Laine Dyess

Cephalon, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. It engages in the discovery and development of medicines for central nervous system disorders, pain, and cancer. The company was founded on August 24, 1987 by Frank Baldino, Jr. and is headquartered in Frazer, PA.

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. Its products include Ninlaro and Velcade. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Shire Regenerative Medicine, Inc. develops and commercializes living cell therapies. It manufactures and markets dermagraft, a bio-engineered skin substitute that assists in restoring damaged tissue and supports the body's natural healing process. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

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.

Smith & Nephew, Inc. develops and markets medical devices. Its products include television cameras and monitors, endoscopes, arthroscopes, orthopedic hand owered instruments, fiber optic illumination systems, laparoscopes, and surgical instruments. The company was founded on November 27, 1975 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Masterfoods Ltd. produces confectionery products. The company was founded on November 8, 1965 and is headquartered in Slough, the United Kingdom.

Linvatec Corp. provides advanced electrosurgical systems and electrocardiogram electrodes and accessories. The company's products include polymer implants, such as screws, pins, and meniscal implants used in various orthopedic procedures. In addition, it offers battery, pneumatic, and electric-powered surgical instruments, which are used in open orthopedic surgery and other surgical applications, including oral, maxillofacial, ENT, otolaryngology, podiatry, thoracic hand, cardiology, and neurosurgery. The company's products, such as arthroscopic instrumentation, implants, fixation, tissue repair systems serve orthopedic surgeons for diagnostic purposes, minor surgeries and complex reconstructions of knees, shoulders and small joints, such as the wrist and ankle. It has operations in Tampere, Finland, California, and Oregon, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, South Korea, Australia, Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Largo, FL.L.

Trauma Records produces music records. The private company is based in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

TranS1, Inc. designs and develops surgical procedures and equipment for back pain. It is a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products that implement its proprietary approach to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region. TranS1 currently markets the AxiaLIF family of products for single-level and two-level lumbar fusion and the Vectre and Avatar posterior fixation systems for lumbar fixation supplemental to AxiaLIF fusion. Its primary technology is AxiaLIF, a minimally invasive access and fusion system that enables lumbar fusion to be performed with complete preservation of the annulus and all paraspinal soft tissue structures. The company specializes in bringing innovative spine solutions to market, including AxiaLIF and AxiaLIF 2L+, technologies that allow surgeons to perform lower lumbar fusions that result in high fusion rates and low complication rates. The company is also developing a motion preservation platform to be delivered through this minimally invasive, trans-sacral approach. TranS1 was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Prolexys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering small molecule drugs that act at novel therapeutic targets. The Company's therapeutic focus is on cancer and cardiovascular indications. Prolexys scientists have exploited proprietary proteomics-related techniques to rapidly and accurately identify drug candidates that interact with targets of interest. The result of targeted drug discovery work at Prolexys is a pipeline of product candidates with high value in areas of unmet medical need. Lead programs include: a) Solid tumor oncology program with a small molecule clinical candidate with selective anti-tumor activity, b) The colon cancer program with novel small molecule compounds targeting the beta-catenin signaling cascade and c) HSP20 antagonists, identified as protein interaction inhibitors from targets validated in asthma and vasorelaxation.

Lindt & Sprungli (USA), Inc. manufactures candy and other confectionery products. It offers truffles, boxed chocolates, bars, and European specialties, milk chocolates, dark and white chocolates, and blends. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Stratham, NH.

Müller Dairy (UK) Ltd. sells diary products. The company's diary products include, Müllerice, Raspberry and Apple 6 pack, Müllerlight, Blackcurrant, Müllerlight Drink and Müllerlight Three New McVities. Müller Dairy was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Market Drayton, UK.

Rush University Medical Center engages in the provision of health care services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Bone Marrow Foundation is a non profit organization which offers financial assistance and free support services to bone marrow or stem cell transplant patients and their families. The company was founded by Christina Merrill in 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tufts Medical Center, Inc. owns and operates an academic medical center. It provides healthcare services and programs in the areas of allergy, anesthesiology, bariatric surgery, cancer, cardiology, colon and rectal, clinical nutrition, dentistry, dermatology, ENT/otolaryngology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, gastroenterology, general surgery, geriatrics, hematology/oncology, hyperbaric medicine, infectious diseases, maternity, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, and nutrition. The firm also offers services in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology, occupational therapy, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pain management, palliative care, pathology, pediatrics, physical medicine, physical therapy, plastic surgery, psychiatry, pulmonary, radiation oncology, radiology, rheumatology, speech language pathology and audiology, thoracic and transplant surgery, trauma surgery, urology, vascular surgery, wound healing, and weight and wellness. The company was founded in 1796 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Vectorlogics, Inc. develops and commercialized vaccines for virus based cancer therapies and viral liver diseases. The company was founded by David T. Curiel in 1998 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Part of CONMED Corp., ConMed Linvatec, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. The company is based in Largo, FL.

UTM Luxemburg SCA is a real estate company that was founded in 2013. The private company provides real estate services and is based in Luxemburg, Luxembourg.