Gregory A. Slome

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops tissue-based diagnostic solutions. It designs and delivers medical diagnostic systems and slide-based cancer tests. Its products include absolute Eosinophil count (AEC) detection kit intended for laboratory use to identify targets by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue or frozen tissue on a BenchMark and BenchMark XT instrument and DISCOVERY XT research instrument that brings automation, reproducibility, and productivity to IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH) slide preparation and processing. The company was founded by Thomas M. Grogan in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

SynCardia Systems LLC engages in the manufacture of temporary total artificial heart. Its total artificial heart provides immediate, safe blood flow of up to 9.5 L/min through each ventricle. The company was founded by Marvin J. Slepian, Jack G. Copeland, and Richard G. Smith in 2001 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

CyVek, Inc. engages in the development of a novel, platform technology for measuring analytes in biological samples. It is a biotechnology company dedicated to the advancement of healthcare by empowering researchers and clinicians with a disruptive technology for performing multi-analyte immunoassays. The firm is a versatile platform that can be quickly and easily configured for diverse applications such as rapid diagnostic tests, multi-sample multi-analyte tests, or routine ELISA-like tests, for use in both research and clinical settings. The company offers an breadth of applications, from life science research to drug discovery, personalized medicine, diagnostics, and point-of-care testing. CyVek was founded by Per J. Hellsund, Rajiv Pandey and Marty Andrew Putnam in 2010 and is headquartered in Wallingford, CT.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Square D Co. manufactures electrical distribution and industrial control products, systems & services. It offers services to residential, commercial, industrial construction, manufacturing and processing facilities and other manufacturers. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Palatine, IL.

Thetford Corp. provides sanitation products for the recreational vehicles and marine markets. It also provides portable toilet products, sanitation, refrigeration, and other RV care solutions. The company was founded by Charles I Sergeant, Ronald Sergeant and Frank Sergeant in 1963 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Fellowes, Inc. engages in the provision of home, workplace, and mobile technology solutions. Its brands include Bankers Box, AeraMax, BodyGlove Mobile, and ExoLens. The company was founded by Harry L. Fellowes in 1917 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets liquid pharmaceuticals. Its products include Benadryl, corticosteroid prednisolone, and fluoxetine. The firm distributes its products through wholesalers, chain drug stores, and retailers. The company was founded by Brian Tambi in 1995 and is headquartered in Morton Grove, IL.

NuSil Technology LLC manufactures silicone compounds for healthcare, aerospace, electronics, photonics and other applications. The firm offers engineering products, such as adhesives and sealants, conformal coatings, electrically conductive materials, fluids and greases, foams, gels, glob top, molding materials, optically clear materials, potting and encapsulating, primers and silicone resins. It provides healthcare products, including adhesives, fluids and greases, gels and high-consistency elastomers. The company was founded by Richard Allen Compton in 1979 and is headquartered in Carpinteria, CA.

Bio-Techne is a life sciences company founded in 1981 that provides innovative tools and bioactive reagents for the research and clinical diagnostic communities. The company is based in Devens, MA. The company's products aid in scientific investigations into biological processes and the nature and progress of specific diseases, drug discovery efforts, and provide the means for accurate clinical tests and diagnoses. With thousands of products in its portfolio, Bio-Techne generated approximately $1.10 billion in net sales in fiscal 2023 and has approximately 3,200 employees worldwide.

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

Enesco LLC designs, manufactures and markets giftware products. It distributes its products to card and gift retailers, home decor boutiques, mass-market chains and direct mail retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.

The Power Transmission Distributors Association operates trade association. Its services include networking opportunities, educational materials and market information and other motion controlling services. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Excelitas Technologies Holding Corp., PerkinElmer, Inc. /IDS Business/ provides analytical and laboratory solutions. Prahlad Ramadhar Singh has been the CEO of the American company since 2009.

ProteinSimple engages in the proprietary systems and consumables for protein analysis. Its products include simple plex, ice, simple western, micro-flow imaging, and single-cell western. The company was founded by Linda Cahill, Nancy Allbritton, Christopher Sims, Scott Lockard, and Jim Schlater in December 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

The Science Museum of Minnesota provides research and collection facilities. It programs combine research and collection facilities, a public science education center, extensive teacher education and school outreach. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Avantor Performance Materials LLC manufactures and markets chemicals for the biopharmaceutical industry. The firm’s products include acids, amino acids, denaturants, excipients, molecular biology products, salts, stains and dynes, sugars and biological buffers and reagents. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Center Valley, PA.

Bio-Techne Ltd. engages in the provision of research and development systems and biotechnology products. The company was founded on April 6, 1990 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc. manufactures biological products. It biotechnology division products include antibodies, clinical diagnostic kits, DNA amplification, messenger RNA, cytokines and enzymes & many more. The firm’s hematology division sells blood components used to calibrate and test blood analysis equipment. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Garmin (Europe) Ltd. designs, manufactures and markets navigation and communications equipment. Its products include chart plotters, sounders, fish finders, handhelds, radar, autopilots, communications and marine networking. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Southampton, the United Kingdom.

Global Growth Holdings Inc (Global Growth) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by Greg Lindberg. The firm is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Beyond Air, Ltd. is a clinical-stage medical device and biopharmaceutical company engaging in the development of nitric oxide generator and delivery system that uses nitric oxide generated from ambient air and delivers precise amounts of nitric oxide to the lungs for the potential treatment of respiratory and other diseases. The company was founded by Yossef Av-Gay, Amir Avniel, and David Greenberg in May 2011 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

BioOhio is a non-profit organization that connects and serves Ohio's bioscience community to drive success in improving the quality of life. The non-profit company is based in Columbus, OH. With over 300 member organizations that employ over 100,000 people, BioOhio provides member-guided services that include networking, advocacy, events, talent, information, and cost savings. BioOhio is the state affiliate for bioscience associations such as Advamed, Bio, PhRMA, and more. Eddie Pauline has been the CEO of the company since 2021.