Bill Mitchell

Crystalplex Corp. operates a biochemistry and diagnostics laboratory that specializes in nanotechnology for the life sciences industry. Its proprietary technology, SapphireTM QDs provides a stable crystal design, flexible polymer matrix morphology, and meets environmentally responsible yet demanding performance requirements for high-end consumer electronics applications such as liquid crystal display televisions, displays, and high-CRI architectural lighting. The company was founded by Thomas A. Petzinge Jr. in 2004 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Nova Chemicals, Inc. produces plastics and chemicals. Its products include styrenic, olefin, and polyolefin materials to the packaging, industrial, and consumer industries. The company was founded in November 29, 1999 and is headquartered in Moon Township, PA.

Oakwood Laboratories LLC operates as a technology-based specialty pharmaceutical company. The firm focuses on hard-to-develop generic and quasi-generic, sustained-release, and small molecule injectables. It develops and owns a patented microsphere-based drug delivery platform under Chroniject trademark. The company was founded by Edward C. Smith and Mark T. Smith in 1997 and is headquartered in Oakwood Village, OH.

LaunchCyte LLC (LaunchCyte) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Tom A.Petzinger and Barbara Bailey Carryer. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.