Sylvia Ernst

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

MDL Information Systems, Inc. provides technical software solutions. The firm provides solutions such as information research and retrieval services. It is engaged in discovery informatics for the life sciences, chemistry industries and academia. The company is was founded in 1978 and located in San Leandro, CA.

Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the development of integrated drugs. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

YourEncore, Inc. provides business support services. It offers business solutions for the research, development, and commercialization needs of clients across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer care, food, and aerospace industries. The company was founded by Bradley W. Lawson, John H. Barnard and Timothy J. Tichenor in 2003 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

RelayHealth Corp. provides online healthcare communication services. Its network is designed to streamline clinical, financial and administrative communication between patients, providers, payers, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and financial institutions. The firm works to accelerate the delivery of care and improve financial performance through solutions such as online consultation of physicians by patients, electronic prescribing, point-of-service pharmacy claims resolution by payers, pre-visit patient financial clearance by providers, and post-visit provider bill settlement by payers and patients. The company was founded by Assaf Morag, Niall Murphy, Ofir Baharav, Giovanni M. Colella, and Gary Gannot and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Socialtext, Inc. provides enterprise social software solutions. The firm’s enterprise social software platform allows employees to share expertise and speed workflows. The company was founded by Edward M. Vielmetti, Adina Levin, Ross Mayfield and Peter Kaminski in December 2002 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

BioQ Pharma, Inc. engages in the design and development of a drug delivery systems to administer infusible drugs. It offers Ropivacaine ReadyfusOR and Invenious for manufacturers. The company was founded by Joshua Wilker Kriesel in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Navitas Pharma, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company. The company is headquartered in Green River, WY.

Medisyn Technologies, Inc. develops novel pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and animal health products. The firm engages in the development of pre-qualified proprietary drug compounds. Its Forward Engineering platform is focused on predicting the behavior of molecules from topology. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Noventi LLC (Noventi) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2002 by Giacomo Marini. The firm is headquartered in Atherton, California.

Eli Lilly & Co. Ltd. provides pharmaceutical health care solutions. It provide products for cardiovascular, dermatology, diabetes, endocrine, musculoskeletal, neuroscience, oncology and urology. The company was incorporated on April 9, 1963 and is headquartered in Basingstoke, the United Kingdom.

Part of Eli Lilly & Co., Lilly Research Laboratories is a company that engages in research and develops medicines. The company is based in Indianapolis, IN.

Fluid Inc. provides online shopping services. It specialzes in visual design, omni-channel strategy, customer research, user experience design, mobile design, usability testing, product customization software, match software and dynamic imaging. The company was founded by Tamir Scheinok, Andrew Sirotnik and Mark Belanger in 1999 and is headquarterd in Oakland, CA.

Clac Industries LLC operates as a private investment company. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Bankinter Foundation of Innovation The report focuses on drawing conclusions about the potential socioeconomic impact of the trend discussed, particularly as it affects Spain, in order to communicate pragmatic, down-to-earth knowledge to our target audience. The company is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Myelin Repair Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization that operates to provide funds for research that lead to publications of scientific articles. It offers discovery biology, translational medicine, and clinical researches. The company was founded by Scott Johnson in 2004 and is headquartered in Saratoga, CA.

Business Innovation Factory provides mashup of human-centered design, rapid prototyping, storytelling and engagement in service of social impact. It offers strategy, design, and capacity building services. The company was founded by Saul Kaplan in 2005 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.