MaryLisabeth Rich

Alantos Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc. manufactures bio-pharmaceutical products. The firm develops small molecule compounds for inflammatory cytokine pathways. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Zentiva Group as develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals. Its products include generics for the treatment of cardiovascular, central nervous, and blood diseases, as well as anti-inflammatory drugs. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic.

Bon Secours Health System, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization, which engages in the operation of hospitals and health centers. It offers behavioral health, critical care, diagnostic, kidney disease, mammograms, and physical therapy. The company is headquartered in Marriottsville, MD.

L'Oréal USA, Inc. manufactures and distributes cosmetics, concentrating on hair color, skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfumes, and hair care. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

New York Philharmonic provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

AVIEL Systems, Inc. provides information technology, management consulting, and acquisition solutions to the federal government. The company was founded by John R. Chapel on January 9, 2006 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 with the overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention. More than 27,000 oncology practitioners belong to ASCO, representing all oncology disciplines and subspecialties. Members include physicians and health-care professionals in all levels of the practice of oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology is the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO’s members set the standard for patient care worldwide and lead the way in carrying out clinical research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. ASCO's efforts are also directed toward advocating for policies that provide access to high-quality care for all patients with cancer and at supporting the increased funding for clinical and translational research.

Merck Serono SA operates as a holding company in the pharmaceutical field. It engages in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of therapeutic products for the treatment of human diseases. The company was founded on May 21, 1987 and is headquartered in Coinsins, Switzerland.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC.

Hatteras Venture Partners (Hatteras Venture) is venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Clay B. Thorp and John Crumpler. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

American Association for Physician Leadership, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides leadership education, management training, and career development for physicians. The company was founded by Roger Schenke in 1975 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Research!America is a lobbying firm. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA. The CEO of the company is Mary Woolley.

Operation Homefront, Inc. provides emergency assistance and morale to US troops. The company was founded in February 2002 by Amy Palmer and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Arthritis Foundation provides funds research, advocacy and support services for various kinds of arthritis and related diseases. It offers programs and services including aquatic programs, information about treatment breakthroughs, exercise tips for people with the disease and pain management information. Arthritis Foundation is located in Atlanta, GA.

Recondo Technology, Inc. develops and distributes software and cloud computing solutions to the healthcare industry. It offers solutions that include Auth-DP, EligibilityPlus, SurePayHealth, ClaimStatusPlus, Recondo Electronic Claims Management, Trilogi Revenue Recovery, Denial Reporting, Financial Assistance and ZPay eCashering. The firm connects providers, payers, and patients using cloud computing solutions throughout the healthcare revenue cycle. The company was founded in 2007 by George F. Adam Jr. and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

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.

Founded in 1888, Abbott Laboratories SA is a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories. The company, based in Madrid, Spain, develops vascular and diabetes drugs, medical devices, and provides antibodies testing services.

Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology operates as a non-profit organization that researches in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer. Its programs include health information technology platform; patient resources; online medical education; and meetings, symposia, and workshop. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

The Center for African American Health is a non-profit organization based in Denver, CO. Established in 1997 and re-envisioned in 2005, the Center for African American Health evolved from the health programming of the Metro Denver Black Church Initiative. The organization aims to improve the health and well-being of African Americans who have higher rates of illness, disability, and premature death from diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Since 2005, the organization has provided prevention and disease management programs focusing on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, wellness programs for seniors, health insurance literacy, and a variety of health education topics as well as referrals to community resources. The CEO of the non-profit company is Deidre Johnson.

Berg LLC operates as a biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on taking a bold back to biology approach to therapeutic discovery using its Interrogative Biology platform. Its therapeutics include cancer metabolism and BPM 31510, chemotherapy induced alopecia and BPM 315453, neurology-discovery program, and metabolic disease-discovery program. The company was founded by Carl Edwin Berg, Mitch Gray, and Niven R. Narain in 2006 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

Project Data Sphere LLC is a private company that focuses on breaking down barriers to cancer clinical trial data sharing. The company is based in Morrisville, NC. The company believes that valuable trial data should ultimately benefit the patients who participate in them. The company aggregates trial data from biopharmaceutical companies, academic medical centers, and government organizations and makes it freely available. The CEO of the company is Kenneth B. Lee.

3B Future Health Fund II S.C. A. SICAV-RAIF invests in companies located in the US, Europe, Israel and Japan. The fund target companies operating in the fields of healthcare. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements with an investment up to USD 12 million. It also makes follow on investment and take a seat on the board of director.

E. Merck KG operates as a holding company with interest in pharmaceutical preparations. It acts as a general partner that holds the majority of shares of the public company Merck KGaA. Merck KG is the parent company of all Merck companies yet it does not have any operating businesses itself. It makes the entrepreneurial policy decisions for the Merck Group. The company is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany.