Brian K. Adams

Center for Global Health Innovation, Inc. is a member of Georgia Bio, a non-profit life sciences association in Georgia. The non-profit company is based in Atlanta, GA. Georgia Bio works with various organizations to shape public policy, improve access to innovative technologies, and grow Georgia's life sciences economy. The CEO of the company is Maria Thacker-Goethe.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

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.

Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops inhibitors of validated metalloenzymes. The firm's clinical portfolio includes novel agents to treat both chronic and life threatening fungal infections. It also leverage our metalloenzyme expertise in other therapeutic areas including oncology and orphan diseases. The company was founded by Thomas V. O’Halloran and Holden H. Thorp on August 18, 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Be The Match is a non-profit organization that connects patients with their donor match for a life-saving marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. The private company is based in Minneapolis. The American company operates the most diverse registry in the world, which includes both adult donors willing to donate to a stranger in need and stored cord blood units. Be The Match provides patients and their families one-on-one support, education, and guidance before, during, and after transplant. Amy L. Ronneberg has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Duke University Health System, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. It offers cancer treatment, primary care, orthopedics, aesthetics, and fertility services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Somatus, Inc. provides health care services. It offers value-based kidney care for health plans, health system, and provider groups. The company was founded by Ikenna Okezie and Anthony Welters in 2016 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Intersouth Partners (Intersouth Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985 by Dennis Dougherty and Roy Rodwell. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Sofinnova Investment Inc (Sofinnova Investment) is a venture capital firm founded in 1976 by Jacques F. vallle & Joel F. Martin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Part of Axogen, Inc., AxoGen Corp. develops peripheral nerve grafting and regeneration technologies. The company is based in Alachua, FL. The company was founded in 2002 by John P. Engels, Jamie M. Grooms. AxoGen was acquired by LecTec Corp. on September 30, 2011 for $19.98 million.

Viveve, Inc. engages in the development of medical devices that promote personal health and wellness. It offers InControl products and Viveve system solutions. The company was founded by Jonathan B. Parmer in 2005 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

The University of Tampa, Inc. functions as a college/university that offers undergraduate and graduate studies. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

First Flight Ventures (First Flight Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of First Flight Venture Center, Inc founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences provides biomedical research services. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Avizia, Inc. provides telemedicine solutions. The firm uses Cisco TelePresence technology, that enable to meet the product requirements and user needs of healthcare, education, and government customers. Its solutions include telemedicine devices, workflow management software and a line of peripherals, such as digital stethoscopes and examination cameras. The company was founded by Michael Baird, Steven Luke Leininger, and Core Costley in April 2013 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Tigerconnect, Inc. provides secure mobile messaging services. It offers secure, real-time mobile messaging for the enterprise, empowering organizations to work more securely. The company serves healthcare, enterprise, personal and developers. The company was founded by Jeffrey Albert Evans, Andrew A. Brooks and Brad Brooks in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Etairos Health Corp. provides information technology consulting services and solutions. It offers big data, CIO consulting, cloud, cost optimization, custom applications, infrastructure, IT professional development, Security and network. The company is headquartered in Riverside, CA.

Salveo Specialty Pharmacy, Inc. operates as a holding company that engages in the provision of medications and clinical services to patients with chronic conditions. It specializes in organ transplant, stem cell transplant, HIV, hepatitis, oncology, biologics, rheumatoid arthritis, dermatology, and neurology therapies. The company was founded by Jeffrey Freedman and Charles Brown in 2011 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

GlaxoSmithKline LLC engages in discovering, developing, and delivering medicines, vaccines, and other healthcare products. It offers prescription medicines that treat various diseases, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, herpes, asthma, migraine, and heart diseases, as well as stomach and skin problems, infections, and flu. It also provides vaccines for children and adults; and over-the-counter products. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

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.

TherOx, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on developing and commercializing therapies to treat ischemic and oxygen deprived tissue. Its SSO2 therapy consists of TherOx DownStream system, a mobile hardware device that interfaces with the TherOx DownStream Cartridge that controls cartridge operation wherein SSO2 solution is created and mixed with the patient's blood to create superoxygenated blood for delivery to the coronary arteries. The company was founded by David B. Musket, Paul J. Zalesky and J. Richard Spears in 1994 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

VirMedica, Inc. provides technology solutions which designed to optimize the commercialization of specialty pharmaceutical products. It is an innovative holding company bringing together complimentary businesses for the specific purpose of redefining the market access landscape for specialty products. The company’s technology solution offers an end-to-end transformational platform to optimize specialty product commercialization and management. The company was founded by Mark K. Barnes in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Trice Medical, Inc. provides diagnostics services. Its products enable micro invasive surgeon visualization procedures that offer painless, cosmetically undetectable, and surgical grade care in the office environment. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

First Aid Beverages, Inc. develops and commercializes comprehensive portfolio of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. It develops liquid formulated single-dose products for treating pain and upset stomach symptoms. The company was founded by Mary Page Platerink and Jay Pasricha in 2010 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. develops medical devices that focus on improving the accuracy of diagnostic blood culture tests. The company was founded by Gregory J. Bullington and Richard G. Patton and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Calibra Medical LLC develops and markets medical devices and technologies in the diabetes sector. Its products include finesse and insulin delivery devices. The company was founded by Daniel Hawkins and Clifton A. Alferness in 2004 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.