Thomas R. Richards

Decision Sciences International Corp. develops security solutions and cargo scanners. It is an security and detection systems company that integrates systems, develops hardware and software for ports, borders and cargo around the globe. The firm offers automated scanning system capable for detecting both unshielded and heavily shielded nuclear, and radiological threats. The company is headquartered in Poway, CA.

ELTA North America, Inc. designs and manufactures electronic systems. It offers innovative electronic systems solutions in the ground, maritime, airborne and security domains to the U.S. government and North American C4ISR market. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Fulton, MD.

ConvergEx, Inc. provides mission-critical proprietary software products. It provides products and services through two business segments: Investment Technologies and Investment Services. The Investment Technologies segment develops, markets and sells the company's proprietary software products, including workflow automation solutions, and technology-enabled services. The Investment Services segment utilizes many of the same proprietary software products and technology-enabled services. The company was founded on March 17, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Afiniti, Inc. provides call center routing technology solutions. It uses intelligent data analytics and pattern recognition technology in real time to pair callers with agents, delivering contact center interactions that improve revenue and collections, enhance customer experience, and lower business costs. The company was founded by Zia Chishti in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Marymount California University functions as a College/University. It provides educational services. The company is headquartered in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

Part of River Acquisition Corp., IVAC Corp. is a company that manufactures electronic medical equipment. The company is based in San Diego, CA. IVAC was acquired by River Acquisition Corp. from Eli Lilly & Co. on November 29, 1994.

Part of Kimberly-Clark Corp., Block Medical, Inc. is an American company that manufactures portable infusion devices. Block Medical was acquired by I-Flow Corp., a subsidiary of Kimberly-Clark Corp. from Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. on July 23, 1996 for $18.06 million.

Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Inc. provides health care services. It serves as the voice for all Massachusetts hospitals, healthcare systems and other care providers to help healthcare services. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Afiniti Ltd. operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of artificial intelligence (AI) activities. The company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Inc. provides engineering services. Its products include HALO system, Guardian Retractable Defensive Barrier system, Orion Retractable Defensive Barrier, and Sentinel Static Defensive Barrier. It specializes in the protection of naval bases, ports, nuclear power facilities, bridges, refineries, and other assets from terrorist attacks. The company was founded by Justin Bishop and Robert Gordon Bishop in 2000 and is headquartered in Newton, NH.

Brighton Biotech, Inc. provides medical research services. It specializes in acquiring and developing pharmaceutical and biotechnology products intended for the treatment and prevention of serious unmet medical needs. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Aquabotix Technology Corp. engages in the development of unmanned underwater drones. Its products includes professional and recreational remotely operated vehicles (ROVs); hybrid rovs and autonomous underwater vehicles; and under water camera systems. The company was founded by Durval Tavares on March 4, 2011 and is headquartered in Fall River, MA.

Nanoholdings LLC is a private equity firm founded in the year of 2002 by Justin Hall-Tipping. The firm is headquartered in Rowayton, Connecticut.

Lloyd's of London Ltd. engages in the provision of commercial, corporate, and specialty risk solutions. It also offers resources, capability, and insight to develop new and innovative products for customers. The company was founded on April 22, 1996 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Sorenson Communications LLC provides communications products and services for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Its offerings include Sorenson video relay service, the highest-quality video interpreting service; the Sorenson ntouch VP videophone, designed especially for use by deaf individuals; ntouch PC, software that connects users to SVRS by using a PC and webcam; ntouch for Mac, software that connects users to SVRS by using an Apple computer; ntouch Tablet, which turns the Apple iPad with a front-facing camera into a larger-screen mobile VP; and ntouch mobile, an application empowering SVRS communication via mobile devices. The company was founded in March 24, 2000 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Solar Turbines, Inc. manufactures industrial gas turbines. Its products are used for developing oil, natural gas and power generation projects. The company was founded on November 13, 1927 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Avelas Biosciences, Inc. develops integrated suite of therapeutic and imaging agents for treatment of cancer. It develops AVB-620, an intravenously administered in vivo fluorescent protease activatable peptide that detects, marks, and diagnoses cancer. The company was founded by Yon Chien Tsien, Quyen T. Nguyen and Michael A. Whitney in 2008 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Panmira Pharmaceuticals LLC provides drug development programs. It develops pharmaceutical products for inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in September 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Cardeas Pharma Corp. develops drugs for the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia. It offers a novel antibiotic formulation of two drugs with synergistic activity against relevant, resistant Gram-negative bacilli, including pseudomonas aeruginosa, acinetobacter baumannii, and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. The company was founded by Alan Bruce Montgomery on November 23, 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.