Benny L. Ward

Closure Medical Corp. designs, develops and manufactures biomaterial-based medical adhesive products such as family of DERMABOND Topical Skin Adhesive products to meet topical skin adhesive needs of physicians. It was founded by F. William Schmidt in 1990 and is located in Raleigh, NC

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of new applications of approved therapeutics to address important unmet medical needs. Its products include Symproic and Belbuca. The company was founded on January 6, 1997 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

InnerPulse, Inc. provides innovative technology, devices, software protocols, and procedures to transform the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Chesson Laboratory Associates, Inc. manufactures healthcare pharmaceutical products. It offers liquid skin bandage and barrier film and treatments for dermatitis as well as nail fungus for consumer healthcare professionals. The firm's proprietary products in development for use by healthcare professionals and consumers are based on innovative patented and patent-pending polymer-based technology. The company was founded by Jerry S. Chesson and David R. Terry in 2006 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Dignify Therapeutics LLC offers pharmaceutical services. It provides bladder and bowel for people who have spinal cord injury. The company was founded by Edward C. Burgard, Karl B. Thor, Lesley Marson, Venkateswarlu Karicheti, Daniel J. Ricca, Florenta Aura Kullmann, Ebrahim Versi, Benny L. Ward, Tatyana Touzova and Mary Katofiasc and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.