Shawna P. Gvazdauskas

LifeCell Corp. develops and markets tissue repair products. The firm focuses on reconstructive, urogynecologic and orthopedic surgical procedures. Its products include alloderm, strattice, graft jacket, allocraftdbm and repliform. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Branchburg, NJ.

Orthovita, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of synthetic biologically-active tissue engineering products for restoration of the human skeleton. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Bioenvision, Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, distribution, and marketing of compounds and technologies for the treatment of cancer. It also develops anti-infective technologies, which includes the OLIGON(R) technology. The company was founded by Christopher B. Wood on August 16, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Digitas, Inc. provides digital and interactive marketing services to the Internet-based and e-commerce companies. The company also provides cross-channel communications to clients. Its services include customer acquisition, cross-sell, loyalty, affinity and customer care operations. The company was founded by Robert L. Cosinuk in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Adolor Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel prescription pain management products. The company develops and commercializes of novel opioid receptor-targeted therapeutics designed to maintain or improve pain relief and reduce opioid-related side effects. Its commercial product ENTEREG is a small molecule, peripherally acting mu opioid receptor antagonist intended to block the adverse side effects of opioid analgesics like morphine, on the gastrointestinal tract without interfering with central nervous system and mediated analgesia. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. manufactures glucose monitoring equipments. It designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems and test strips for use in both home and hospital settings. The company was founded on August 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Abbott Park, IL.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC provides legal services. Its services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust counseling and litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

EMD Serono, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. The firm develops recombinant prescription medicines. Its therapies include neurology and immunology, metabolic endocrinology, fertility, and oncology. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rockland, MA.

Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. provides specialty formulations of human milk for the nutritional needs of premature and critically ill infants. Its products include Prolact+ H2MF, Prolact+4, Prolact+6, Prolact+8, Prolact+10 and Neo20. The company was founded by Elena Taggart Medo in1999 and is headquartered in Duarte, CA.

OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity (OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Orbimed Advisors LLC founded in 1993 by Samuel D. Isaly. The firm is headquartered in New York and it has additional offices in San Francisco, Mumbai, Shanghai, Herzliya, Hong Kong and London.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Sirrus, Inc. provides adhesives, sealants, coatings and resin solutions. Its product Nexabond 2500 wood adhesive is used by forcabinetry and millwork professionals. The firm advances manufacturing technology through chemistry relating to the synthesis, stabilization, activation and formulation of a unique and reactive class of monomers commonly known as methylene malonates. The company was founded by Adam Malofsky, Bernard Miles Malofsky and Steve Levin in 2009 and is headquartered in Loveland, OH.

Child Welfare League of America provides assistance to abused and neglected children and families. The firm helps at-risk children and their families. Its member agencies provide services in adolescent parenting and pregnancy prevention, child day care, child abuse prevention, treatment, adoption to children and their families each year. The firm was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA

Arteaus Therapeutics LLC develops therapies for migraine prevention. The company was founded by Dave Grayzel and Scott C. Chappel on July 15, 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

PreCision Dermatology, Inc. developed skincare therapies. It offered pharmaceutical products for skin barrier restoration, dermatoses, rosacea, acne, seborrheic dermatitis, and scaling associated with hyperkeratotic skin. The company was founded by Jeffrey M. Nugent in 2010 and was headquartered in Cumberland, RI.

TRIA Beauty, Inc. provides light based therapeutic beauty devices. It offers TRIA Laser Hair Removal System for laser removal of hair and TRIA Skin Perfecting Blue Light for mild to moderate inflammatory acne with a proprietary cleanser and serum for overall complexion improvement. The company was founded in 2003 by Tobin C. Island, Robert E. Grove, Jonathon T. Pearson and Mark V. Weckwerth and is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

Auxillium Energy, Inc. is an exploration stage company. It engages in the investigation, acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties in Alaska. The company was founded on November 9, 2009 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Pacira Cryotech, Inc. develops novel technologies for treatment of peripheral nerves. Its iovera treatment harnesses the power of cold with the Focused Cold Therapy delivery system and delivers immediate results for both therapeutic and aesthetic applications. The firm’s iovera treatment does not use toxins, chemicals, or pharmaceuticals to achieve results and leaves nothing behind in the body. The company was founded by Lisa Elkins in 2005 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. designs, develops and markets orthopedic implants and devices. The company was founded by Jerome J. Klawitter in 1996 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Emphasys Medical, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on developing and commercializing minimally invasive therapeutic devices for the treatment of patients with emphysema and other breathing disorders. It offers Zephyr Endobronchial Valve system, which is designed to block air from passing through the opening in the lung and into the chest cavity, resulting in the reduction or elimination of airflow through the leak to allow the tissue to heal. The company offers its products through distributors and dealers in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Emphasys Medical was founded in 2000 and is based in Redwood City, CA. Emphasys Medical, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pulmonx Corp.

Cerexa, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical products. It is focuses on developing, acquiring and commercializing antibiotics to treat life-threatening, hospital-based infections. Cerexa's compound PPI-0903 is a cephalosporin used in treatment for complicated skin and skin-structure infections, as well as community-acquired and hospital-acquired pneumonias. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.