Jim C. Ford

Clinipace, Inc. provides digital contract research solutions. The firm operates as a digital contract research organization that assists life science firms in developing and executing regulatory strategies, clinical development, and post-approval research. Its service areas encompass clinical monitoring, data management, medical affairs and writing, patient recruitment, study feasibility, and site selection and management. The company was founded by Ronald G. Marks, Christopher K. Porter, and Jeff Lewis Williams in 2003 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Kinodyn, Inc. manufactures cancer drugs. The private company is based in Chapel Hill, NC.

Research Triangle Institute is a non-profit organization which provides research and development services. It offers surveys and data collection, statistics and data science, assessment and analysis, program design and implementation, and research technologies and analytical laboratory. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a donor-supported non-profit organization which focuses in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. The foundation funds cystic fibrosis research. It also supports and accredits a national care center network recognized by the National Institutes f Health as a model of care for a chronic disease. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Part of Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. engages in drug discovery and development. The company is based in Bethesda, MD.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Hatteras Venture Partners (Hatteras Venture) is venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Clay B. Thorp and John Crumpler. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

The Biotechnology Institute is a non-profit organization, which engages in designing and managing programs about biotechnology research. Its programs include BioGENEius Challenges, leadership awards, and Adopt-A-School. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Emanio, Inc. provides B2B software and solutions services. The firm also offers consulting, training, data visualization, customer care, and technical support services. Its products are used for data integration, data migration, data consolidation, and data warehousing projects. The company was founded by K. G. Charles-Harris and Knut Oygardslia in 1994 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

The PhRMA Foundation is an organization that provides awards and support to individuals pursuing higher education. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization's 2022 annual report highlights their activities and showcases their 2022 awardees.

Part of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., Pulmonary Critical Care Management, Inc. provides medical services. The company is based in Glendale, CA.

Artizan Biosciences, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. It develops curative treatments for inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Richard A. Flavell, Noah W. Palm and Marcel R. de Zoete and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Trefoil Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The firm develops applications for the eFGFs include regenerative therapies that may address a broad range of ischemic disease, including coronary heart disease, diabetic ulcers, and peripheral artery disease. The company was founded by Ralph Bradshaw, Ken Thomas and Michael Blaber in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Perfuse Therapeutics, Inc. operates as biotechnology company that focuses on retinal perfusion. The company was founded by Sevgi Gurkan in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco,CA.

OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc. is a privately held technology development company that was founded in 2015 by Eric W. Brown. The company is based in Austin, TX, and has a state-of-the-art innovation and product development center located in Logan. OsteoCentric Technologies has developed a revolutionary new method called Mechanical Integration (MI) that instantly secures implants to bone, addressing the problem of implant instability across all orthopedic, spine, and dental surgical segments. The company collaborates with design surgeons to leverage the Unifi Mechanical Integration (UnifiMI) technology across orthopedics and dental. The UnifiMI mechanically integrates with bone to provide instant and multi-axial stability and load sharing in normal and compromised bone. The company is funded by a group of sophisticated single-family offices.

Aer Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Raleigh, NC. The company's mission is to advance the treatment paradigm for mucus mediated lung diseases. The company is dedicated to delivering a therapeutic solution to patients suffering from muco-obstructive lung diseases, with their initial focus being on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other muco-obstructive lung diseases to follow, including asthma, cystic fibrosis, and primary ciliary. The company was founded by John Fahy, and the CEO is Jim Shaffer.