Dean Shirazi

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.

Beckman Coulter, Inc. manufactures and distributes biomedical testing instrument systems and general biomedical research products. It develops and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. The firm’s systems operate in both diagnostics and life sciences laboratories on seven continents. Its products improve the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery. The company was founded in 1935 by Arnold O. Beckman and is headquartered in Brea, CA.

Part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., SICOR, Inc. is a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Harry E. Gruber, Jack W. Reich, Paul K. Laikind, Robert L. Engler. SICOR was acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on January 22, 2004 for $3,297.10 million.

Genoptix, Inc. provides specialized oncology diagnostics services. It offers a range of customizable clinical trial, custom assay development and companion diagnostics development services. The company was founded in 1999 by Tina S. Nova and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Ampersand Management LLC (Ampersand Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Richard A. Charpie. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Research Triangle Institute is a non-profit organization which provides research and development services. It offers surveys and data collection, statistics and data science, assessment and analysis, program design and implementation, and research technologies and analytical laboratory. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

PLUS Diagnostics, Inc. provides comprehensive pathology services. The firm specializes in genitourinary and gastrointestinal pathology, breast pathology, dermatopathology, hematopathology, oral and maxillofacial pathology. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Union, NJ.

MedPharm Ltd. provides pharmaceutical research and development services for dermatological, nail, eye, airway, mucosal membrane, and transdermal products. Its drug delivery technologies include MedSpray, a patch-in-a-can aerosol technology for drug delivery in the form of a film to topical/mucosal membranes for immediate or sustained/extended delivery. The company was founded by Andrew G. Muddle in August 1999 and is headquartered in Guildford, the United Kingdom.

Alcami Corp. Inc, provides chemistry-based outsourcing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. It produces pharmaceutical intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients from early preclinical development to commercial manufacturing. The company was founded by Michael W. Major in 1999 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

The Ohio State Bar Association is a professional association for those who have been admitted to the practice of law. The non-profit company is based in Columbus, OH and has subsidiaries in the United States. The association represents nearly 65 percent of law practitioners, including paralegals and student associate members.

Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. offers a diverse range of generic injectable medicines, including oncology drugs and premixed anti-infectives, analgesics, and critical care medicines. The American company is the only company to provide all three commonly used modern inhaled anesthetics for general anesthesia. Baxter has expanded its pharmaceuticals portfolio through acquisitions, partnerships, and internal development programs to improve access to essential medications and advance pharmacy efficiency and patient care.

ICE SpA engages in the production of bile acids. It specializes in swine and bovine bile derivatives which include pharmaceutical grade acids such as dehydrocholic acid and non-pharmaceutical grade such as cholic acid. The company was founded by Walter Bartoli in 1949 and is headquartered in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC (Water Street Healthcare Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures pre-clinical, small scale, and commercial-stage products. It offers development, manufacturing, analytical testing, and regulatory filing support. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

OEP Capital Advisors LP (OEP Capital Advisors) is an Private Equity firm founded by Dick Cashin in 2001. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

LakePharma, Inc. operates as a contract research organization which engages in the provision of antibody and protein engineering, cell line development, and protein production. Its services include antibody generation, antibody engineering and production, protein engineering and production, protein conjugation, protein analytics, bioassays, DNA studio, stable cell lines, bio manufacturing and service packages. The company was founded by Hua Tu in September 2009 and is headquartered in Belmont, CA.

Canopy Biosciences LLC engages in the provision of products and services for gene editing, gene expression analysis and regulation, and bioprocessing. It offers crispr complete kits, mirna crispr knockout kits, clia certified services, compbio, mirna mimics, and cho complete. The company was founded by David Adam Smoller, Edward J. Weinstein and Crystal Winkeler in 2016 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

NEOMED-LABS, Inc. engages in operation of a contract research organization. It offers clinical immunology laboratory services. The company was founded by Max Fehlmann in March 4, 2015 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

ACM Holdings I LLC provides health care services. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Laboratoires Nexelis Canada, Inc. develops immunology evaluation for vaccine and immunotherapy. It offers protein services, immunochemistry, and bioanalytical services. The company was founded by Danielle Poirier in 1989 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It focuses on the needs of patients, especially children and the elderly, requiring customized, user-friendly drug formulations. The firm?s products include Epaned, Qbrelis, Xatmep and FIRVANQ oral solutions. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

TriPharm Services, Inc. engages in the manufacture of sterile fill-finish products. The company was founded by Patrick D. Walsh and Eric Wayne Evans in June 17, 2019 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Part of NightHawk Biosciences, Inc., Scorpius BioManufacturing, Inc. is a contract research and manufacturing organization focused on cell- and gene-based therapies and large molecule biologics. The company is based in San Antonio, TX. The company provides clinical-scale biomanufacturing, analytical, and R&D services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies from its facilities in Texas. Scorpius plans to offer commercial-scale biomanufacturing from its newly announced site. The company was founded by Jeff A. Wolf, and Stephan Kutzer has been the CEO of the company since 2022.