Barbara Nelsen

Regenerative Medicine Minnesota is an initiative that provides biobusiness grants to develop businesses and infrastructure for delivering regenerative medicine products and services. The goal of this state-wide initiative is to create new economic opportunities by commercializing technologies and leveraging the strengths of Minnesota institutions to position the state as a leader in regenerative medicine.

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.

MGI PHARMA, INC. develops, manufactures & markets pharmaceutical and medical products for therapeutic markets. The company's products include Aloxi injection, Dacogen, Gliadel water, Hexalen capsules, and Salagen Tablets. It has alliances with Helsinn Healthcare SA, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Pfizer, Inc. and Novartis Pharma AG. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

B-MoGen Biotechnologies, Inc. provides gene editing solutions for antibody validation, human disease research, gene transfer, and mitochondrial DNA editing. It offers custom vector generation services that include multi-gene expression vectors that are delivered via the proven sleeping beauty transposon system; and custom gene targeting vectors. The company was founded by David A. Largaespada and Branden S. Moriarity in 2015 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.