D. Elliot Parks

Wayne Brown Institute provides educational and training programs for entrepreneurs. The company was founded by Wayne Brown in 1983 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Hamilton BioVentures (Hamilton BioVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Robert F. Ellsworth and Kerry Dance. The firm is headquartered in Solana Beach, California.

Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. researches and develops biopharmaceutical products. The firm's products are used for pain, side effects of chemotherapy treatments, sleeplessness, and migraine headaches. Its drug delivery technology enhances absorption rates of active drug agents reduces absorption times. The company was founded in January, 2002 by Nikhilesh Singh and is headquartered in Pt. Richmond, CA.

Ventana Capital Management LLC (Ventana Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984 by Tom O. Gephart. The firm is headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

Hawaii Biotech, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that focuses on the research and development of vaccines for established and emerging infectious diseases. It has developed proprietary expertise in the production of recombinant proteins applicable to the development of safe and effective vaccines. The firm's products include anti-toxin drugs for the lethal factor from B. anthracis and the botulinum toxin from C. botulinum. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

Myelos Corp. develops novel therapeutic molecules. The company's products are used to treat diseases of peripheral and central nervous systems including pain neuropathies, demyelization disorders, and degenerative central nervous system diseases. The company was established in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.