Ray Blanchard

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. develops strategies, shapes public policy, and implements programs that assist in provision of clean and safe facilities. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

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.

Emergent BioSolutions Canada, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures immune therapeutic drugs. The company is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Relevance Capital Management LLC (Relevance Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Cameron Newton. The firm is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Emergent Product Development (UK) Ltd. develops oral vaccines for typhoid, traveler's diarrhea, hepatitis B, and anthrax. It also develops vaccines for meningitis and another for streptococcal infections for infants. The company is a biotechnology company focused on harnessing the immune system to treat and prevent disease in areas of significant unmet clinical needs. It was founded in 1996 and is located in Wokingham, UK.

Cato Research LLC operates as an international regulatory and clinical contract research organization. It offers clinical strategy, clinical trial services, data management and biostatistics, medical and pharmacovigilance, medical writing, pharmacokinetics, preclinical/nonclinical services, project management, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs. The company was founded by Allen Cato and Lynda Sutton in 1988 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Lung Biotechnology PBC develops pharmaceutical products. It specializes in clinical trials, lung perfusion, and XenoLung. The company was founded by Martine Rothblatt and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

CSA Medical, Inc. develops endoscopic cryoablation systems. It provides spray cryotherapy medical device solutions that improve patient outcomes, simplify procedures, and reduce the cost of healthcare. The company was founded by Lloyd Shue, Timothy E. Askew and Frank Majerowicz in 1985 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Innara Health, Inc. provides understanding and improvement of neonatal, pediatric, and adult feeding. It offers the FDA-cleared NTrainer System, the first neonatal technology that assesses and develops non-nutritive suck for newborns and infants born prematurely. The company was founded by David Stalling and D. Michael Litscher in 2006 and is headquartered in Olathe, KS.

Part of IQVIA Holdings, Inc., BioFortis LLC is a company that provides precision medicine software services. The company is based in Columbia, MD.

First Bight Ventures (First Bight) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Veronica B Wu. The firm is headquartered in Houstan, Texas.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Cardiovascular Group provides cardiovascular services.

Virginia Life Science Investments LLC invests in off-shore life science companies. Its portfolio is primarily focused on companies that specialize in medical devices and diagnostics and range from simple devices through platform technologies. The company was founded on April 2, 2009 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

BioProtect Ltd. designs, develops and commercializes balloon systems. Its patented technology allows for the design and manufacture of implantable biodegradable balloon products that support a wide range of clinical applications in oncology and surgery. The company’s balloon implant, indicated for prostate cancer patients. BioProtect was founded by Shaul Shohat, Adrian Paz and Abraham Domb in 2004 and is headquartered in Kfar Saba, Israel.

NeatStitch Ltd. develops and manufactures medical devices. It offers NeatClose, a patented Nitinol based automatic suturing product primarily targeting the Laparoscopic Port Closure Market. The firm’s product is FDA approved and employs a simple-intuitive blunt end design therefore avoiding exposed needles and improving the safety and speed of the closure for each procedure. The company was founded in 2004 by Assaf Dekel and is headquartered in Or Akiva, Israel.

BRAINBox Solutions, Inc. develops and manufactures tools for diagnosing mild traumatic brain injuries. It specializes in concussion, neurological biomarkers, point of care, neurocognitive testing, and diagnosis. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

BioVentures Investors (BioVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Peter J. Feinstein and Marc E. Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Children's Hospital operates as a children's hospital. The private company is based in Washington.

Children's Hospital is a non-profit organization which engages in the provision of healthcare services. It offers pediatric and adolescent services, cardiac surgery, colorectal program, neurosurgery, oncology, and orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The Economic Club of Washington operates as a nonpartisan organization created to strengthen ties among the diverse and growing business community based in metropolitan Washington. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

National Assn of Children's Hospitals & Related Institutions, Inc. operates as an association, representing children’s hospitals. The firm set the standards for the paediatric care while training the next generation of paediatricians. The company is headquartered in Lenexa, KS.

Northern Virginia Technology Council operates as a membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. It serves businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Safe Kids Worldwide is a non-profit organization that aims to reduce unintentional injuries to children aged 0-14. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company works with strategic partners and a network of over 400 coalitions to prevent traffic injuries, drownings, sleep-related deaths, falls, burns, poisonings, and more. Safe Kids also engages in advocacy efforts to make kids safer at the federal, state, and local levels. Since 1988, they have helped reduce the childhood death rate from unintentional injury by almost 60 percent.

Childrens National Medical Center Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on improving the health and quality of life for children and families through research, innovation, and education. The non-profit company is based in Washington, D.C. and has been serving the region's children for 150 years. The American company provides administrative support to the research community and ensure compliance with regulations. The organization offers volunteer opportunities, and Children's National Hospital is ranked #5 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and is ranked #1 in neonatology.

Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association provides health care services. It operates hospitals, offers health insurance, and advocates health care policy for the people in Virginia. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, VA.