Richard Waldron

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Gen-Probe, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets rapid, accurate and molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases, screen donated human blood, and ensure transplant compatibility. It also develops and manufactures the PROCLEIX assays, which are used to detect human immunodeficiency virus, the hepatitis C virus, the hepatitis B virus, and the West Nile virus in donated human blood. The firm's clinical diagnostics products include APTIMA family of assays, which are used to detect the common STDs chlamydia and gonorrhea. Gen-Probe was founded by Thomas H. Adams and David E. Kohne in 1983 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc. provides commercial research and development services. The firm engages in development projects for materials for other applications, including gas storage, carbon capture, thermoelectric, and structural materials. Its products include electrolyte additives such as EM1, CM1, CM2, and EM2. The company was founded by Peter G. Schultz and Robert K. Downs in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Inventure Renewables, Inc. provides process technologies for the extraction of mixed sugars and other value-added derivatives. It offers biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials solurions. The company was founded by Hans Haglund and Mark G. Tegen in July 2007 and is headquartered in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Microvi Biotech, Inc. develops clean and waste-free water treatment technologies. It offers scientifically-advanced biotechnologies available to clean water, preserve the environment, and protect human health. The firm also conducts extensive research and development programs designed to discover and implement novel solutions for a variety of environmental and human needs. The company was founded by Fatemeh Shirazi in 2004 and is headquartered in Hayward, 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.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Baoying Fund Management Co., Ltd. (BFM) is the asset management subsidiary of State-owned China Railway Trust Co., Ltd. in China. The firm is headquartered in Shenzhen with representative offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Founded in 2001, BFM focuses on local economic development and manages mutual funds.

Federal Liaison Services, Inc. provides employer payroll and tax filing solutions. The company was founded on October 15, 1992 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Entvantage Diagnostics, Inc. develops diagnostic test kits. It includes Collection device and Assay kit products. The company was founded by Joseph Skraba in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Vectrix Corp. engages in the manufacture of zero emission, electric maxi scooter. It has a top speed of 62 mph, a range of over 60 miles and acceleration of 0-50 mph in 6.8 seconds. The company is headquartered in New Bedford, MA.

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. manufactures and distributes research tools for cell function and diseases. It offers primary antibodies, activators and inhibitors, buffers and dyes, cellsimple, and cytokines. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Danvers, MA.

Avolon Aerospace Leasing Ltd. provides aircraft leasing and lease management services to airlines and aircraft investors worldwide. The company was founded by Domhnal Slattery in May 2010 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

The Securities Association of China is a non-profit organization that provides services for the securities industry. The non-profit company is based in Beijing, China.

Beijing Securities Co. Ltd. is a private company that provides securities dealing and brokerage services. The company is based in Beijing, China.

New England Biolabs, Inc. produces and supplies reagents for the life science industry. The firm?s products include restriction endonucleases, PCR, qPCR and amplification technologies, DNA modifying enzymes, sample preparation for next generation sequencing, nucleic acid purification, DNA assembly, cloning and mutagenesis kits, genome editing, competent cells, markers and ladders, RNA reagents, gene expression, cellular analysis, epigenetics, protein tools, DNA plasmids, glycobiology, protein expression and purification technologies. The company was founded by Donald Comb in 1974 and is headquartered in Ipswich, MA.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Baruch Future Ventures LLC (Baruch Future Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Thomas Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.