Shamik Parikh

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Humacyte Global, Inc. engages in the manufacture of human acellular matrix products for vascular and non-vascular applications. It offers its products to the cardiovascular, cosmetic, soft tissue reconstruction, neurosurgical, and orthopedic markets. The company was founded by Laura E. Niklason, Juliana L. Blum and Shannon L. M. Dahl in 2004 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Ception Therapeutics, Inc. Develops pharmaceutical products. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel products to address areas of unmet medical need. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

Avantor Performance Materials India Ltd. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. Its products include acids, amino acids, aqueous solutions, biological regents and denaturants. The company was founded by John Townsend Baker in 1904 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.

Unimark Remedies Ltd. develops and markets active generic medicines. It specializes in pharmaceutical products for respiratory, cardiovascular, anti-infectives, and central nervous system. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Aelin Therapeutics NV develops drugs for antibiotics and first-in-class therapeutics. The company is based in Leuven, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2017. The CEO is Els Beirnaert.

Rgenta Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures medicines for oncology and neurological disorders. The company was founded by Simon Xi, Travis Wager, and Zhiping Weng and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Bharat Biotech International Ltd. engages in research and development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of vaccines and biotherapeutics. It focuses on the development of novel health care solutions for region-specific neglected diseases. The firm offers Revac-B+, REGEN-D, HNVAC, COMVAC5, BIOPOLIO, INDIRAB, Typbar TCV, BIOHIB, JENVAC, ROTAVAC and vaccine candidates against chikungunya, chandipura, HPV and Ebola. The company was founded by Krishna Murthy Ella and Suchitra K. Ella in 1996 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India..

InflammX Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway of inflammation. The private company is based in Tampa, FL. The company has identified the key disease-related upstream trigger for inflammasome activation and its therapeutics target this trigger. Its lead product, Xiflam™, is set to enter phase 2b clinical trials in the fourth quarter of 2022. In addition, InflammX has a follow-on pre-clinical peptide program that also targets the dysregulated NLRP3 inflammasome, which will be developed following additional funding being raised. The company was founded by Colin Richard Green, and the CEO is Brian Levy.

Tango Therapeutics, Inc. develops transformational new drugs for cancer patients. The company was founded by Alan Ashworth, Jos? Baselga, Levi Garraway, Timothy K. Lu, Antoni Ribas and William G. Kaelin, Jr. in 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Pvt Ltd. (India) (MSIM), founded in 1993, is an asset management subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). The firm specializes in managing assets for a range of institutional clients, including endowments, foundations, pension funds, corporations, governments, and high-net worth individuals. The Mumbai office focuses on managing portfolios of Indian securities. MSIM has offices in New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Chicago, London, Tokyo, Amsterdam and Singapore.

T-Knife GmbH operates as an next-generation adoptive T-cell company using its proprietary humanized T-cell receptor mouse platform to treat solid tumors. The company was founded by Thomas Blankenstein, Elisa Kieback and Holger Specht in 2018 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

OcuNexus Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes therapeutic products for wound care and tissue repair. The firm offers Nexagon, an oligonucleotide that downregulates the gap junction in tissue repair. Its Nexagon also reduces lesion spread, swelling, inflammation, scarring, and time to wound closure in various tissue types, including the eye, skin, spinal cord, nerve, and brain. The company was founded in 2005 by David Lawrence Becker, Colin C. Green and Bradford J. Duft and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Avendus Capital Pvt Ltd. provides financial services. The firm offers financial advisory, mergers and acquisitions, private equity syndication, equity capital markets, structured finance, financial sponsors group, wealth management, alternative asset management, and institutional equities. The company was founded by Ranu Vohra, Gaurav Deepak and Kaushal Aggarwal and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

ICICI Venture Funds Management Co. Ltd (ICICI) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd. founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in India.

Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients. It manufactures Ephedrine and Pseudo-Ephedrine. The firm's products include active pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates and speciality products,and chiral building blocks and speciality chemicals. Its services include contract manufacturing, custom synthesis and contract research. The company was founded by M. L. N. Satry in 1980 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

Arch Pharmalabs Ltd. manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products. Its therapeutic segments include side chains of Semi-Synthetic Isoxazole Penicillins under Antibiotics, Lipid Lowering Agents, Oncology, Anti-Platelet Agents, Anti-Asthmatic, Anti-Retroviral, Decongestant, Anti-Herpes, Anti-Malarial, NSAIDs and Anti-Anginal segments. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Monopteros Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals.

Imcheck Therapeutics SAS operates as a biopharmaceutical company which develops immunotherapeutic anti-cancer strategies for research. The company was founded by Olive Daniel in 2015 and is headquartered in Marseille, France.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.