Charlie P. Hoke

Apropos Technology, Inc. develops and markets multi-channel interaction management application. The company provides software that manages and monitors customer interaction through communication media such as e-mail, web and voice. Its software is used by customer service call centers, sales and marketing communications and combines internet and telephone functions to let customer service representatives communicate by telephone, email, fax and web. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

ARCH Venture Partners LLC is a Venture Capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Chicago with additional office in Dublin.

Nanosys, Inc. develops and manufactures inorganic nanostructures and other related products. It offers Ultra HD television. The company was founded by Paul A. Alivisatos, Stephen Empedocles, Peidong Yang, Robert M. Metcalfe, Jim Heath, Paul McEuen, Christoph H. Westphal, Moungi Bawendi, Lawrence A. Bock, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Chunming Niu, Karen Vergura, Hongkun Park, George Pontis and Charles M. Lieber in 2001 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Crystal IS, Inc. manufactures ultraviolet light emitting diodes. Its products include TO-39 ball lens and flat window. Its LEDs are integrated into customers’ products to sterilize and disinfect water, air and surfaces in a variety of applications. The company was founded by Leo Schowalter and Glen Alfred Slack in March 1997 and is headquartered in Green Island, NY.

Part of EMCORE Corp., MicroOptical Devices, Inc. designs and develops high quality optical components and subsystems. The company is based in Albuquerque, NM. The company was founded by Tom Brennan, Robert P. Bryan. MicroOptical Devices was acquired by EMCORE Corp. on December 05, 1997 for $28.70 million.

Kerry Ingredients (UK) Ltd. is based in Bristol, UK. Part of Kerry Group Plc, Kerry Ingredients (UK) Ltd. is a leader in taste nutrition and clean label products. The British company offers a variety of sweet flavors, extracts, and distillates, including their SimplyNature™ line, which can be used in a wide range of applications. Founded in 2019, the company focuses on creating innovative products that people enjoy and feel good about consuming.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Univa Corp. engages in the development of enterprise-class workload management and containerization solutions. Its solutions include life sciences, manufacturing, oil and gas, electronic design, education and research, government, and transportation. The firm's products include Univa Grid Engine; Navops Launch. The company was founded in 2004 by Steve Tuecke, Ian Foster, Rich Miller, and Carl Kesselman and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL.

PerkinElmer Optoelectronics provides biomedical and industrial applications solutions. It offers medical, biotechnology, aerospace, industrial markets and military services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Chicago History Museum is a destination for learning and connecting people to the history of Chicago. The museum is located in Chicago, IL. The museum offers dynamic exhibitions, tours, programs, digital resources, and special events that explore the city's history and connect people to each other. The museum's featured exhibitions include "Back Home: Polish City on Fire: 1871" and "Millions of Moments Facing Freedom." The museum also offers guided tours of the city's neighborhoods, including the South Side, Paseo Boricua and Park, Historic Old Town, and Pilsen Murals.

Jeff Bank provides personal and commercial banking services. It offers personal and business checking accounts; MasterCard personal and business debit cards; business services, such as electronic deposits and withdrawals, merchant capture-remote check deposits, and merchant credit card acceptance; and online/mobile banking services. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Jeffersonville, NY.

MobileVerbs, Inc. provides mobile marketing solutions. The firm offers direct and interactive mobile programs in the form of Email, short message service (SMS), multimedia messaging services (MMS), and mobile web applications. The company was founded by Parmeet S. Chaddha and Babak Hodjat and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Cubs Rainbow, Inc. is a holding company engaged in the development of advanced 3D digital modeling and analysis solutions for the aerospace, automotive, industrial and government markets. The company was founded by Kenji Shimada in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Polsky Center) is a business accelerator founded by Steven Kaplan in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ultivue, Inc. engages in provision of biotechnology services. It offers super-resolution imaging, single-molecule and diagnostics services. Its product Multiplex IHC Reagent Kits, a performance marker multiplexing detection and analysis.The company was founded by Peng Yin, David Walt and Ralf Jumgmann in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Quantum Circuits, Inc. develops, manufactures and wholesales quantum computers, components and devices. Its products include JPC-mini and amplifier & multi-layer shield. The company was founded by Michel Devoret, Luigi Frunzio, Brian W. Pusch and Robert J. Schoelkopf in 2015 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Telescent, Inc. develops software platform designed to automate physical network configurations in data centres. The firm's products include Gen4 Network Topology Manager. The company was founded by Anthony Kewitsch and Amnon Yariv in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Lightcast Discovery Ltd. provides research and development of microfluidic platform. The company was founded by Cameron A. Frayling and Tom Isaac in February 2019 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Airna, Inc. is an American company that focuses on the discovery and development of RNA editing therapeutics. Airna was founded by Thorsten Stafforst, Jin Billy Li, Tobias Merkle, Paul Vogel. The CEO is Kris Elverum.

Scale Biosciences, Inc. is an American single-cell sequencing solutions company that aims to unlock the potential of single-cell analysis at scale by eliminating barriers to discovery. The private company has R & D facilities in Menlo Park, CA and another location that is not specified. The company is located in the US. Scalebio is financed by leading life sciences tools investors Arch Venture Partners, BNG, and Tao Capital. The company's multidisciplinary team of scientists and technologists has combined expertise in next-generation sequencing, genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics. Discover how their single-cell sequencing technology enables scalable sample indexing, cell throughput, and multi-omics analysis.