Nicolas Fortin

Fidus Partners LLC provides merger and acquisition advisory and related services to private equity firms, corporations, and private business owners. It focuses in the areas of corporate advisory, financial sponsors, family and privately held businesses, and industry expertise. The company was founded by Edward P. Imbrogno, John H. Grigg, John J. Ross, II and Patrick C. Clark in 2005 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

DisperSol Technologies LLC offers plastics processing technology to pharmaceutical manufacturing companies. It offers KinetiSol, a pharmaceutical processing technology that provides solutions to oral drug delivery problems and for amorphous solid dispersion systems; and ArmoRx Platform, a processing technology that enables use of certain compendial pharmaceutical polymers to produce oral dosage forms that are inherently abuse deterrent. The company was founded by Gershon Yaniv in 2007 and is headquartered in Georgetown, TX.

Edgewater Capital Partners (Edgewater Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Christopher F. Childres and Edward L. Sawyer. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Naprotek LLC provides printed circuit board design services to electronics makers. The firm's services include circuit design, material and component sourcing and printed circuit board layout. The company was founded by Najat Badriyeh in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

MDS Pharma Services provides contract drug discovery and drug development services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. It provides its clients with early-stage, clinical research and late-stage drug discovery and development services, such as Phase I-IV testing, target discovery and lead optimization. The company is located in Saint-Laurent, Canada.

Xcelience LLC provides drug development and manufacturing solutions. Its services include preformulation, analytical development services, release and stability testing, formulation development, gmp manufacturing, small-scale commercial manufacturing and global clinical supplies packaging. The company was founded by Derek G. Hennecke in 2006 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Fiber Materials, Inc. develops and manufactures high temperature materials, advanced composites, carbon and graphite insulation, and carbon and carbon composite products. It offers quartz based fiber and fabrics, ablative coatings, and an independent Energy Materials Testing Laboratory (EMTL). The firm provides its advanced material solutions for industrial, commercial, and aerospace and defense markets. The company was founded by Walter L. Lachman in 1969 and is headquartered in Biddeford, ME.

Chemquest, Inc. manufactures automotive chemicals. It specializes in blending inorganic industrial cleaners, tollhouse blending services and aqua-ammonia manufacturers. The firm produces a full line of car wash products for all types of friction and frictionless washes. The company was founded by Derril Shantz in 1993 and is headquartered in Lakeville, MN.

BroadOak Capital Partners LLC (BroadOak Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Bill Snider and Lars Hanan. The firm is headquartered in Maryland.

IXRF Systems, Inc. designs and manufactures software and hardware for the micro-analysis and x-ray fluorescence industries. Its products include micro-XRF, mobile -XRF, vacuum devices, stages, upgrades, sdd detectors. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures pre-clinical, small scale, and commercial-stage products. It offers development, manufacturing, analytical testing, and regulatory filing support. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

The Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance provides patient registry services. The private company is based in Downingtown, PA.

Far Research, Inc. develops pharmaceutical reagents and intermediates. It provides a variety of synthesized organic catalysts for polymer manufacturers, and Cyanate ester pre-polymers for the structural composite industry. The firm also furnishes the electronics market with materials used as strippers, etchants, polishing compounds and additives for high density data transmission wires, and its products are also used by fragrance, cosmetic and imaging companies. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Palm Bay, FL.

The Gladstone Cos., Inc. operates as an alternative asset manager and provider of other administrative and financial services. Its funds invest in a diverse range of alternative strategies, including private debt, private equity, real estate and natural resource real assets. The company was founded by David Gladstone and Terry Lee Brubaker on December 7, 2009 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Rarelife Solutions, Inc. offers integrated collaboration, science and technology consulting services. It also provides software and platform as a service (PaaS) solutions for advocacy groups, pharmaceutical and device companies, medical and research centers, and professional healthcare associations. The company was founded by Daniel J. Donovan and is headquartered in South Norwalk, CT.

Inceptor Bio LLC operates as a biotechnology industry company. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Kineticos Disruptor Fund IB4 LLC is a life sciences investment fund. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Iten Defense LLC manufactures armor and advanced composites. The company is based in the United States and was founded in 2019. Lex Watson has been the CEO of the American company since 2019.

Microsize LLC specializes in enhancing the dissolution and bioavailability of APIs through particle size reduction using micronization technologies. The company is based in Quakertown, PA. The company is the largest independent US-based company specializing in micronization and particle size control. The company has expertise in developing milling and micronization processes for a diverse range of API and excipient materials with unique physical property challenges. The company was founded in 1994. The CEO is TJ Higley.

Kincell Bio LLC provides clinical cell therapy manufacturing services. The company is based in Gainesville, FL. Bruce Thompson has been the CEO of the company since 2023.