Merilee Raines

Affymetrix, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis. The company was founded by Stephen P. A. Fodor in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of pet therapeutics. Its portfolio includes NOCITA, ENTYCE, and GALLIPRANT. NOCITA (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) acts as a local post-operative analgesia for cranial cruciate ligament surgery in dogs, and as a peripheral nerve block to provide regional post-operative analgesia following onychectomy in cats. ENTYCE(capromorelin oral solution) is intended for appetite stimulation in dogs. GALLIPRANT (grapiprant tablets) is for the control of pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis in dogs. The company was founded by Linda Rhodes and Steven St. Peter on December 1, 2010 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

TransMedics, Inc. manufactures and develops medical devices. It offers a portable warm blood perfusion system designed to maintain organs in a functioning state outside the human body during transport from organ donor to recipient. The firm’s products are used in heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplants. The company was founded by Waleed H. Hassanein in August 1998 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Dead River Co. distributes petroleum products. Its products include home heating oil, kerosene, diesel fuel, propane, and gasoline. The firm offers credit privileges, budget plans, automatic delivery, and price protection plans. The company was founded by Charles Hutchins in 1909 and is headquartered in South Portland, ME.

Excelitas Technologies Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of photonic solutions for the lighting, detection, and optical technology. It offers energetics, high energy switches, global positioning system locks, power supplies, lamp and lamp systems, light emitting diode components and systems, UV curing system, UVC disinfection light sources, avionic displays, defense optronics, dismounted soldier, space optics, optical elements and components, integrated original equipment manufactured optical systems, optomechanical components, laser optics, imaging lenses and systems, photonic detectors, and thermal infrared sensors. The firm serves the biomedical, scientific, semiconductor, industrial manufacturing, safety, security, consumer products, defense, and aerospace sectors. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.