Mike Phillips

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Northern Illinois Gas Co. distributes natural gas properties. It also provides natural gas storage and transmission-related services to marketers and other gas distribution companies. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. serves the global retail real estate industry. Its programs include webinars, global awards program, exhibit, sponsorship and advertising, opportunities. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The National Research Council provides science, technology and health policy consulting and advice. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Commercial Club of Chicago works to shape the future of the region to make it a better place for everyone to live, work, and do business. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's civic committee has announced violence reduction goals and commitments to help address public safety.

Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL

Wildwood Court, Inc. operates an independent insurance agency. Its products include personal lines, business lines, medical transportation, and public transportation insurance. The company was founded by John R. Tomassi in 1994 and is headquartered in Clifton Park, NY.

BioGenerator (Venture Capital) (BioGenerator) is a venture capital subsidiary of BioGenerator founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Zounds, Inc. design, manufactures, and distributes hearing aid devices. The company was founded by Samuel L. Thomasson and is headquartered in Delaware.

Euclises Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The firm develops a portfolio of COX-2 inhibitors optimized for cancer treatment based on its proprietary Euclicoxib platform and is in the process of selecting a lead clinical development candidate. The company was founded by John J. Talley in 2011 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Cultivation Capital LLC (Cultivation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Brian Matthews, Cliff Holekamp, Jim McKelvey, Kyle Welborn, and Peter Esparrago. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. engages in the design, development, and sale of integrated circuits. The company offers System-on-a-Chip devices, which leverages technology portfolio of intellectual property in the areas of analog, mixed-signal, digital signal processing, and embedded and standalone integrated circuits. It also develops integrated hardware platforms along with software that incorporates digital computing technologies designed and configured to provide an optimized computing solution. The company was founded by Sehat Sutardja, Weili Dai and Pantas Sutardja in January 1995 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Apertus Pharmaceuticals LLC provides pharmaceutical manufacturing and analytical services. It offers compendial testing, API manufacturing, methods development and formulation, and drug discovery and preclinical development. The company is headquartered in Saint Louis, MO.

Embrex LLC manufactures agricultural and biological products. The company was founded by Harold V. Smith in 1985 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

American Bakers Association operates as a trade association for the baking industry. It produces bread, rolls, crackers, bagels, sweet goods, tortillas and other baked products. The company was founded on October 18, 1897 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte, Haskins & Sells LLP provides accounting services. The company is based in Mumbai, India.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Credit Investments) (Kayne Anderson Capital (Credit Investment) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Array Bridge, Inc. provides biotechnology research tools and services. It provides products and services in tow fields; Biological Development and Functional Proteomics. The Biological Development field provides cell line selection, process development, formulation development and change control to monitor the molecule’s safety and efficacy. The Functional Proteomics field develops PEP (Protein Elution Plate) technology that can measure protein functions from a proteome systematically. Array Bridge was founded by Xing Wang in 2010 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

EMD Millipore Corp. engages in the provision of laboratory materials, technologies, and services to the life science industry. The company was founded by Jack Bush in 1954 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Part of Merck KGaA, Linco Research, Inc. is a company based in St. Charles, MO. Linco Research, Inc. specializes in developing assays for diabetes and obesity research. Linco Research has introduced the LincoplexTM human cytokine kit for simultaneous multi-analyte detection and measurement of 11 cytokines. The company also offers analytical services and plan to expand their product offerings in the future. Linco Research is known for their gold standard products, including leptin RIA kits, insulin-specific assays, and rat insulin RIA kits. The company has a team of experienced staff who generate data quickly and efficiently. The company is committed to providing quality and unique analytical tests for advancements in diabetes and obesity research. Linco Research was acquired by Serologicals Corp. on May 02, 2006 for $64.50 million.

Purina Mills LLC produces and markets animal nutrition products. It manufactures and supplies livestock feed and pet food offering information concerning their products. The firm provides its products for commercial livestock and poultry, horse, bird, fish, zoo and pet industries. The company was founded on October 11, 2001 and is headquartered in Clayton, MO.

Molecular Sensing, Inc. offers drug discovery services to pharmaceutical companies. Its drug discovery services include assay development, secondary screening, binding characterization process and pharmaceutical projects. The company was founded by Scot R. Weinberger and Darryl J. Bornhop in 2007 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Part of AMETEK, Inc., Firefly Technologies, Inc. is a company that designs, develops, and manufactures heads and related products for the optical data storage and metrology industries. The company is based in Holliston, MA. Firefly Technologies was acquired by Zygo Corp., part of AMETEK, Inc. from June 23, 2014 on May 05, 2000 for $80.11 million.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc. provides speech, language and hearing aids. The firm specializes in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

CDG Therapeutics, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. Its peptides are derived from bacterial & plant sources and are selective for certain cancers while avoiding healthy cells. The company was founded by Ananda M. Chakrabarty and Tapas K. Das Gupta in May 2001 and is located in River Forest, IL.