Peter C. Johnson

Q Therapeutics, Inc. engages in developing adult stem cell therapies to treat debilitating disease of the central nervous system. Its product, Q-Cells will undergo first-in-human trials for ALS. The firm’s therapeutic strategy is intended to restore the normal activity of neurons by providing the support functions present in healthy central nervous system tissue. The company was founded by Dennis B. Farrar, Mahendra S. Rao, Mani Ramaswami, and Steven Goldman on March 28, 2002 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. The company provides research and development of generic pharmaceutical products for controlling pain. Its product includes Lidoderm, Percocet, Percodan, Frova, DepoDur, and Zydone. The company is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering engages in the provision of advising state government and industry in the application of science and engineering. It offers studies on public policy issues, general assembly, and private organizations. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Pfizer (St. Louis) is a company that provides research services in prescription medicines for humans and animals. The company is based in Chesterfield, MO.

Part of GSK Plc, Smithkline Beecham Holdings Corp. produces and distributes pharmaceutical products and dental healthcare products. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center provides health care services. Its services include abdominal imaging, anatomic pathology and breast imaging services. The company as founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company develops medicines to prevent infections that cause serious medical problems such as respiratory illnesses, diabetes, viral control, infections, and central nervous system disorders. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Bioventus LLC is a holding company, which manufactures medical equipment. It develops bone healing devices and distributes osteoarthritis injection therapies. Its products include ultrasound bone healing device, joint therapies, and osteoarthritis injection therapies. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

GE Healthcare, Inc. manufactures and distributes diagnostic imaging agents and radiopharmaceuticals for imaging modalities that are used in medical imaging procedures. It offers dyes that are used in magnetic-resonance-imaging procedures. The firm also manufactures medical diagnostic equipment including CT image machines. It develops healthcare technological solutions for medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, disease research, drug discovery and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Stanley Healthcare Solutions provides management services to the healthcare industry. It offers managed services such as program and asset tag management, environmental tag calibration and certification, and proactive site services. the firms solutions include security and protection, environmental monitoring, patient safety, clinical ops and workflow, supply chain, and asset management. The company is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

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.

UVision 360, Inc. focuses on enabling office hysteroscopy. It creates Luminelle DTx Hysteroscopy System to support the market shift to office based procedures. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Impathiq, Inc. creates electronic medical record (EMR) clinical decision support solutions that helps hospitals to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Its solutions include IQ engine and heart pathway. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Cigna Holding Co. engages in the provision of medical, dental, disability, life and accident insurance, and related products and services to businesses, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and individuals, through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, CT.

Inhibitex, Inc. operates as an clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The firm develops differentiated anti-infective products to prevent or treat serious infections. Its research and development efforts are currently focused on oral, small molecule compounds to treat viral infections, and in particular, chronic infections caused by HCV and herpes zoster. The company was founded by Joseph M. Patti in May 1994 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Neusentis is a biopharmaceutical company, which is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel orally-administered small molecule drugs that modulate ion channel targets. The company has developed an integrated technology platform that allows for the efficient discovery of drug leads. The firm is conducting research and development activities in a number of disease areas, including epilepsy, pain and inflammation. Icagen has two clinical stage programs in epilepsy and pain. The company was formerly known as Icagen, Inc. It was founded by Andre L. Lamotte and P. Kay Wagoner on November 23, 1992 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Icagen, Inc. engages in the development of pharmaceutical and drug discovery instruments. It offers chemistry, biology, and ion channels and transporters. The company was founded by Benjamin P. Warner and Frank Jeremiel Zimmerman in 1992 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina provides health care insurance services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The American Lung Association provides health care services. It operates as a non-profit organization that provides health services and fights for healthy lungs and healthy air. The company was founded in 1904 and it is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in Raleigh, NC.

ZealCare, Inc. provides technology-enabled healthcare and analytics services. The private company is based in Durham, NC. The company was founded in 2020 by Ralph D. Snyderman, Connor Drake. The CEO is Maureen Kelley O'Connor.

The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle performs music concerts. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

Urgent Cares of America Holdings LLC owns and operates urgent care facilities. It offers a broad range of acute/episodic and preventive healthcare services. The firm also provides workers’ comp services at all of its clinics, and family and sports medicine services at select locations. The company was founded by Jason A. Williams in 2005 and is headquartered in Clayton, NC.

Mosaic Health Solutions, Inc. provides financial investments in the field of healthcare. It is developing an integrated suite of market-leading solutions to accelerate health innovation and through strategic investments, partnerships and the creation of new companies, the firm is making health care better by empowering consumers and enabling healthier living. The company was incorporated on June 28, 2007 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.