Heather L. Brown

Candela Corp. develops and manufactures lasers for aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. It offers LEDs, ballasts, fluorescents, HIDs, miniature lamps, sockets, incandescent, fixtures and induction lighting solutions. The company was founded by Horace Furumoto in 1986 and is headquartered in Wayland, MA.

EMD Millipore Corp. engages in the provision of laboratory materials, technologies, and services to the life science industry. The company was founded by Jack Bush in 1954 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Metamark Genetics, Inc. provides molecular diagnostics services. It develops prognostic and predictive diagnostic tests that will enable personalized treatment planning for cancer patients. It transforms cancer diagnosis and treatment by developing pioneering diagnostic products based on its prognosis determinants platform. The company was founded by Kenneth E. Weg, Raju S. Kucherlapati, David Rimm, Lynda Chin and Ronald A. DePinho in November 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Rx Green Technologies LLC develops commercial grade technologies and plant nutrient solutions for urban farmers and growers for hydroponic and field applications. It offers Axiom Harpin Protein, a plant health promoter and plant growth stimulator that activates a plant’s growth and defense genes; Oracle Bloom to provide the nutrient inputs to promote photosynthesis within the plant; and Oracle Grow for microbial stimulation, vegetative development, nutrient retention, rooting promotion, stress tolerance, and initial color and growth. The company was founded by Todd A. Brady in 2011 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. The company provides research and development of generic pharmaceutical products for controlling pain. Its product includes Lidoderm, Percocet, Percodan, Frova, DepoDur, and Zydone. The company is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Roche Diagnostics Corp. develops and manufactures diagnostic products. It offers anticoagulation management, blood gas and electrolytes, cholesterol and urinalysis products. The firm provides a broad portfolio of tools that help healthcare providers in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, heart failure and diabetes, as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. Its products and services uses by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide. The company was founded in 1964 by Willard Eason and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

NetGrocer, Inc. is a private company that specializes in selling electronic cigarettes. The company is based in New York, NY. The company offers a wide range of options and provide fast shipping. The CEO of the company is Frederick J. Horowitz.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

ACT Laboratories, Inc. engages in the provision of cannabis safety compliance services. It offers hemp and cannabis testing. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

Fenwal, Inc. is a global medical technology company focused on improving transfusion medicine through expertise in blood separation, collection, filtration, storage, and transfusion. It offers apheresis collections, manual collections, therapeutics, specialty products, platelet safety, data management, data management, and customer solutions The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Lake Zurich, IL.

Sand Hill Group LLC provides management advice, investment and marketing services. The firm provides investment and management advice to executives in the enterprise software, services and solutions markets. It produces the software and the enterprise series of conferences for industry executives, and authors research reports on technology topics. The company was founded by Madhavan Rangaswami and Constantin Delivanis in 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Critical Path Institute is a nonprofit organization established in 2005 as a public and private partnership with the FDA's Critical Path Initiative program. The non-profit company is based in Tucson, AZ, and operates from Ireland with additional staff in multiple other locations. The company's mission is to catalyze the development of new approaches that advance medical innovation and regulatory science, accelerating the path to a healthier world. The company orchestrates the development of drug development tools through an innovative, collaborative approach to the sharing of data and expertise, and accelerate the pace and reduce the costs of medical product development by building consensus among the participating institutions. The company was founded in 2005 by Raymond L. Woosley, Glenn C. Rice. Daniel M. Jorgensen has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

California Cryobank LLC provides donor sperm, private semen cryopreservation and reproductive services. The firm provides donor matching consultation, genetic counseling, family planning, vial buy-back and exchange, and directed donor services. The company was founded by Charles A. Sims and Cappy M. Rothman in 1977 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

McCormick Foods Australia Pty Ltd. manufactures and produces tailored ingredients and specialty food products for the fast food, snack food, food processor and food service industries through its Industrial and food service divisions. The company is founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Clayton South. Australia

CMR Surgical Ltd. develops universal robotic system for minimal access surgery. The firm is presently evaluating the ability of the versius system to perform upper GI, gynaecological, colorectal and renal surgery in cadaveric trials. The company was founded by Martin Frost and Mark Slack in January 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Elemental Health Group LLC engages in the provision of health care services. The company was founded by Cornelius Merlini, Elizabeth Stavola, Michael Gerber, and Gerald F. Stahlecker in 2017 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, PA.

Prelude Fertility, Inc. operates as a fertility company. Its network of fertility clinics and egg donation centers offers egg freezing, egg storage, genetic testing, IVF and egg donation services. The company was founded by Martin Varsavsky Waisman in October 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Intrinsic Capital Partners is a private equity/venture capital firm founded by Gerald Stahlecker, Cornelius Merlini, and Howard Goodwin. The firm is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Part of The Cooper Cos., Inc., Generate Life Sciences Co. is a company that provides sperm and egg donation, newborn stem cell processing, genetic screening, medical device, and healthcare technology services. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The CEO of the company is Richard Jennings. Generate Life Sciences was acquired by CooperSurgical, Inc. on December 17, 2021 for $1,605 million.

Part of Syneron Medical Ltd., Syneron Candela (UK) Ltd. is a British company that offers educational programs to accelerate knowledge in aesthetic treatments. The company is based in London, UK and were founded in 1994. The company manufactures a range of machines including the Vbeam® Perfecta, which is one of the world's best-selling pulsed dye lasers (PDL) machines. The Vbeam® Perfecta features advanced 595 nm PDL to treat multiple vascular and dermatologic conditions. Candela Medical is a leading manufacturer of Pulsed-dye and Fractional Laser, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), and RF Microneedling machines.

QNTM Labs ApS is a contract laboratory based in Odense, Denmark. The Danish company is committed to providing advanced analytical testing, research, and development to pharmaceutical customers. QNTM Labs works with drug manufacturers and pharmaceutical industry stakeholders through analytical testing, contract research, and clinical trial support. The company is dedicated to developing innovative analytical methods while maintaining the highest quality levels to forge new industry standards. Justin Ihnken and Connor Jensen Murphy founded the company, and Justin Ihnken has been the CEO since incorporation.