Marian E. Sacco

Bausch & Lomb, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets eye health products. It offers over-the-counter supplements, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, contact lenses, lens care, ophthalmic surgical devices, and instruments. The company was founded by John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb in 1853 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Part of Bayer AG, Chiron Diagnostics Corp. is a company that develops medical diagnostic products. The company is based in East Walpole, MA. Chiron Diagnostics was acquired by Bayer AG from Chiron Corp. on November 30, 1998 for $1,100 million.

Apogent Technologies, Inc. used to design and manufacture laboratory equipment. It was also developer and manufacturer of value-added products for the clinical and research markets. Apogent's operating subsidiaries were manufactures most of their products in approximately 80 facilities worldwide. It sells its goods primarily through distributors, but also directly to end users in the industrial, clinical and research markets. The company was located in Portsmouth, NH.

Capitol Vial specializes in producing FDA-approved food grade polypropylene containers that conform to FDA and SAMHSA specifications. The triple seal containers are sterile, airtight and leakproof. This patented flip-top is integrally hinged to the container, allowing the user to open and close the container with one hand. Capitol Vial designs and builds custom molds to customers' specific requirements and manufactures a variety of containers including, but not limited to, milk vials for dairy testing, specimen collection and transport containers for drugs of abuse testing, environmental sampling containers, quality control sample storage containers and food packaging vials. The containers are available in light repellent colors including amber and black or can be customized to meet the needs of your application. Containers from Capitol Vial are manufactured in FDA approved Class 10,000 and Class 100,000 clean rooms. The containers are sterile-by-process and for most applications do not require a second means of sterilization. Containers are physically closed in the mold as part of the manufacturing process in clean rooms using Hepa-Filtration Systems, guaranteeing zero particulates larger than one half micron. The containers are non-absorptive and non-aerosoling. Capitol Vial containers and systems are protected by ten different patents.

AutoGenomics, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of an automated, microarray-based multiplexing diagnostic platform. The company was founded by Fareed Kureshy, Shailendra Singh, and Ramanath Vairavan in April 1999 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

BioFlorida, Inc. is an organization that represents the life science industry in Florida. The private company is based in Florida and represents over 6,700 establishments and research organizations in the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and bioagriculture sectors, providing employment to 94,000 Floridians. The American company's initiatives aim to create a favorable business environment for the development of innovative products and technologies that enhance people's lives and bring economic benefits to the state. Nancy K. Bryan has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Exosome Diagnostics, Inc. develops and commercializes biofluid-based diagnostics to deliver personalized precision healthcare that improves lives. Its novel exosome-based technology platform can yield comprehensive and dynamic molecular insights to transform how cancer and other serious diseases are detected, diagnosed, treated and monitored. The company was founded by Wayne D. Comper, Harvey J. Barnett and James R. McCullough and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Sunburn Construction LLC supplies solar panels and provides installation services. The private company is based in Verona, WI. The company was founded by Casey Creech. The CEO is William B. Creech.