Brian Thornes

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures injectable and sustained release therapeutic products. It focuses on clinical and commercial development activities by understanding the needs of the acute care market. The company was founded in March 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Bioniche Pharma Group Ltd. is a specialty pharmaceutical company involved primarily in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of sterile injectable products. The company sells a number of non-branded products in the U.S. market for which it has received approved Abbreviated New Drug Applications. It also sells its branded product Suplasyn in 30 countries globally. The firm's products are sold to both the primary care and hospital markets in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Casla, Ireland.

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Excelsior Medical Corp. manufactures medical flush syringes and syringe pump systems. The firm products includes saline and heparin flush syringes, dispensing pumps, syringe pumps, and SwabCap. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Neptune, NJ.

Aerami Therapeutics, Inc. develops inhaled insulin products to treat diabetes patients. Its product Dance 501 is designed to produce consistently sized particles of liquid insulin in the form of a smooth mist, allowing the efficient and consistent delivery of insulin into the lungs in a few comfortable breaths. The company was founded by John Stuart Patton in February 9, 2009 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Dance Biopharm Holdings, Inc. engages in providing health care services. The company was founded by John Stuart Patton in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Betapond Ltd. provides Facebook marketing technology solutions for global brands in retail, consumer goods and tourism sectors. It develops applications and social products that are social by design. The firm offers a range of services to work with the marketing and communications as well as the technology side of modern brands that want to get the long-term value from their Facebook marketing. The was founded in by Declan Kennedy, Conor Ryan and Peter Elger in October 2009 and is headquartered in Waterford, Ireland.