April Anderson

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

Quantum Designs LLC manufactures transformative nutritional products. It focuses on eliminating the plastic packaging and improve healthy convenience in a wide range of nutritional products. The company was founded by David Edwards and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research operates a research facility for cancer cure development. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Quantum Design International, Inc. manufactures integrated, automated systems for characterizing materials over temperatures and applied magnetic fields. The company offers three major product lines: Magnetic Property Measurement System (MPMS), which is used for magnetic measurements in areas such as high-temperature superconductivity, biochemistry & magnetic recording media; Physical Property Measurement System, which performs automated measurements; Superconducting Quantum Interference Device, which sensitive all-thin-film sensors operable within repeated temperature cycling & other rigors of a laboratory and a magnetic assay reader for use in biotechnology. The company was founded in 1982 by Dr. Ronald E. Sager and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

NextCODE Health LLC provides clinical diagnosis services. It is a sequence-based clinical diagnostics company delivering a powerful solution to genome interpretation and big data challenges. The company was founded in 2013 by Jeffrey Gulcher and Hannes Thor Smarason and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Pulmatrix Operating Co., Inc. develops pharmaceutical products for respiratory infectious diseases. Its iSPERSE powders can be used with an array of dry powder inhaler technologies and can be formulated with virtually any drug substance. The company was founded by David Alan Edwards, Mark J. Gabrielson, Alexander M. Klibanov and Robert S. Langer in 2003 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Iora Health, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. It operates a primary care practice for college employees and their adult dependents; a clinic that serves hotel and restaurant workers; a family practice for individuals who receive health insurance; and a primary care practice to provide services to carpenters and their family members. The company was founded by Rushika Fernandopulle and Christopher J. McKown in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Genomics Medicine Ireland Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops new treatments and diagnostics across a spectrum of chronic health conditions. The company was founded by Daniel Crowley, Sean Ennis, Paul Thurk, and Maurice N. Treacy in 2015 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Direct Vet Marketing, Inc. provides cloud-based prescription management, pharmacy services, marketing solutions and practice analytics for equine and companion animal veterinary practitioners. It offers online ordering and home delivery of prescription drugs, compounded medications, and therapeutic diets. The company was founded by David Evans Shaw and Benjamin J. Shaw in 2010 and is headquartered in Portland, Maine.

Icelandic Provisions, Inc. engages in the provision of dairy products. Its products include traditional Skyr, Krimi Skyr, and fruit and nuts Skyr. The company was founded by Gregg Rubin, Terrance G. McGuire and Jonathan A. Flint in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops small molecule drugs for the treatment of central nervous system disorders and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Life Line Screening of America Ltd. provides community based preventive health screenings services. It provides testosterone deficiency screening, vitamin D, heart disease, lung cancer, atrlal fibrillation, thyroid disease and prostate cancer screening . The company was founded by Colin Scully and Timothy Phillips in 1996 and is headquartered in Austin, TX,

Part of Tectonic Therapeutic, Inc., Tectonic Operating Co., Inc. is a company that is transforming the discovery of antibodies and other biologic drugs targeting G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) to develop novel therapies for patients inadequately served by current treatments. The company is based in Watertown, MA. With its proprietary Geode™ platform, Tectonic aims to unlock the therapeutic utility of some of the most difficult receptors in the class. The company was founded by Andrew Kruse and Timothy A. Springer. Alise S. Reicin has been the CEO of the company since 2020. Tectonic Operating Co. was acquired by AVROBIO, Inc. on June 20, 2024 for $7.56 million.

GlycoFi, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical products. It provides protein production technology to develop, produce and commercialize biotherapeutics products. The company was founded by Tillman Gerngross in 2000 and is headquartered in Lebanon, NH.

Remon Medical Technologies, Inc. develops and commercializes assessment and treatment implants. It has developed applications for patient management, post-operative monitoring, nerve and tissue stimulation and local drug delivery. The company was founded by Eyal Doron, Yariv Porat and Yossi Tzaliach in 1997 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Part of Alkermes Plc, Advanced Inhalation Research, Inc. is a company that develops dry-powder drug delivery systems for respiratory patients. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Terrance G. McGuire, Justin S. Hanes. Advanced Inhalation Research was acquired by Alkermes, Inc., part of Alkermes Plc from September 16, 2011 on February 01, 1999 for $114.54 million.

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research provides research and technology services. Its services include biomedical, genomics, and genetics for students. The company was founded by Edwin C. Whitehead in 1982 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Adimab LLC provides human therapeutic antibodies. The firm has discovered antibodies for a wide variety of therapeutic targets within many disease areas, including oncology, immunomodulation, inflammation, neuroscience and pain, cardiovascular and metabolic disease and infectious disease. The company was founded in 2007 by Tillman Gerngross, Dane Wittrup and Errik Anderson and is headquartered in Lebanon, NH.

Arsenal Medical Inc. develops therapeutic products based on BioActive Composites platform. Its biomaterials-based systems provide targeted local and systemic therapies to treat chronic diseases and conditions. The firm product offers tailored dosing of drugs, mechanical and biochemical compatibility with tissues and complete bioabsorption. The company was founded by George M. Whitesides, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. and Robert S. Langer Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.