Shawn P. Cain

Arbios Systems, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of liver assist therapies for medical treatment of liver failure. The company was founded by Achilles A. Demetriou and Jacek Rozga in February 1999 and is headquartered in Allendale, NJ.

Alliqua, Inc. is a biomedical products company focused on the development and manufacturing of proprietary technologies in the fields of drug delivery, advanced wound care and liver health preservation. It intends to develop active ingredient and transdermal drug delivery products, primarily utilizing the proprietary hydrogel technology platform manufactured by its subsidiary AquaMed Technologies, Inc. The firm develops HepaMate, an extracorporeal cell-based bioartificial liver system designed to combine blood detoxification with liver cell therapy to provide whole liver function in patients with the most severe forms of liver failure. Its HepaMate is comprised of a blood plasma separation cartridge, a hollow-fiber bioreactor filled with proprietary porcine liver cells, a charcoal column, an oxygenator, circuit tubing and a plasma reservoir. The company was founded on October 21, 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY. It changed its name from HepaLife Technologies, Inc. in January 2011.

CB Biomedical, Inc. develops and produces novel bioartificial organs based on proprietary mammalian cell and semi permeable membrane technologies. The company is headquartered in Lexington, MA

Lyophilization Services of New England, Inc. provides contract lyophilization services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. The firm offers analytical method development, formulation and lyophilization cycle development and optimization, cGMP aseptic fill finish (liquid or lyophilization), and bulk lyophilization. The company was founded by Matthew J. Halvorsen in 1997 and is headquartered in Bedford, NH.

Organogenesis, Inc. designs and manufactures regenerative medical products. It offers Apligraf, a living cell-based product indicated for the treatment of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers and Dermagraft, a product for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The firm also provides bioactive wound healing, biosurgery, and aesthetic medicine containing living cells and natural connective tissues. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Canton, MA.

Formatech, Inc. develops and manufactures therapeutic products. The firm specializes in contract research & development and aseptic contract manufacturing. It also offers liquid fills, lyophilization, compounding, and development services. The company was founded by Benjamin S. Isaacs in 1993 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.