. The assessment is presented as a cellular heatmap, making analysis and detection of cancer, granuloma, and immune cells such as lymphocytes relatively easier than traditional cancer diagnostic methods. Floyd Samuel Eberts has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Genturi, Inc. operates as an early stage genomics technology company. It develops long DNA molecule analysis technology for research and subsequent clinical applications. The company was founded by J. Michael Ramsey and Laurent Menard in 2015 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

New York University Tandon School of Engineering engages in the provision of educational services focusing on science and technology. Its degrees and programs include bachelor of science, master of science, doctor of philosophy, advanced certificate programs, a bridge program to NYU Tandon, and industry partner programs. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Applied Biosystems, Inc. is a company that provides integrated systems for sequencing, flow cytometry, and various types of PCR. The company is based in Foster City, CA. The company's products cover the entire process from sample preparation to data analysis. The company was founded by Chris Yoo, Marvin H. Caruthers, Michael W. Hunkapiller, and Leroy E. Hood. Applied Biosystems was acquired by Invitrogen Corp. from Applera Corp. on November 21, 2008 for $6,417.85 million.

Joddes Ltd. is a private company based in Hampstead, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Marc Pierre Martin Rouleau.

SMART Medical Systems Ltd. manufactures medical devices. The firm’s products include naviaid platform, G-EYE, naviaid AB, naviaid ABC, inflation systems, controlled withdrawal nd future naviaid products. The company was founded by Gadi Terliuc in 205 and is headquartered in Ra’anana, Israel.

Oral Science, Inc. provides medical devices. The firm’s products include X-PUR, gengigel, plaque HD, curaprox, fluorimax, periostat, xylimelts, advantage arrest, cetacaine, perichlor, zolar photon and pharmacy availability. The company was founded by Sacha Welzel and Daniel Menard and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

Biolojic Design Ltd. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The company was founded by Avi Molcho, and Yanay Ofran in 2009 and is headquartered in Givat Shmuel, Israel.

Scipher Medicine Corp. operates as a biotechnology firm, which uses human data to predict drug response. It visualize overlaps between disease, drug and patient data. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Impopharma, Inc. engages in developing and testing of pulmonary and nasal drug delivery systems and ophthalmic, otic, and dermal products. The company was founded by Hanna Piskorz and Harold Wulffhart in 1996 and is headquartered in Concord, Canada.

Arbor Pharmaceuticals LLC develops pharmaceutical products, which focuses on cardiovascular, hospital and pediatric markets. It offers edarbyclor, cetylev, horizant, zenzedi, evekeo, sklice, and eryhromycin. The company was founded by Jarrett T. Disbrow and Edward J. Schutter and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Theranica Bio-Electronics Ltd. develops wearable medical devices. Its product is Nerivio Migra. The company was founded by Alon Ironi, Ronen Jashek, Rotislav Barabash, and Shimon Eckhouseand in 2016 and is headquartered in Netanya, Israel.

aMoon Ventures Y Sh Ltd (aMoon Ventures) is an venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Marius Nacht and Dr. Yair Schindel. The firm is headquartered in Israel.

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is the oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. ASM's membership has grown from 59 scientists in 1899 to more than 39,000 members today, with more than one third located outside. The members represent 26 disciplines of microbiological specialization plus a division for microbiology educators.