Neil M. Cowen

Vivo Capital LLC (Vivo Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Frank C. Kung and Edgar G. Engleman. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Chromatin, Inc. provides seed and feedstock products for traditional agriculture and bio-industrial processes. The firm markets seed products under its Sorghum Partners brand, primarily the grain sorghum and forage sorghum seed types. It also delivers sorghum products for companies seeking renewable feedstock. Its service areas encompass supplying seed, contracting growers, providing agronomic support, and overseeing harvest and delivery of feedstock in the form and specifications required by bio-processors. The company was founded by Kevin Keith, Daphne Preuss and Gregory Paul Copenhaver in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops drugs for diseases related to the central nervous system. Its drugs are used in curing diseases such as Huntington's, Parkinson's, restless legs syndrome, schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer's, and sleep apnea diseases. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Washington DC.

TRIA Beauty, Inc. provides light based therapeutic beauty devices. It offers TRIA Laser Hair Removal System for laser removal of hair and TRIA Skin Perfecting Blue Light for mild to moderate inflammatory acne with a proprietary cleanser and serum for overall complexion improvement. The company was founded in 2003 by Tobin C. Island, Robert E. Grove, Jonathon T. Pearson and Mark V. Weckwerth and is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

Transcend Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It develops medical devices for the treatment of glaucoma, the cause of adult irreversible blindness. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

Part of Technology Partners, TP Management VII LLC is a company based in Palo Alto, CA.

Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The firm focuses on the clinical and commercial development of products such as SP-102: a non-opioid epidural steroid injectable potentially for the treatment of Lumbosacral radicular pain. The company was founded by Mahendra G. Shah in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ensures that its members, students, and affiliates maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct to protect the public interest. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. With over 150,000 members, the institute provides technical information, helplines, and communities to its members.

The Scripps Research Institute is a private, non-profit research organizations that performs basic biomedical research in molecular & cellular biology, chemistry, immunology and neuroscience. They receive the majority of its funding from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. The organization also partners with pharmaceutical companies and is affiliated with the Scripps hospital group. The organization was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

U4EA Wireless, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets and sells Wi-Fi networking equipment. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

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.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines engages in the provision of collateralized loans. Its products and services include overnight advances, fixed rate advances, variable rate advances, callable advances, and community investment advances. The company was founded on October 31, 1932 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

Ares-Serono Group is a Swiss pharmaceutical company that manufactures and wholesales pharmaceutical products. The private company is based in Geneva, Switzerland. and has subsidiaries in Ecuador.

Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company offers solutions for attention deficit & hyperactivity disorder, human genetic therapies, gastrointestinal, and renal diseases. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA

Capital City Partnership is a non-profit company that offers Edinburgh city's employability strategy and programmes. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK and was founded in 1998.

Nexthop Technologies Pvt Ltd. is an Indian software development company that provides technology solutions.

Part of New Sunshine LLC, Helios LLC is a leader in salon software. The company is based in Indianapolis, IN. The company was founded in 1988 by Mich B. Hein, and the CEO is Joshua Allan Dykstra. Helios provides a salon POS system designed for tanning salons, fitness centers, day spas, and beauty salons. The company has partnered with CashBack Bankcard Processing to offer unparalleled integration of Point of Sale, EFT, and online payment processing applications. Helios also offers marketing solutions integrated with your business, from social media to salon websites, to help you market effectively.

Nanocopoeia, Inc. operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company. It improves the performance of existing drugs and create bioequivalent formulations through the use of their ElectroNanospray™. The company was founded by Robert Hoerr and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

FLG Partners LLC is a CFO solutions, CEO, and board advisory services provider based in Silicon Valley. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers financial and operational leadership to a wide range of companies, from newly funded startups to Fortune 100 companies, across various sectors, including technology, life sciences, and consumer products. The firm's partners engage clients in interim or long-term assignments in leadership roles that typically are consulting engagements. FLG Partners has helped raise over $6 billion in growth financing, IPO, and M&A transactions for the firm's clients since January 2021. The company was founded by Douglas J. Lehrmann, Jeffrey S. Kuhn, Kyle W. Smith.

Nidus Investment Partners LP (Nidus Investment Partners) a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Vicki A. Gonzalez, Duke Leahey and Mich B. Hein. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Electrochaea GmbH develops bio catalytic process for storing electricity. It employs a biocatalyst which converts electricity and carbon dioxide into pipeline-grade renewable gas. The firm develops solutions for utility-scale energy storage, grid balancing and carbon reuse. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Planegg, Germany.