Atul Varadhachary

Fannin Partners LLC (Fannin Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Leo E. Linbeck III. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Agennix, Inc. develops drugs for the treatment of cancer and wound healing. It develops liquid formulation of talactoferrin for cancer indications and a topical gel formulation for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. provides biotechnology clinical research services. Its services include pre clinical services, phase-I, biometrics, cardiac safety studies, medical writing, and pharmacovigilance. The company was founded by Dhirubhai H. Ambani in 2001 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

BioHouston, Inc. engages in life science and biotechnology commercialization. The firm's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

The Harris County Hospital District recently embarked on a major, multi-phase capital construction plan that would invest more than $350 million in new facilities, expansion and land acquisition to meet the growing need for primary care by the county’s underserved population. Plans called for construction of two community health centers and eligibility centers, two ambulatory care towers, and renovation and expansion of the LBJ General Hospital Emergency Center.

Pratham USA provides contributions and support services. It focuses on innovative interventions to address gaps in the education system. The firm is a volunteer-driven organization with 14 chapters across the United States that raises awareness and mobilize financial resources for work on the ground. The company was founded by Vijay Goradia, Farida Lambay and Madhav Chavan in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Pulmotect, Inc. develops clinical stage, novel, pathogen-agnostic, inhaled compound for the prevention and early treatment of acute, severe viral and bacterial respiratory infections. It provides safe, broad-spectrum, fast-acting protection against bacterial pneumonia (including MRSA), influenza, fungal pneumonia, and Class A bioterror agents (including anthrax, tularemia, and plague). The company was founded by Brenton Scott and Magnus Hook in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.