Robert F. Scumaci

Parlex Corp. designs, makes and markets flexible interconnect products. It offers prototyping, custom manufacturing & value added assembly for flat flex cables, flexible printed circuits and polymer. The company was founded in 1970 and is located in Methuen, MA

PictureTel LLC develops, manufactures, and markets videoconferencing systems. It offers video streaming, visual, and data collaboration technologies to facilitate businesses, schools, medical facilities, government, and other organizations. It is a subsidiary of Polycom, Inc. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in developing innovative therapies that target the molecular mechanisms that cause cancer. The company was founded by Frank McCormick in February 1992 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

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.

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.

Follica, Inc. develops therapies for hair follicle disorders. The firm provides an out-patient therapy coupled with an at-home system for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (hair loss) and medical device development fields to develop and commercialize its product platform. The company was founded by Rox R. Anderson, George Cotsarelis, Vera Price, Daphne Zohar, David Steinberg, and Bernat Olle in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Corthera, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals, such as cardiovascular preparations. It engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing therapies for illnesses in the acute care setting. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

FORMA Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops medicines for cancer and other genetically driven diseases. Its drug discovery engine deploys screening and structure-based approaches across broad families of targets involved in tumor metabolism, epigenetics, protein homeostasis, and protein-protein interactions. The company was founded by Steven Tregay, Nikolai Kley, Stuart L. Schreiber, Todd R. Golub, Michael Foley and Alexis Borisy in 2008 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Power Paper Ltd. develops and manufactures printed energy cells. It specializes in the design, creation, and licensing of printable batteries. The company was founded by Zvi Nitzan and Barush Levanon in 1997 and is headquartered in Beit Shemesh, Israel.

Starlet Derma Ltd. develops a novel marine extracted microinjection system for Intra-dermal penetration. It provides its services through its wholly owned subsidiary, NanoCyte Ltd. The firm's products are used for various cosmeceutical applications, such as acne treatments, whitening, pain relief, anti-aging treatments, and slimming treatments. The company was founded by Shimon Eckhouse, Chen Porat, and Amid Lotan in 2000 and is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel.

Part of Merck KGaA, Interpharm Laboratories Ltd. is an Israeli company that develops recombinant cytokines for the treatment of viral infections, cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company is based in Rehovot, Israel. The company was founded by Israel Makov.

Akzo Nobel, Inc. provides decorative paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals. Its products include catalysts, polymers, surfactants, and functional, pulp and paper chemicals. The firm's brands include Dulux, Sikkens and Eka. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of PepsiCo, Inc., Pepsi-Cola International Ltd. is a company based in Purchase, NY. The company makes soft drinks and snack foods.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures, develops therapeutics for the treatment of scarring and fibrotic disorders. The company was founded by John Gordon Foulkes and Nicholas M. Dean in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Kansas University Endowment Association operates fundraising foundation for the University of Kansas, KU Endowment partners with donors in providing philanthropic support to build a greater KU. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

The Biotechnology Institute is a non-profit organization, which engages in designing and managing programs about biotechnology research. Its programs include BioGENEius Challenges, leadership awards, and Adopt-A-School. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.