Antonio O'Ferral

BIAL-Portela & Cia SA manufactures pharmaceutical products. It develops drugs in therapeutic areas such as antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-depressants, anti-asthmatic, and analgesics. The firm also offers anti-allergic vaccines and the means of diagnosing allergies. It has two production plants and two R&D centers in the Porto area and in Bilbao, Spain. The company was founded by António Portela in 1924 and is headquartered in Coronado, Portugal.

Nusirt Sciences, Inc. manufactures food ingredients for healthcare markets. It has technology platform that uses a patented combination of leucine, an essential amino acid, and existing human medicines. The company was founded by Michael Zemel in 2007 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Vigor Medical Systems, Inc. engages in the development of handheld spirometer that measures the capacity of lungs and other information needed to treat respiratory disorders. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Chiltern International, Inc. provides clinical research services. It offers clinical development, medical and scientific affairs, data and analysis, pharmacovigilance and strategic regulatory services. The firm serves biotech, pharmaceuticals, biosimilars and biologics and medical device and diagnostics industries. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Slough, the United Kingdom.

Certara USA, Inc. provides drug development consultancy solutions. It offers benefits of modeling and simulation, label optimization, pediatric drug development, orphan drug development, clinical trial outcomes databases, and therapeutic areas. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Elan Pharmaceuticals LLC develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It specializes in treatment of neurological and autoimmune diseases. The firm's drugs are used in the treatment of for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and rheumatoid arthritis diseases. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Part of Lumanity, Inc., the company is a data analytics firm based in Bethesda, MD. The company specializes in transforming data into real-world insights and evidence to power successful commercialization and empower stakeholders to take timely and decisive action. Jon Williams has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

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.

Quintiles Transnational Corp. provides biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing services. It offers product development and integrated healthcare services, including commercial and observational solutions. The company was founded by Dennis B. Gillings and Gary Koch in September 1990 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The Business Council for International Understanding is a strategic partner for businesses and governments. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company helps build the infrastructure of a thriving world by facilitating relationships, partnerships, and international understanding. The CEO of the company is Peter Tichansky.

PetroBeam, Inc. develops electron beam processing techniques to upgrade petroleum feedstocks. It provides technology development services. It also offers services in upgrading of heavy oil & bitumen for transport and for cracking feedstock in the refining process. The company was founded in 2005 and is located in Raleigh, NC.

Lumanity, Inc. is a British company that specializes in transforming data into real-world insights and evidence to power successful commercialization and empower stakeholders to take timely and decisive action. The company is based in London, UK. and has subsidiaries in United States and United Kingdom. Jon Williams has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Bantam Pharmaceutical LLC is a privately funded biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for difficult-to-treat hematological and solid tumors. The company is based in New York, NY. The company is currently pursuing an IND application for its lead candidate, BTM-3566, in B-cell malignancies. Bantam's clinical development strategy is focused on areas of unmet clinical need, with initial phase I/II clinical trials planned in relapsed/refractory B-cell hematological malignancies, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The company was founded by Victor F. Keen, and Michael T. Stocum has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Precipio Diagnostics LLC operates as a cancer diagnostics reference laboratory. It offers its customers community oncologists and hospitals access to academic institutions and has combined academic-level excellence with the sales and marketing expertise, the proper operational processes and the necessary service level standards required to deliver proper support. The company was founded by Ilan Danieli in 2011 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Colliers Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as Dougherty & Co. LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Colliers Mortgage Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Colliers International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ; TSX: CIGI) in Canada. Colliers Securities generally provides brokerage, custody and execution services through a clearing arrangement with National Financial Services LLC, a nonaffiliated firm, member NYSE, SIPC and a Fidelity Investments® Company.

Located at the heart of the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC), the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) bridges the research gap between academics and industry by providing R&D solutions in a customer-focused, yet collaborative environment. The DHMRI catalyzes innovation at the public-private interface by driving and supporting R&D efforts with partners who are located both on and off campus. The institute leverages state-of-the-art research technologies and expertise with integrated approaches to provide robust solutions to the growing biotechnology research field. The NCRC is a visionary effort to bring together scientists from public and private sectors to focus on innovation in the areas of agriculture, nutrition and human health. The NCRC is the vision of David H. Murdock, Chairman of Dole Foods, and currently houses 8 university research groups as well as a number of public and private organizations and companies. Working together with the campus partners, the DHMRI, a 501(c)3 research institute, supports R&D efforts by bringing together campus wide expertise and advanced instrumentation to deliver high-quality solutions in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The mission of the DHMRI is to offer a customer-focused environment that allows researchers to advance discovery and development at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition and human health. By combining the expertise provided by the NCRC with the DHMRI expertise and on-site technologies of the DHMRI, the institute delivers creative multi-disciplinary solutions to the most complex problems.

Charles River Laboratories, Inc. provides research models and laboratory animal support services. It offers quality research models and support services to the biomedical community. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

American Diabetes Association provides diabetes related medical services. It funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health professionals and the public. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organization of over 240 national diabetes associations in 160 countries and territories. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium. The mission of IDF is to promote diabetes care, prevention, and a cure worldwide. IDF advocates for people with diabetes and works towards its mission by collaborating with national diabetes associations, healthcare professionals, and policymakers. Founded in 1950, IDF represents the interests of the growing number of people with diabetes and those at risk.

National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.