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MedImmune LLC develops medicines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases such as cancer and immune system disorders. It offers solutions in the areas of monoclonal antibodies and vaccines for infection, oncology, respiratory disease and inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and neuroscience. The company was founded by Wayne T. Hockmeyer in 1988 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

ID Biomedical Corp. develops gene-based disease testing and subunit vaccines. It conducts research, development, manufacturing, sales, and marketing from its facilities in Canada and in the United States. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

InforMax, Inc. develops software used in the analysis of genomic, proteomic, and other bio-molecular data. The company was founded by Alexander Titomirov and James E. Bernstein on May 1990 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Acambis Plc develops biopharmaceutical products and vaccines. It offers ACAM2000, a smallpox vaccine for emergency-use stockpiling; and ChimeriVax-JE, a single-dose Japanese encephalitis vaccine for endemic markets and travelers. Its products in pipeline include ChimeriVax-JE, ChimeriVax-West Nile, and ChimeriVax-Dengue. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, UK.

Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. provides vaccines for the prevention and treatment of diseases. It develops and manufactures influenza vaccine against the pandemic influenza virus. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Swiftwater, PA.

Sanaria, Inc. operates as biotechnology company. The firm develops vaccine protective against malaria caused by the pathogen Plasmodium falciparum. Its products include Plasmodium falciparum Sporozoite Reagents, PfSPZ Challenge Mosquitoes, Plasmodium Reagents, Plasmodium Reagent Slides, Anopheles Reagents and Plasmodium Assay Services. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner, Thomas Perkins, Brook Byers and Frank J. Caufield. The firm is headquartered in California, US.

Powderject Pharmaceuticals Plc develops pharmaceutical products. It offers researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing for existing and next generation vaccines. The company was founded in 1993 and is located in Oxford, UK

HMSHost Corp. provides food, beverage, and retail services for travelers. It operates travel food, beverage and retail venues, convenience retail stores, newsstands, bookstores in airports, motorways travel plazas, malls, and specialty destinations. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention operates as a government health center. It helps to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities and environmental health threats. It conducts research and investigations for its action oriented approach. The company was founded on July 1, 1946 and is located in Atlanta, GA.

Part of Challenger Ltd., Challenger Life Co. Ltd. is a market leader in institutional retirement solutions. The company simplifies everything about retirement into one informative location and helps build a comprehensive retirement income plan. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. The Australian company offers annuities that provide income and tax benefits with no annual contribution limit. The company's bespoke facilities can help support retirement strategies. The company specializes in retirement, banking, institutional solutions, and investment management. The company offers set alpha over an agreed index with no management fees, and investors can tailor indices to their specific needs. The company was founded in 1985. Richard Howes has been the CEO of the company since 2003.

Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc. develops novel, adjuvanted vaccines and immunotherapeutics to treat infectious disease and cancer. The company was founded by Martin D. Cleary, Jeff Fairman and Steven W. Dow in February 2003 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

HX Diagnostics, Inc. provides diagnostic services for infectious diseases. It develops and commercializes seasonal and pandemic influenza assays that allow clinicians to make assessments of their patient's health status. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The Centre for Independent Studies is an organization that conducts research on the importance of a sound financial and monetary system for economic prosperity. The non-profit company is based in St. Leonards, Australia. The Australian company advocates for free choice and individual liberty, defend cultural freedom, and promote the open exchange of ideas. The organization provides media releases, opinion pieces, commentary, videos, and audio podcasts. The company also has experts who are available to provide insights. The Centre for Independent Studies believes that quality school education is crucial for individual potential and a healthy society, and that all children should have access to education.

ImmunoBiology Ltd. develops next generation of vaccines for infectious diseases. It develops vaccines that protect against pathogens by mimicking the natural immune response to infection. The firm offers ImmBioVax and ImmunoBodies vaccines. The company was founded by Camilo Colaco in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Maple Knoll Communities, Inc. provides elder and child care services. It services include exceptional retirement communities of Maple Knoll Village and the Knolls of Oxford, Maple Knoll Outreach Services for Seniors, three affordable HUD Senior Living Residences and Maple Knoll Home Health services. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Sentinext Therapeutics Sdn. Bhd. develops vaccines and therapeutics for tropical infectious diseases. Its pharmaceutical research and development focuses on EV71, polio, influenza and dengue diseases. The company was founded by Mary Jane Cardosa and Peter Samuel Wulff in 2009 and is headquartered in Penang, Malaysia.

Hookipa Biotech AG develops new generation prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. The firm’s Vaxwave technology is a novel immunotherapy platform using a replication-defective viral vector for the prevention and treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Lukas Flatz, Andreas Bergthaler, Rolf M. Zinkernagel and Daniel Pinschewer in July 2011 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

US Biologic, Inc. develops and commercializes vaccines, anti-microbial and preventative therapeutics. Its solutions include tick-borne diseases, pet health, food-animal health, and predictive analytics. The company is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Learning Undefeated, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides STEM education opportunities for underserved communities. The non-profit company is based in Gaithersburg. The American company's flagship education program features mobile STEM labs that have provided hands-on learning opportunities to more than 200,000 K-12 students in 18 states since 2003. The company also operates several other celebrated STEM education programs including the Young Science Explorers program, a summer camp for middle school students, and the Advancing Tomorrow's Leaders in STEM (ATLAS) college and career exploration program. Learning Undefeated is driving race and gender equity in STEM through experiential and deep-impact learning experiences for students from under-resourced communities.