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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Brazen Technologies, Inc. operates an online social networking site for young professionals. Its platform enables individuals to showcase career interest and develop a network with employers. The firm also provides recruitment solutions for companies interested in recruiting generation Y professionals. The company was founded by Ryan Richard Paugh, Ryan Joseph Healy and Penelope N. M. N. Trunk in 2007 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Gateway Capital Partners LLC (Gateway Capital Partners) is venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Natural Nutrition Group, Inc. manufactures food products. Its products include breakfast cereals, granolas, granola bars, cereal bars, cookies, crackers, baked goods, instant soups and chilis. The company's products are made up of organic ingredients and natural ingredients and are sold under the Health Valley, Breadshop's and Casbah brands. It was founded by William R. Voss and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Intelligent Bio-Systems is developing a next generation DNA sequencing system that can simultaneously increase the speed and reduce the cost of producing sequence data by a factor of 100 to 1,000. It uses a proprietary chemistry, high-density chip and fluorescent instrument system to accurately decode the sequence of DNA fragments. The technology has the potential to dramatically change the way research is performed and healthcare is delivered.

Badger Fund of Funds I LP invests in venture capital funds in the United States, primarily in Wisconsin state.

Semba Biosciences, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the development of devices and systems for molecular separation based on simulated moving bed chromatography. Its products include Octave Chromatography systems and pumps, Octave Octave 4Xe UV-VIS Detector, columns for small molecule separations, and contract services. The firm's lead product Octave Chromatography System is an automated liquid chromatography instrument designed for purification of high-value chemical and biological compounds. The company was founded by Anil Rajaram Oroskar in 2005 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Tetrionics, Inc. manufactures custom active pharmaceutical ingredients. Its services include synthesis and scale up, analytical chemistry, regulatory support, and current good manufacturing practice. The company was founded by Peter O. Johnson Sr., Herbert E. Paaren, and Hector F. DeLuca in 1989 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Food Bank for the Heartland provides food distribution services to food pantries, schools, emergency shelters and other nonprofit partners. It also purchases food to supplement donations. The firm works with individuals, organizations, food manufacturers and distributors, grocery stores, the USDA and Feeding America to procure food. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Phenomenelle Angels LLC (Phenomenelle Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Lauren A. Flanagan and Joe P. Hildebrandt. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Kegonsa Capital Partners LLC (KCP) is a venture capital subsidiary firm of Kegonsa Capital Management, Inc. The firm is founded in 2004 by Ken U. Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Altos Labs is a biotechnology company that focuses on cellular rejuvenation programming to restore cell health and resilience. The company is based in Redwood City, CA. The company's goal is to reverse disease and transform medicine. Altos Labs was founded by Rick Klausner and Hans Edgar Bishop. The CEO is Hal V. Barron.

Life Sciences Discovery Fund provides research in the Washington state to promote life sciences competitiveness. The firm offers commercialization of health-related technologies, economic development in Washington state, improving health and health care in Washington state. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Wisys Technology Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization that collaborates with inventors, researchers, and students to facilitate cutting-edge research programs. The non-profit company is based in Madison, WI. Established in 2000, it is the official designated technology transfer office for the UW System Comprehensive Campuses. WiSys advances scientific research throughout the state by patenting technologies developed out of the research base and helps inventors protect their discoveries with several other types of Intellectual Property protection.

Emory Healthcare, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company provides patient care, innovative research, medical education and health information services. It operates hospitals throughout Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Emory Healthcare was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA

Grady Memorial Hospital operates a hospital. The private company is based in Delaware, OH. John M. Haupert has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is a national non-profit organization which provides professional case management services to Americans with chronic, life threatening and debilitating illnesses. PAF case managers serve as active liaisons between the patient and their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention and/or debt crisis matters as they relate to their diagnosis also assisted by doctors and healthcare attorneys. Patient Advocate Foundation seeks to safeguard patients through mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability. The organization was founded in 1996 and is located in Hampton , VA.

Founded in 1981, the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) is an independent private foundation located in Seattle, Washington. WRF assists universities and other nonprofit research institutions in the state of Washington with the commercialization of their technologies and provides support, through gifts and grants, for scholarship and research.

Venture Well LLC operates as higher education network that cultivates revolutionary ideas and promising inventions. It transforms higher education and social entrepreneurship to leading institutions, from foundations to government agencies to major businesses. The firm also provides early stage, catalytic funding, business/venture development expertise, network facilitation, thought leadership in entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship course design and implementation services. . The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hadley, MA.

Oregon BEST provides business solutions. It offers university research, private investment, industry growth and development. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Foundation Trust), formerly known as William H. Gates Foundation, is a private foundation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation (established in 1994), which focused on improving global health. The Foundation Trust manages the endowment assets. They participate in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries.

Pacific Science Center operates as a science museum. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA. William T. Daugherty has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

The Lemelson Foundation engages in the provision of philanthropic services. It focuses on nurturing invention-based businesses developing physical products to address global and community challenges. The company was founded by Jerome Lemelson and Dorothy Lemelson in 1992 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Medical Creations, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. The company is headquartered in Aspen, CO.

Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Inc. provides research, development, and manufacturing capabilities in cell therapy and genetic engineering. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Bluestone, Fred Ramsdell, Alexander Rudensky, and Qizhi Tang in 2019 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Nura, Inc. discovers and develops pharmaceutical products. It offers products for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's & Alzheimer's diseases and behavioural disorders such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, obesity, and addiction. The company was founded in August 2003 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

OTraces, Inc. provides transformative oncology diagnostic systems and services to detect cancer. It has developed a protein-based method (proteomics) for detecting cancers with simple blood tests. It offers CDx instrument system, OTraces reagenat test kits, BC sera Dx test kit, PR sera Dx test kit, and Pipeline. The company was founded by Keith Lingerfelter and Alain Cappeluti in 2008 and is headquartered in Sykesville, MD.

Noble Life Sciences, Inc. provides in vitro and in vivo preclinical drug development services. It specializes in personalized medicine and biomarker research and preclinical drug development. The company was founded by Kenneth C. Carter in 2010 and is headquartered in Sykesville, MD.