Jennifer Bahrami

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

MdBio, Inc. is based in Frederick, MD. MdBio provides medical-grade, patient-tested full spectrum hemp and plant-based medicine products that are unique in the industry for their innovation, quality, and potency. Targeting ailments such as poor sleep, anxiety, pain, and weakened immune systems, their products naturally restore the body's endocannabinoid balance to maximize overall health and wellbeing in patients. Part of Maryland Technology Council, MdBio, Inc. is a company founded by four renowned medical doctors committed to providing therapeutic alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs. MdBio was acquired by Tech Council of Maryland, Inc. on February 07, 2006.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Cancer Support Community is an American company that provides support to people with cancer. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company focuses on helping those who experience cancer cachexia, a syndrome that causes drastic weight and muscle loss in cancer patients. The company was founded in 1982 by Harold Benjamin. Debbie Weir has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

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.

Senseonics, Inc. develops transformative glucose monitoring products. It develops Senseonics continuous glucose monitoring system, an implantable continuous glucose monitoring system, which includes a miniaturized sensor and receiver that is inserted into the subcutaneous space under the skin to wirelessly transmit glucose levels to an external receiver. The company was founded by Michael James Barrett and Arthur E. Colvin in 1996 and is headquartered in Germantown, MD.

The Republican Party (United States) operates as a political organization. The non-profit company is based in the United States.

The University of Maryland Biopark operates as a bio-medical research center. The private company is based in Baltimore.

Warp Drive Bio, Inc. focused on proprietary genomic technology to discover drugs of natural origin. The firm deployed proprietary platforms Genome Mining and Small Molecule Assisted Receptor Targeting (SMART) to discover and develop novel molecules addressing new pharmacologic mechanisms. The company was founded by Gregory L. Verdine, George McDonald Church, and James A. Wells in 2012 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Novartis Corp. manufactures pharmaceuticals, vaccines, consumer health, generics, eye care and animal health products. It manufactures drugs for oncology, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on November 15, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP provides legal services. It offers services in education, aviation, communications, consumer and retails, corporate and securities, hospital and intellectual property. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cardiocore Lab LLC provides cardiac testing services The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Part of British American Tobacco plc, B.A.T. Industries Plc is a company that manufactures tobacco products and provides financial and insurance services. The company is based in London, UK.

Strategic Decisions Group provides consulting solutions. Its solutions include business strategy, portfolio management and allocation, decision and risk analytics, and organization and decision process design. The company was founded by Ronald A. Howard in 1981 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Computer Sciences Corp. provided information technology solutions. It operated through the global business services, global infrastructure services segments. The company was founded by Roy Nutt and Fletcher Roseberry Jones on April 16, 1959 and was headquartered in Tysons, VA.

John Staurulakis LLC operates as a consulting firm. It provides operational, financial, management, regulatory, marketing and strategic assistance to independent community-based communications providers. The company is headquartered in Greenbelt, MD.

Northern Virginia Technology Council operates as a membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. It serves businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Micronic Technologies, Inc. is engaged in concentration of industrial wastewater. Its products include Tornadic One-Pass. The company was founded by Karen Sorber and Kelly P. Rock and is headquartered in Bristol, VA.

CTIS, Inc. provides technology-based healthcare solutions. Its solutions include health research, healthcare and public health informatics. The firm offers IT software dev and integration services, data analytics, mhealth/mobile solution engineering, data management and coordination, IT infrastructure support, management consulting, health policy research and evaluation, and big data services for government, pharmaceutical organizations, hospital systems, academic medical instruments, and global initiatives. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

ENSCO, Inc. provides engineering, science, and technology solutions to the defense, transportation, aerospace, and intelligence sectors. It offers signal processing algorithms, systems engineering, railroad track monitoring equipment, and weather decision support services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Mid-Atlantic Venture Association represents private equity and venture capital companies. The private company is based in Timonium, MD. The company was founded by Charles W. Newhall.

The Maryland Angels Council LLC invests in companies based in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The fund focuses on companies operating in the fields of media, e-commerce, telecom, software, internet, bioscience or health. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements. It also makes co-investments along with established venture capital firms or other investment vehicles.