Rawle Irving Hollingsworth

Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center (BRCC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Western Michigan University founded in 2020 by Cindy Bi. The firm is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

AFID Therapeutics, Inc. was a private corporation whose entire chemistry portfolio is based on the utilization of carbohydrate feedstock in a way in which the rich chemical functionality and chirality of carbohydrates is captured. Above are examples of advanced chemical intermediates that they prepare from common sugars. The company has an internal drug development program which is focused in the antimicrobial and anti-coagulation areas. AFID Therapeutics defines and delivers advanced chemical and biochemical technologies and strategies and employs them in the design, discovery, delivery, and development of new drugs. Behind the company is an extensive web of synthetic chemistry patents and expertise covering processes and compositions that allow the preparation of very advanced small molecule drugs and new advanced materials for use in their delivery.