Richard G. Morrison

AAIPharma, Inc. provides product development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Its services include drug delivery technologies, contract manufacturing, clinical packaging and distribution and bioanalytical services. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Atlas Copco North America LLC manufactures compressors, generators, construction and mining equipment and power tools. It offers drilling, stationary compressors, industrial tools, construction and demolition equipment. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Neusentis is a biopharmaceutical company, which is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel orally-administered small molecule drugs that modulate ion channel targets. The company has developed an integrated technology platform that allows for the efficient discovery of drug leads. The firm is conducting research and development activities in a number of disease areas, including epilepsy, pain and inflammation. Icagen has two clinical stage programs in epilepsy and pain. The company was formerly known as Icagen, Inc. It was founded by Andre L. Lamotte and P. Kay Wagoner on November 23, 1992 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Icagen, Inc. engages in the development of pharmaceutical and drug discovery instruments. It offers chemistry, biology, and ion channels and transporters. The company was founded by Benjamin P. Warner and Frank Jeremiel Zimmerman in 1992 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Argos Therapeutics, Inc. was a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in development and commercialization of individualized immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases based on its proprietary technology platform called Arcelis. The firm's product include AGS-003 for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma, and other cancers; and AGS-004 for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus. The company was founded by Bruce A. Sullenger, Eli Gilboa, John A. Irick and Ralph M. Steinman on May 8, 1997 and was headquartered in Durham, NC.

Diatron Medicinai Instrumentumok Laboratóriumi Diagnosztikai Fejleszto-Gyártó Zrt. engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and trade of hematology and veterinary analyzers. It offers clinical chemistry reagents and controls, as well as laboratory equipment. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary.

Part of Diatron Medicinai Instrumentumok Laboratóriumi Diagnosztikai, Diatron Messtechnik GmbH markets compact hematology analyzers for the human medical and veterinary market. The private company is based in Vienna, Austria.

JDRF International is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for type 1 diabetes research. JDRF find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Eli Lilly do Brasil Ltda. manufactures medicines. Its products include medicines for cancer, diabetes, depression, osteoporosis, and others. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.