Joseph F. Villella

US Patent & Trademark Office provides patent and trade marks services. It advises the president of the United States, the secretary of commerce, and U.S. government agencies on intellectual property (IP) policy, protection, and enforcement; and promotes IP protection. The company is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

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.

IPVALUE Management, Inc. provides strategic intellectual property consultation services. It specializes in IP rights licensing, technology transfer and enablement, spin-outs, and new venture formation. The company was founded by Peter Wheeler and Joseph J. Cote in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Semiconductor Industry Association operates association for the semiconductor industry. The company was founded in 1977 by Wilfred Corrigan, Robert Norton Noyce, Jerry Sanders, Charles Sporck and John Welty and is headquartered in John Welty, DC.

Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. is a Canadian clinical-stage drug development company founded in 2018 by Judy Blumstock. The company is based in an undisclosed location and is focused on developing safe, FDA, EMA, and Health Canada approved therapies for neuropsychiatric conditions. The company is developing sub-perceptual, non-hallucinogenic, psychedelic-based treatments that hold potential for use across a broad patient cohort, with the goal of maximizing the positive impact better drugs can have on the mental health crisis. Diamond's mission is to develop new and better therapies for mental health conditions by unlocking the promise of psychedelic compounds.