David C. Tiemeier

Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and distributes pharmaceuticals. The company's efforts reflect extensive work in clinical research, new product development and marketing. The company focuses on developing a new treatment for the Hepatitis C virus. Immtech Pharmaceuticals was founded on October 15, 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Monsanto Co. engages in the provision of agricultural products to farmers. It provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. The company was founded by John F. Queeny in 1901 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Kalypsys, Inc. discovered and developed novel, first-in-class therapeutic agents to address unmet medical needs in respiratory and inflammatory diseases. The firm advanced its proprietary lead program, a novel, non-corticosteroid small molecule formulated for intranasal delivery, into clinical proof of concept studies. The company was founded by Pratik Shah, Jeremy S. Caldwell, Randall W. King, Kevin D. Lustig, Peter G. Schultz and Robert Downs in 2001 and was headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.

Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc. is a development stage biopharmaceutical company that engages in the research and development of a diagnostic tests to detect and novel therapeutics to treat Alzheimer's disease in humans. It researches and develops pharmaceuticals with an emphasis on products for infectious, inflammatory and other diseases. The company was founded on March 14, 1992 and is headquartered in Vernon Hills, IL.

Searle & Co., Inc. provides investment advisory services. The business continuity plan addresses data back up and recovery, all mission critical systems, financial and operational assessments, alternative communications with customers, employees, regulators, alternate physical location of employees, critical supplier, contractor, bank and counter-party impact, regulatory reporting and assuring their customers prompt access to their funds and securities if they are unable to continue their business. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT

UChicagoTech operates the technology commercialization and licensing department at the Polsky Center. The company was founded in July 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.