David D. Muth

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Oxford Bioscience Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1992 by Edmund Martin Olivier, Alan G. Walton and Cornelius T. Ryan. The firm is headquartered in Boston.

NetGenics, Inc. develops software solutions for life science research. The firm provides bioinformatics solutions including the use of information technology by life science research companies to convert massive amounts of data into useful information that their scientists can then use in the development of new drugs, gene therapies, and agricultural products. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Kosan Biosciences, Inc. develops drugs for cancer therapeutics. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Xenogen Corp. provides real time in-vivo imaging services and genetic modification technologies. Its products and technologies include an imaging system, software, and biological materials. Its solutions are designed to improve discovery and pre-clinical research in multiple therapeutic areas. The company was founded by Pamela Reilly Contag and Christopher H. Contag in 1995 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Part of Brightcom Group Ltd., WiseWire Corp. is a company that provides search software allowing users to perform customized searches. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA. WiseWire was acquired by Lycos, Inc., part of Brightcom Group Ltd. from August 16, 2010 on April 30, 1998 for $22.95 million. The company was founded by Ken Lang.

Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops pharmaceutical products for the treatment of debilitating central nervous system (CNS) disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. The company was founded by Axel Unterbeck in 1998 and is headquartered in Montvale, NJ.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

England & Co. provides investment banking and advisory services. It offers services to the energy and infrastructure technology, financial services, healthcare and software and information technology sectors. The company was founded by Craig W. England in 2002 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Research!America is a lobbying firm. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA. The CEO of the company is Mary Woolley.

University Genetics Co. provides financing services to universities for research on genetic-engineering technologies.

Genex Corp. provides electrical services. The private company is based in Palatine, IL.

Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the discovery and development of drugs. The firm specializes in DNA vaccines, lamp technology, allergy, oncology, animal health and infectious diseases. The company was founded by William G. Hearl, Bernard C. Rudnick and Thomas J. August and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

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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.

Corridor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded on February 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Lutherville, MD

England Capital Partners LLC (England Capital Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm subsidiary of England & Co. founded in 2007 by Craig W. England. The firm is is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Kudos Film & Television Ltd. is a television production company. The company creates, develops and produces popular, innovative, award winning drama and comedy series. Its work includes Recent work includes Gunpowder, Tin Star, Man in an Orange Shirt, Humans, Broadchurch, Apple Tree Yard, Flowers, Grantchester, The Tunnel, Spooks: The Greater Good, Utopia, River and Capital. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.