Alfred G. Merriweather

Aurora Biosciences Corp. designs and develops proprietary drug discovery systems, services and technologies to the discovery of new medicine. It develops a proprietary ultra-high throughput screening platform that uniquely integrates innovative fluorescence chemistry, molecular biology, miniaturization, automation, and informatics. The company also provides assay development and screening services. Aurora was founded in 1995 and is located in San Diego, CA.

Monogram Biosciences, Inc. develops and commercializes diagnostic products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and other viral illnesses, as well as cancer and other diseases. It offers HIV tests, including genotypic, phenotypic, tropism, and combined phenotype and genotype assays, suppression management and viral load testing, HCV assays and oncology tests. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

CalciMedica, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in drug development. It discovers and develops novel small molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and organ transplant rejection. The company was founded by Gonul Velicelebi, Kenneth Stauderman, Anjana Rao, Patrick Hogan, Stefan Feske, Michael Harpold, Tom Reed, and Jack Roos in December 2006 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Arisan Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel therapeutics for the treatment of neglected and emerging infectious diseases. The private company is based in San Diego, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Eisai, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals products. It focuses on neurology, gastrointestinal disorders and oncology critical care. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

ActivX Biosciences, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. It discovers and develops small molecule drugs for major unmet medical needs. The company was founded in 2000 and is located in La Jolla, CA

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

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. develops and markets pharmaceutical products. It offers metabolic and cardiovascular, respiratory and immunology, central nervous system, oncology, and general medicine products. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Mercy Housing, Inc. operates as a non profit organization that develops, operates, and finances housing facilities. The firm offers housing for families, seniors, formerly homeless populations, people with HIV/AIDS, and individuals with chronic mental illnesses and physical impairments. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

American Cancer Society, Inc. provides information on cancer occurrence, survival, prevention, early detection, and treatment. The non-profit company is based in Kennesaw, GA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's SHES department is an intramural research program with world-renowned epidemiologists and health scientists. The company was founded in 1913 by Candy Arrington. Karen E. Knudsen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Jewish Vocational Service, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization which provides educational and vocational services. It offers education, career services, workforce development, and community services. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Synthekine, Inc. engages as a biotechnology company. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Healthcare Royalty Management LLC (Healthcare Royalty) is a private equity subsidiary of Cowen, Inc. founded in 2007 by Gregory Brown. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Aegea Biotechnologies, Inc. is a biotechnology company located in an undisclosed location. Aegea has been granted 11 US patents and 34 foreign equivalents worldwide. The American company's primary focus is on nucleic acid technology innovations, including molecular diagnostic assays, qPCR technologies, sequencing methods, and rapid point-of-care COVID-19 testing. The private company has complementary collaborations with Biocept and Tauriga Sciences for developing and commercializing its COVID-19 tests. The company was founded by Lyle J. Arnold, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

The Urban Land Institute operates as a non-commercial research organization. It provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The company was founded on December 14, 1936 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

CCIM Institute engages in commercial real estate services. It specializes in commercial real estate education and commercial real estate certification. The company was founded by Jay W. Levine and Jim McMichael in 1967 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.