Michael Kane

Xceed Molecular Corporation is a molecular diagnostic company dedicated to commercializing a platform for automated gene expression analysis and developing proprietary clinical research assays and custom arrays. They develop tools and content aimed at accelerating the current market trend towards 'translational medicine', and bridging the gap from gene signature validation to clinical diagnostics. The Ziplex Automated Workstation is the first integrated and fully automated hybridization system for multiplex gene expression signatures. Their integrated solution - the Ziplex System - features this innovative instrument platform and focused-content TipChip arrays and reagents to perform highly multiplexed molecular assays with superior accuracy, reproducibility, speed and scalability. The Ziplex System is designed to provide the ease-of-use in assay automation and analytics that is required to successfully translate gene expression analysis from research use into routine practice. Xceed complements the Ziplex platform by offering Gene Expression Services and Assay Development Services.

Aegera Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted therapeutics to address major unmet medical needs. Aegera has three programs in clinical development, two for oncology and one for neuropathic pain. Aegera is also dedicated to identifying novel development candidates based upon its core technologies and internal expertise and experience in rapidly moving lead candidates through preclinical development and into clinical trials.

BTI Systems, Inc. provides intelligent networking software and systems. Its products include cloud connect, packet optical transport, Ethernet, network management, software networking, and network functions virtualization. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Kanata, Canada.

IceFyre Semiconductor, Inc. provides fabless semiconductor products. Its products include integrated circuits, wireless, WiFi, and WLAN devices. The company was founded by Doug Sanderson in 2001 and is located in Kanata, Canada.

VG Partners is a private equity investment firm. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.

Interface Biologics, Inc. operates as a commercial stage privately held company that develops transformative biomedical polymer technologies to improve the safety and effectiveness of medical devices. It provides technologies to medical device manufacturers and drug companies. The company was founded by Paul J. Santerre in December 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Axela, Inc. develops biosensor technology. It offers next generation, commercial stage, multiplex tools that provide enhanced analysis of proteins, DNA and RNA. The firm’s products include Ziplex System, autograph, metabolic, colon and breast cancer, inflammation Xpress chips, diffractive optics technology and sensors, dotLab mX System and dot-Avidin, Ready and Covalent products. The company was founded by M. Cynthia Goh, Richard Loo, B. Jane Goh and Richard McAloney in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CDP Capital Private Equity (CDPQ) is a private equity subsidiary of The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Montréal with additional office in London.

BelAir Networks, Inc. provides mobile wireless broadband networking solutions for video, voice, and data. The company was founded by Bernard Herscovich and Stephen G. Rayment in 2001 and is headquartered in Mount-Royal, Canada.

Locationary, Inc. provides mobile and web solutions to manage the world's local business places information. Its services include data origination, data cleaning, publisher ID mapping, and management of domestic and international local business places data in a cloud-based system. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Anchor Therapeutics, Inc. designs and develops peptide modulators of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The firm engages in developing and licensing pepducin technology as a research tool for drug development; and pepducin drug candidates and novel molecules that are intended for targeting GPCR to allosterically modulate GPCR signaling. Its pepducin lipopeptides are designed to allosterically modulate internal cell signaling via specific interactions with intracellular GPCR domains. The company also focuses on developing its pepducin technology for creating new treatment options for regenerative medicine, diabetes, inflammation, and cancer. Anchor Therapeutics was founded by Thomas J. McMurry and Athan Kuliopulos in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Azelon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis. It develops parathyroid hormone analogs for the treatment of bone diseases, which are characterized by deficits in bone formation, including osteoporosis, orthopedic conditions and renal bone disease. The company was founded by Paul Morley and Godfrey Marchand in 2000 and is headquartered in West Conshohocken, PA.

Offset Market Exchange, Inc. develops software programs to connect business in the international defense, aerospace and security industries. Its focus areas include aerospace, oil and gas, mining and construction industries, and in other complex global supply chains. The company was founded by Nicole Verkindt in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Kaneq Bioscience Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company focuses on developing treatments for type 2 diabetes. The firm develops a protein tyrosine phosphatase1B inhibitor for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus. The company was founded by Jean Bourgouin on October 19, 2012 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

FlipGive, Inc. provides technology for fundraising and social responsibility programs. The firm enables its community groups, such as sports teams, schools, churches, athletes, and community organizations to create fundraising page, shop and earn cash back, invite teams, share brands with friends and family and withdraw funds. The company was founded by Lee J. W. Nicholas, Elissa Beckett, Steve Croth and Mark Bachman in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Horizon Studios, Inc. provides social marketing technology services. It operates a platform that features micro-learning, social technology, gamification, global enterprise, proven impact, and managed services. The company was founded by Janice Diner and Robert Rubenstein in 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

gShift Labs, Inc. engages in the provision of web presence analytics software. It offers brand development, competitive assessment, digital recruitment, content, influencer, integrated social media, and paid marketing, SEO marketing, web consulting and site audit services. The company was founded in 2009 by Krista LaRiviere and Chris Adams and is headquartered in Barrie, Canada.

Delta TpX, Inc. develops oncology therapeutics. The American company was founded by Everett Stone, Aaron Schuchart, Cynthia Lavoie, David G. Lowe. David G. Lowe has been the CEO since incorporation.

Fibrocor Therapeutics LP is a privately held Canadian drug discovery company that is pioneering the use of tissue-specific therapeutics in the field of precision medicine, particularly in fibrosis. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company aims to improve the lives of patients by delivering transformative treatments that tackle the root causes of fibrosis, leading to better outcomes and enhanced quality of life. Fibrocor leverages its extensive expertise and one of the largest patient-derived clinically annotated biorepositories of fibrotic tissue to refine and validate therapeutic candidates, ensuring they meet the highest standards of efficacy and safety.

MaRS Discovery District (Venture Capital) (MaRS Discovery District) is a venture capital subsidiary of MaRS Discovery District founded in 2000 by Murray McCaig. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Tealbook, Inc. engages in knowledge management platform. It contains up-to-date, credible supplier information so teams can instantly identify the suppliers for each specific need and collaborate with stakeholders on supplier information and searches. The company was founded by Stephany Lapierre in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

ATI Technologies, Inc. designs, makes and, sells graphics accelerators and multimedia solutions. It offers visual and graphics processors for displaying images on personal computer monitors. It also supplies graphics, video and, multimedia products for desktop, workstation & notebook personal computers, digital televisions, cell phones, and game consoles. The company sells its products through personal computer original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, add-in board manufacturers, retail stores & consumer electronics manufacturers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The firm was founded by Kwok Yuen Ho in 1985 and is located in Markham, Canada.

Vouchr Ltd. engages in the development of iPhone applications. The firm builds the platform that makes payments between friends easy and the application that makes payments between friend's and users vouch for an experience at a location by adding a gift of cash that only their friends can claim through the Vouchr application. The company was founded by Robert Balahura, Michael Humphries and Suresh Bhat in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Autonomic, Inc. provides software solutions for the transportation industry. The platform aims to provide the necessary building blocks for smart mobility applications and services. The company was founded by Sunny Madra, Caleb Welton, Amar Varma, Benjamin Black, Nithin Rao, and Gavin Sherry and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.