Tim Kirk

Intertrust Technologies Corp. licenses intellectual property for digital rights management and computing. It helps, protect and manage content rights for companies that distribute music, movies, information and other digital content. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Nanomix, Inc. provides nano technology solutions. It is a nanotechnology company focused on development of next generation Point of Care diagnostic tests to enable earlier and more accurate testing in hospital and pre-hospital settings. The firm's nanoscale electronic sensors have enabled the development of the next generation of Point of Care testing systems that can be used in any setting. The company's mobile diagnostic platform performs multiple in-vitro diagnostic assays simultaneously from a single whole-blood sample. Nanomix was founded by Alexander Zettl and Marvin L. Cohen in September 2000 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops medicines for treating drug-resistant bacterial infections. The firm's antibacterial products, both in clinical trials, address the urgent and increasing need for new treatments targeting drug-resistant bacterial infections in both the hospital and the community. The company was founded by Prabhavathi B. Fernandes IN 2006 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

Part of Pfizer Inc., King Pharmaceuticals of Nevada, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and sells generic pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Bristol, TN.

Ferghana Partners Group provides healthcare corporate finance advisory services.

Vaasan Oy produces and retails bread and other baked goods. Its brands include Vaasan Ruispalat, Vaasan Kauratyynyt and Vaasan Taika. The company was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Part of AstraZeneca PLC, Astra Merck, Inc. is a company that sells pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Orlando, FL. The company was founded by Myrtle S. Potter, Thomas A. McCourt. Astra Merck was acquired by Astra AB from Merck & Co., Inc. on July 12, 1998 for $4,400 million.

Black Pearl, Inc. provides software solutions for the wealth management and insurance industries. It offers before-time enterprise solutions that monitors and advises on portfolio performance and structure, financial goal attainment, market movement, and client defection risks. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc., Mips Computer Systems, Inc. is a company that develops microprocessors. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The company was founded by Chris Rowen, John LeRoy Hennessy. Mips Computer Systems was acquired by Silicon Graphics, Inc. on June 30, 1992 for $333.91 million.

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.

Sentica Partners Oy (Sentica Partners) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Medfiles Oy Ltd. operates as a contract research organization in the fields of human and veterinary medicines, food and food ingredients, medical devices, and cosmetics. Its services include product development and laboratory analysis, phase I–IV drug studies, medical device investigations, food and nutrition studies, health economics, market access, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory affairs. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Kuopio, Finland.

Upfront Chromatography A/S develops a customized protein separation process. The firm offers industrial-scale customized separation solutions to isolate and purify soluble proteins from industrial process streams. Its core protein purification technology, rhobust, is applicable to industrial feed stocks. The company was founded by Allan Otto Fog Lihme in 1992 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

DSM Venturing BV (DSM Venturing) is the venture capital arm of Royal DSM NV in the Netherlands founded in 2001. DSM Venturing BV is headquartered in Geleen.

HX Diagnostics, Inc. provides diagnostic services for infectious diseases. It develops and commercializes seasonal and pandemic influenza assays that allow clinicians to make assessments of their patient's health status. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

China Stem Cells Holdings Ltd. owns and operates cord blood banks. The firm provides stem cell storage facilities and accessory services. Its services include providing cord blood hematopoietic stem cells, answering enquiries about cord blood matching, collecting & storing cord blood as well as peripheral blood stem cells, and research & development of cellular therapies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered Beijing, China.

NetPower Technologies, Inc. provides board mounted power modules. The firms products include isolated dc-dc converters, non isolated dc-dc converters. It offers pcb assembly, product development and turnkey assembly services. The company was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

One BioMed Pte Ltd. provides integrated molecular diagnostics services. The firm develops portable point-of-care diagnostic system, where doctors and patients will no longer have to wait for days for samples to be sent to a central laboratory for tests. The company was founded by Mi-Kyoung Park in 2015 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Leipurin Oyj produces solutions for bakery and confectionery products, the food industry, and out-of-home markets. It provides raw materials, preparations, frozen products, bakery production lines, baking units, and other machinery and equipment required in the food industry. The company also offers product development, advisory, and customer training services. Leipurin was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Vantaa, Finland.