Christopher Kearns

HYCOR Biomedical, Inc. manufactures in vitro diagnostic products for allergy and autoimmune testing. The firm’s products include allergy testing, autoimmune testing, HYTEC 288 plus and HCOR ultra-sensitive EIA. It markets the HYTEC, KOVA and AUTOSTAT brands. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Garden Grove, CA.

Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. provides cleaning, environmental and refining solutions. Its services include industrial waste management, emergency response, fluid management, used oil collections, vacuum services and parts cleaning. Its products are used in general automotive, paint and body, fleet, metal fabricators, printing and packaging, chemical, and other manufacturing applications. The company was founded by Ben Palmer in 1963 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

Bally Total Fitness Corp. owns and operates health fitness centers. The company was founded by Don Wildman on December 27, 1972 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Targeted Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The firm develops molecular diagnostics and therapeutics for the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal diseases. Its activities include research and development projects in in-vitro diagnostics and imaging agents, receptor-based therapeutics, and cancer vaccines; and a clinical laboratory for testing blood and tissues for metastatic colorectal cancer for patients. The company was founded by Harry A. Arena in August 1994 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp. (LOAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 and do-business-as Lombard Odier Investment Managers. The firm is a subsidiary of LO Holding SA and their ultimate parent is Switzerland-based Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA. LOAM provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to private pooled investment vehicles (Funds) and investment advisory accounts. The investors in the Funds consist of endowments, foundations, insurance companies, high net-worth individuals, funds of funds, public and corporate pensions, and other sophisticated investors.

Moleculera Labs, Inc. provides clinical testing services for children and families suspected of suffering from Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS)/Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), which are treatable neurologic conditions that may be associated with motor tics, obsessive compulsive disorders, and sometimes Autism Spectrum Disorders. It offers its services to the physician as an aid in their diagnosis of PANDAS/PANS/Childhood Acute Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in parts of the United States. The company was founded by Madeleine Cunningham and Craig Shimasaki in 2011 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Safety-Kleen, Inc. provides environmental services to commercial, industrial and automotive customers. It offers oil solutions, part cleaning technologies, waste management, vacuum services, compliance services, emergency response, total project management and automotive fluids. The firm also offers safety-Kleen professional products and absorbent and wipers. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

Renewable Biofuels, Inc. produces biodiesel and by-products. It is produced from renewable sources such as vegetable oils and animal fats and is a cleaner-burning replacement for petroleum-based diesel fuel. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, TX .

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Oak Hill Partners LLC provides executive search services. The company serves private equity, startups, and smaller companies. Its clients include Ford, Nike, Freddie Mac, Raytheon, Bayer, Marshalls, Footstar, Bausch & Lomb and Sony. Oak Hill Partners was founded by George E. Rippey and David J. Arnold in 2002 and is located in New York, NY.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

Third Point LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 by Daniel S. Loeb and is a subsidiary of Third Point LP. Third Point provides discretionary investment advisory services to a variety of domestic and offshore private investment vehicles, single private equity-style fund and a separately managed institutional account.

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP provides legal services. The firm provides services to the manufacturing, transportation and energy, financial services, insurance, health care, education, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Part of GSK Plc, SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories is a British company that provides diagnostic services, testing, and information. The company is based in Heston, UK.

Genisphere LLC manufactures kits and reagents used for the ultra-sensitive detection of nucleic acids and proteins. Its solutions are primarily based on its proprietary whole transcriptome RNA Amplification processes, miRNA labeling methodologies, and 3DNA Dendrimer Nanotechnology. The firm's combined technologies permit the interrogation and ultra-sensitive detection of a wide range of biomolecules on a variety of detection platforms, including microarrays, flow and bead based assays, ELISAs, lateral flow assays and RNA sequencing. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Hatfield, PA.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

MDNA Life Sciences, Inc. engages in the development of molecular tests based on the mitochondrial genome. It focuses on the development and commercial application of mitochondrial DNA based biomarkers for the early detection of prostate, ovarian and lung cancers, and endometriosis. The company was founded by Mark Birch-Machin, Robert Thayer, and Ryan L. Parr in 2001 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

AllerGenis LLC specializes in detecting and managing life-threatening food allergies. AllerGenis is based in Hatfield, PA, and the CEO of the joint venture company is Jim Garner. The company develops precision, data-driven diagnostics to help healthcare providers more accurately and safely diagnose, assess, and monitor patients with food allergies. AllerGenis owns and operates a CLIA-certified laboratory and is amassing the world's largest database of phenotypic patient data derived from epitope mapping, clinical history, and patient-reported outcomes. The company was founded in 2017 through a collaboration between Genisphere and Hugh Sampson MD of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Slone Career Strategies, Inc. engages in delivering executive, management, and sales talent for the diagnostic laboratory industry. The company was founded by Adam Slone in 2000 and is headquartered in South Riding, VA.

Broad Street Angels (BSA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Robert J. Ciaruffoli, Katherine O’Neill, RoseAnn Rosenthal and Doc Parghi. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.