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The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

HzO, Inc. provides a full spectrum of durable nanochemical solutions to protect critical electronics from corrosive and hazardous environments. Its solutions include nano coatings, barrier coatings, project analysis and assessment, custom application, quality control and maintenance, process documentation & product delivery and production support. The company was founded by Scott B. Gordon in 2011 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Alexandria Agtech/Climate Innovation Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. Its objective is effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was founded on February 18, 2021 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

180 Degree Capital (180 Degree Capital ) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Douglas W. Jamison. The firm is headquartered in Montclair, New Jersey.

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

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

TARA Biosystems, Inc. develops organ-on-a-chip platform. It focuses on cardiac toxicology, heart failure drug discovery and personalized cardiology. The company was founded by Misti Ushio, Milica Radisic, Yimu Zhao, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Kacey Ronaldson, Boyang Zhang and Blake Stevens on October 22, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BioKier, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company. It develops and markets drugs for diabetes and related disorders. The firm offers oral pills for the treatment of type 2 diabetes as well as for metabolic syndrome and obesity conditions. The company was founded by Roger D. Nolan and Jerzy R. Szewczyk in November 2008 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

Plant Response, Inc. is engaged in providing agricultural biological services. It offers cybelion, power coat, biohp, neptunion, biopath and PRB9 products. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Norfolk Plant Sciences Ltd. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. The company was founded by Jonathan Jones and Cathie Martin on July 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Norwich, the United Kingdom.

Novartis Corp. manufactures pharmaceuticals, vaccines, consumer health, generics, eye care and animal health products. It manufactures drugs for oncology, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on November 15, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Ice Miller LLP, Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co. LPA is a legal services provider. The company is based in Columbus, OH. Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co. LPA was acquired by Ice Miller LLP on January 01, 2012.

Pairwise Plants LLC operates as a agriculture company. The company was founded by Feng Zhang, David Liu and J. Keith Joung and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

United BioSource Corp. is a scientific and medical affairs organization that partners with life science companies to develop and commercialize their products. The company is involved in pre- and post-approval product development; pricing, coverage, reimbursement, and access strategies; and medical publication and communications. United BioSource Corp. was founded by Ethan D. Leder and Mark P. Cleinin in 2003 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Lmk Clinical Research Consulting LLC engages in clinical services. It offers process development, eTMF selection and TMF reference model and implementation, document filing and indexing and quality control, and inspection readiness. The company was founded by Sholeh Ehdaivand in 2014 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

Hatteras Venture Partners (Hatteras Venture) is venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Clay B. Thorp and John Crumpler. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in Raleigh, NC.

Cereius, Inc. develops novel radio-labeled therapeutics for treating solid tumor brain metastasis. The firm delivers new targeted classes of both radiologic diagnostics and radiotherapeutics for the treatment of cancers in the brain. The company was founded by Kimberly Blackwell and Michael R. Zalutsky in 2017 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Axplora is a German company that focuses on delivering sustainable and technologically advanced API products and services. The private company is based in Raubling, Germany. The company's goal is to benefit people, patients, and the planet. The CEO of the company is Sylke Hassel.

Part of FUJIFILM Holdings Corp., FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK Ltd. is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company. The company is based in Billingham, UK. The British company was founded in 2006. Lars Petersen has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Part of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Holdings Denmark ApS, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark ApS is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Hillerod, Denmark. The Danish company provides process development and cGMP production in cell culture, microbial fermentation, and gene therapies. The company offers full-service microbial fermentation services, including quality control, fill/finish, process characterization/validation, and labeling and packaging. The CEOs of the company are Lars Petersen and Martin Meeson.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies USA, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers biologics process development and biologics cGMP manufacturing. The company is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

2Blades Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on developing sustainable and environmentally-friendly genetic solutions to improve crop health and agricultural efficiency for farmers worldwide. The non-profit company is based in Evanston, IL. The foundation has been awarded grants from charitable foundations and contracts for commercial partnerships totaling more than $36 million. The company's mission is to discover, advance, and deliver genetic improvements in crop disease resistance. The company also provides infographics demonstrating the impact and importance of key crop diseases.

Syngenta Corp. manufactures agricultural chemicals and distributes field, garden, and flower seeds. It produces herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and crop protection products for pest control and vegetation management. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

AgBiome LLC provides early stage research and discovery to the agriculture industry. It develops biological product that controls the predominant soil-borne diseases of greenhouse and major row crops. The firm applies genomics and screening technologies to identify plant-associated microbes that enhance plant health, pest resistance, and yield. The company was founded by Jeff Dangl, John N. Couch, Paul Schulze-Lefert, Scott J. Uknes, John Ryals, Eric R. Ward, and Mike Koziel in 2012 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC manufactures pharmaceutical products. Its products include ditropan, elmiron, modicon, otho cept and ortho novum etc. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Raritan, NJ.

Centocor, Inc. manufactures healthcare products. Its products include avakine & reopro. The company was founded in 1979 by Hubert J. P. Schoemaker & Michael A. Wall and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

Liquidia Technologies, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology to transform the lives of patients. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Products and Partnering & Licensing. The two product candidates from its pipeline: LIQ861 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and LIQ865 for the treatment of local post-operative pain. Liquidia Technologies was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone, Ashok K. Mendiratta, Edward T. Samulski, William R. Kenan, Ginger Denison and Jason Rolland in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Envisia Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel ocular therapies. It provides glaucoma drug therapies that include PRINT particle therapeutics to overcome biologic and chemical. The company was founded by 2013 is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Affinergy LLC develops site-specific biological systems using biofriendly linkers that selectively adhere to proteins, drugs, cells, and biomaterial surfaces. The firm focuses on developing coatings and medical devices for the orthopedic and cardiovascular markets. It constructs bifunctional peptide linkers that selectively immobilize proteins, cells, and therapeutics onto biomaterial surfaces. The firm offers its products for orthopedics, cardiovascular, and tissue engineering; and drug delivery and stem cells markets. The company was founded by Daniel J. Kenan, Jonathan Gindes, and Mark W. Grinstaff in 2002 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.