David McWilliams

BioHouston, Inc. engages in life science and biotechnology commercialization. The firm's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Norwell Mfg. Co., Inc. manufactures and sells interior and exterior lighting products. The company is headquartered in East Taunton, MA.

The Phi Beta Kappa Society operates as an organization for liberal arts and science education. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute is a membership association that serves as a public policy voice for the healthcare and bioscience industry. The non-profit company is based in Austin, TX.

Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company, which is engaged in the development of novel drugs for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer. It comprises of three cancer-targeted compounds: GLOW2, HOT and LIGHT, which are used for the treatment of cancer. Its therapeutic compounds directly kill cancer cells while minimizing harm to normal cells. This offers the potential for a paradigm shift in cancer therapy by providing efficacy in all three major drivers of mortality in cancer: primary tumors, metastases and stem cell-based relapse. Its LIGHT compound is a small-molecule cancer-targeted imaging agent, which is potential for selective detection of tumors and metastases in a broad range of cancers. Its HOT compound is a small-molecule, broad-spectrum, cancer-targeted molecular radio therapeutic that delivers radiation directly and selectively to cancer cells and cancer stem cells. Its GLOW2 compound is a small-molecule, broad-spectrum, cancer-targeted, non-radioactive optical imaging agent which is potential for intraoperative tumor margin illumination and non-invasive tumor imaging. The company was founded on June 21, 1996 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. engages as a biopharmaceutical company, which develops personalized immunotherapy with the potential to treat major illnesses including multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. Its product candidates include Tcelna and OPX-212. The company was founded in March 1991 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Bacterial Barcodes, Inc. provides equipment, reagents, and software for microbial genotyping of bacteria and fungi. The company was founded on November 10, 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers, develops and markets drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular, vascular and related inflammatory diseases. The firm focuses its research and development programs on the treatment and prevention of interrelated diseases of the vascular endothelium, inflammatory cascade and vascular diseases. The company was founded by James T. Willerson in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.