Anthony Atala

Excel Medical Ventures LLC (Excel Medical Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Steven R. Gullans. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Proteus RM LLC (Venture Capital) (Proteus RM) is a venture capital subsidiary of Proteus RM LLC founded in 2006 by Gregory A. Bonfiglio. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California.

Allegacy Federal Credit Union has been helping its members, employees, and communities make smart financial choices for 54 years. The private company is based in Winston-Salem, NC, and has subsidiaries in the United States. With almost $2 billion in assets and nearly $1.60 billion in assets under management in its financial planning group, Allegacy is one of the largest credit unions serving over 166,000 members worldwide. The credit union has 16 locations and nine high school student-run credit unions, offering personal and business financial services to a broad membership base, including the employees, retirees, and families of over 1,800 companies throughout the country. Allegacy's goal is to help its members pursue wellness of mind, body, and wallet. The company was founded in 1967, and the CEO is Cathy Pace.

Plureon Corp. is a technology company that creates technologies for regenerative medicine. The private company is based in Winston-Salem, NC. The company has been developing these technologies since 2002.

Creative Bioreactor Designs, Inc. provides equipment and systems for the discovery, manufacturing, evaluation, monitoring, storage, and transport of engineered tissues and organs. It engages in designing and expanding modular bioreactor products, developing and integrating sensory and imaging devices for custom data-monitoring solutions and providing environment for co-sponsored research projects. The company was founded by J. Kerr Spencer, Anthony Atal and Christopher Geroge in 2007 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium provides biomedical technology consortium services. The company is headquartered in Summerville, SC.