Paul Bao

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Quidel Corp. engages in the development, manufacture and market of rapid diagnostic testing solutions. Its portfolio includes rapid immunoassays, cardiac immunoassays, specialized diagnostic solutions and molecular diagnostic solutions. The firm products are directly sold to end users and distributors and for professional use in physician offices, hospitals, clinical laboratories, reference laboratories, urgent care clinics, universities, retail clinics, pharmacies and wellness screening centers. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Somatogen, Inc. develops specialty oxygen therapeutics. It is engaged in the research, clinical development and commercialization of genetically engineered recombinant human hemoglobin-based products. The company is located in Boulder, CO.

CFM Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets advanced wet processing equipment for sale to the worldwide semiconductor industry. The company is based in Exton, PA. CFM Technologies was acquired by Mattson Technology, Inc., a SUB of Beijing Economic & Technology Development Area from Evonik Steag GmbH on January 03, 2001 for $45.29 million. The company is ultimately controlled by the Beijing Economic & Technology Development Area. The company was founded in 1984 by Roger A. Carolin, Huw Kenton Thomas, Christopher Frank McConnell.

Eximias Pharmaceutical Corp. develops pharmaceuticals for treatment of cancer disorders. It offers its services in the mid-Atlantic areas. The company is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

HandyLab, Inc. develops and manufactures novel clinical diagnostic testing products. It serves medical, industrial and bio-defense markets. The company was founded by Kalyan Handique and Sundaresh Brahmasandra in 2000 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

BASE4 Group, Inc. is a provider of value vending services. It provides sourcing, packaging and marketing impulse merchandise in themed promotional displays. The company was founded in 2003 by Bradley Berkley and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

NXThera, Inc. provides technology platform to treat endourological conditions. It develops medical devices to treat patients suffering from urologic conditions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, and kidney cancer. The company was founded by John H. Shadduck and Michael Hoey in 2008 and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

HemoSonics LLC operates as a diagnostic center. Its product Quantra system provides rapid, comprehensive measurement of vital coagulation parameters at the point of care, enabling clinicians to choose the right treatment at the right time. The company was founded by Francesco Viola and William F. Walker and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Greenwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American company that specializes in commercial physical research.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche Diagnostics GmbH is a German company that develops innovative medicines, treatments, and diagnostics. The company is based in Mannheim, Germany. The CEOs of the company are Claudia Fleischer, Claus Haberda, Clemens Schmid. Roche Diagnostics was acquired by Roche Holding AG on January 01, 1999.

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

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of biomedical research services and science education programs. It funds grants to both institutions and individuals in support of a wide range of science and research-related initiatives, including precollege and undergraduate science education, pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships, and international research activities. The company was founded by Howard R. Hughes in 1953 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

YM Biosciences USA, Inc. develops and commercializes pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on November 23, 2005 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization, also known as ibio, is a state trade association representing the life sciences industry in Illinois. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization's mission is to promote, connect, and engage the life sciences community to drive discovery, transform lives through groundbreaking research, and grow the economy. The company's membership ranges from corporations to startup companies in the biopharma, medical device, and nutrition industries. The Illinois life sciences industry is recognized as a national leader, and ibio's members are committed to expanding the boundaries of science by discovering, developing, and delivering innovative and needed therapeutics and products to transform patients' lives.

Francis Medical, Inc. develops an innovative and patented vapor ablation therapy to treat a variety of endourological cancers, beginning with prostate cancer. The company was founded by Michael F. Hoey and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

SwipeSense, Inc. develops and markets hand sanitation devices. The firm offers different kinds of sanitizer dispensers, including wall-mounted version and portable version. Its sanitizers are connected too an application that automates the manual observation reporting and also analyzes information. Users can view individual compliance levels, unit comparisons, and historical trends through the app. The company was founded by Mert Hilmi Iseri and Yuri Frank Maxwell Malina in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

First Light Diagnostics, Inc. develops automated medical diagnostic products for the detection of microbes that cause healthcare and hospital infections. The firm offers MultiPath technology detects and counts fluorescent targets without using magnification. Its MultiPath technology is used for screening, blood infections, surgical infections, skin infections and GI infections. The company was founded by Donald Straus and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Altoida, Inc. operates as a health technology firm that uses active digital biomarkers and cutting-edge technology. It offers an FDA-cleared and CE Mark-approved medical device and brain health data platform to support early detection of Alzheimer's disease. The company was founded by Richard Fischer, Ioannis Tarnanas and Maximillian and is headquartered in Houston, TX.