John E. Ahern

Fischer Imaging Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of mammography and digital imaging products used to diagnose breast cancer and other diseases. It offers digital imaging systems and other medical devices that help radiologists, surgeons, and other healthcare professionals in screening, diagnostic, and interventional procedures. It also provides SenoScan digital mammography system that is used for both screening and diagnostic mammography and MammoTest stereotactic breast biopsy system, which is used for minimally invasive breast biopsy. Fischer Imaging was founded by Morgan W. Nields in 1910 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Traders is a global organization that promotes technology transfer in the pharmaceutical industry. The non-profit company is based in Geneva, Switzerland. The Swiss company believes that technology transfer helps bridge research and development gaps, increases the availability of vaccines and medicines, and stimulates investment in key industrial areas. David Reddy has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

AstraZeneca AB engages in biopharmaceutical business. It provides treatment of diseases in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer, respiratory, inflammation, and autoimmunity. The firm offers operations in the areas of infection, neuroscience, and stomach and intestinal diseases. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sodertalje, Sweden.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC.

Cheetah Medical, Inc. develops and markets non-invasive blood monitoring system. The firm offers cheetah sensors, staling SV and cheetah nicom devices. It provides noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring technologies which are designed for use in critical care, operating room and emergency department settings for a wide variety of patient populations. The company was founded by Hanan Keren in 2000 and is headquartered in Newton Center, MA.

StemoniX, Inc. provides IPS-based platforms for pharmacy and research institutions. It offers microBrain 3D Assay Ready, microBrain 2D Assay Ready, microPlate, microHeart Assay Ready, and microHeart Cell Ready. The company was founded by Yung-Ping Yeh and Robert Petcavich in 2014 and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

Pilot Software, Inc. develops web-enabled decision support and business intelligence software. The company was founded on August 13, 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Sumitomo Eaton Nova Corp. specializes in manufacturing special industry machinery that is not classified elsewhere.

Metabolon, Inc. operates as a health technology company. It offers precision medicine, clinical diagnostic, and metabolomics services. The firm serves to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer product industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries & Assns is a trade association that promotes pharmaceutical discovery and development. The non-profit company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Part of AstraZeneca PLC, AstraZeneca LP is a pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing and commercializing prescription drugs for various therapeutic areas. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Catalyst Acquisition Group LLC (Catalyst Acquisition) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Hans B. Amell. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

IQVIA RDS Consulting, Inc. provides global regulatory, compliance, and validation consulting services. The company offers strategic regulatory consulting in the areas of quality systems development and optimization, FDA enforcement solutions, validation, and bioresearch monitoring. It provides services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. The company was founded in 2001 and is located in Vernon Hills, IL.

Cowen Prime Advisors LLC (CPA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 as an operating division of Cowen Prime Services LLC (CPS) and succeeded to the investment advisory business of CPS in 2021. They are a direct subsidiary of Cowen PB Holdings LLC and became ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE, NYSE: TD) in 2023, a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation. CPA offers investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, groups of related family members, trusts, estates and charitable institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations and other business organizations.

Bankers Trust Co. is an asset management headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1917 and is a subsidiary of BTC Financial Corp. The firm serves as a trusted partner for individuals’ comprehensive financial planning, trust and fiduciary needs.

Lisanti Capital Growth LLC (Lisanti) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Mary Lisanti in 2003. Lisanti serves the institutional marketplace through separate accounts, for public plan, corporate, endowment and foundation clients. The firm also offers a mutual fund, the Lisanti Small Cap Growth Fund, for individual clients.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

CEO Roundtable on Cancer, Inc. promotes activities to reduce cancer risk, enable early detection, facilitate better access to treatment and hasten the discovery. Its programs include CEO cancer gold standard, life sciences consortium and project data sphere. The company was founded by George H. W. Bush in 2001 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.