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James River Group, Inc. owns and operates property and casualty insurance. The company was founded by J. Adam Abram in September 2002 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of biomedical research services and science education programs. It funds grants to both institutions and individuals in support of a wide range of science and research-related initiatives, including precollege and undergraduate science education, pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships, and international research activities. The company was founded by Howard R. Hughes in 1953 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Part of Cardinal Health, Inc., Magellan Laboratories, Inc. provides product development services of biological products. The company is based in Morrisville, NC. Magellan Laboratories was acquired by Cardinal Health, Inc. on March 18, 2002.

Applied Biosystems, Inc. is a company that provides integrated systems for sequencing, flow cytometry, and various types of PCR. The company is based in Foster City, CA. The company's products cover the entire process from sample preparation to data analysis. The company was founded by Chris Yoo, Marvin H. Caruthers, Michael W. Hunkapiller, and Leroy E. Hood. Applied Biosystems was acquired by Invitrogen Corp. from Applera Corp. on November 21, 2008 for $6,417.85 million.

Dynex Technologies, Inc. develops laboratory and clinical instruments. It focuses on research of microplate analysis. The firm products include, DSX four-plate system, SpectraMR scanning spectrophotometer, MLX luminometer, UltraWash Plus washer, MRW multi-buffer washer and Fluorolux HB microplate. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Farragut Systems, Inc. provides innovative software solutions for the companies and local government markets. It also provides mobile and enterprise application development services; and quality assurance process improvement, project risk management, and oracle consulting services. The company was founded by Shailendra Jain and Sucheta Munjal Jain in 1992 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Part of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd., Front Royal, Inc. is a company that provides property and casualty insurance services. The company is based in Morrisville, NC. The company was founded by J. Adam Abram. Front Royal was acquired by Argonaut Group, Inc. on August 15, 2001 for $165 million.

TriPath Imaging, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and market of equipment and products for cervical cytology screening. The company was founded on November 15, 1996 and is headquartered in Burlington, NC.

Human Rights First promotes and protects fundamental international human rights. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Urban Institute is a nonprofit organization that conducts research and offers evidence-based solutions to improve social and economic policies. The non-profit company is based in Washington and was founded in 1968 by Lyndon Baines Johnson. The American company's objective research helps expand opportunities for all, reduce hardship among the most vulnerable, and strengthen the effectiveness of the public sector. The company studies how family and individual well-being is shaped by economic, social, and demographic trends, and how policies and programs can improve economic security, human capital, family stability, and child development.

Part of Olympus Corp., ArgoMed, Inc. is a medical device manufacturing company. The company is based in Cary, NC. ArgoMed was acquired by ACMI Corp. on December 10, 2002.

Part of Nokia Oyj, Xanthon, Inc. develops enterprise software solutions. The company is based in Research Triangle Park, NC. The company was founded by Clay Bernardin Thorp. Xanthon was acquired by Talk2 Technology, Inc. on June 14, 1999.