Richard Kuntz

LifeScience Alley provides access to industry leaders, opportunities to build business through education and networking, insights into current trends, regulations, research and emerging technologies. The private company is based in St. Louis Park, MN. Shaye R. Mandle has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

The Baim Institute for Clinical Research manages clinical trial data in a range of therapeutic areas for commercial, academic, and scientific purposes. The firm engages in the design, management, and data analysis of clinical trials in the U.S. and internationally. It offers clinical CRO services that include trial design, project management, site management and monitoring, statistical analysis, medical monitoring and oversight, clinical endpoint event identification and adjudication and medical writing services; and data management, including electronic data capture services. The company was founded by Donald S. Baim and Richard E. Kuntz in 1993 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Since 1939, the Minnesota Medical Foundation has been raising and managing private gifts that expand what's possible in health and medical research, education, and care at the University of Minnesota. MMF also provides philanthropic counsel to the University of Minnesota Medical Center on matters related to the partnership between the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute operates as a non-profit organization. It funds research that helps patients and care takers to make better decisions about their healthcare choices. The firm focuses on Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research (CER), CER methods & infrastructure and related research studies. It funds to various private and public sectors including non-profit research organizations and profit research organizations, universities & colleges, hospitals and healthcare systems, laboratories & manufacturers, units of state, local and federal government. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Neuromodulation Ventures LLC provides investment services. The private company is based in Dallas, TX.

Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) is a collective endeavor focused on realizing the potential of transformative innovation in the medical device industry. The private company is based in St. Louis Park, MN. The company encourages med device companies to adopt advanced technologies such as AI, ML, and IoT to develop supply resiliency, production agility, innovation rigor, and secure medical product supply. MDIC's CFQ program is a dynamic collaborative exchange and engagement of diverse experiences and professional insights in advancing innovation to the forefront of patient safety and accessibility. The company was founded by William A. Hawkins. Andrew Fish has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Cognito Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage neurotechnology company based in Cambridge, MA. Cognito Therapeutics is developing disease-modifying therapeutic approaches to treat neurodegenerative disorders using its non-invasive neuromodulation platform. The company's lead therapy is currently in a pivotal study (HOPE) in Alzheimer's disease and has been awarded FDA breakthrough device designation. Cognito Therapeutics is advancing the field of neuromodulation to create novel therapeutics that improve the lives of patients living with neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded by Li-Huei Tsai and Ed Boyden, and Brent A. Vaughan has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Rockley Photonics Holdings Ltd. is a photonics-based health monitoring and communications solutions company. It engages in developing a range of photonic integrated circuits and associated modules, sensors, and full-stack solutions. The firm offers sensing platforms designed for mobile health monitoring and machine vision, as well as high-speed, high-volume solutions for data communications.The company was founded by Andrew George Rickman in 2013 and is headquartered in Cheshire, the United Kingdom.

Arboretum Ventures LLC (Arboretum Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Jan L. Garfinkle and Tim B. Petersen. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.