Donald E. Pogorzelski

Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Young Innovations, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets dental equipment. Its products include disposable and metal prophy angles, prophy cups and brushes, dental micro-applicators and handpieces, endodontic systems, orthodontic toothbrushes and flavored examination gloves. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Algonquin, IL.

American Dental Partners, Inc. provides business services to multi-disciplinary dental group practices. It also offers dental facilities and support staff to the affiliated practices and provides or assists with organizational planning and development, staff recruitment, employee retention, training programs, quality assurance initiatives, facilities development, employee benefits administration, procurement, information systems, technology, marketing, payor contracting, financial planning, reporting and analysis. The company was founded by Gregory A. Serrao in 1995 and is headquartered in Wakefield, MA.

AutoGenomics, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of an automated, microarray-based multiplexing diagnostic platform. The company was founded by Fareed Kureshy, Shailendra Singh, and Ramanath Vairavan in April 1999 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Motif BioSciences, Inc. develops antibiotics designed to be effective against serious and life-threatening infections. The company was founded on June 8, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KnowledgeStorm, Inc. provides online information services. The firm’s services include research listings, campaigns, advertising, lead management, performance reporting, IT and reseller directory services. KnowledgeStorm was founded by Steve Donovan in 1998 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Kapa Biosystems, Inc. provides genomic tools. It develops solutions that accelerate genomics research to diagnose, monitor, and treat cancer and complex inherited and infectious diseases. The company was founded by John Foskett, Paul McEwan, Ron McEwan, and Christopher McGuinness in 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

KIKA helps the world's most innovative biopharmaceutical and medical device organizations use advanced EDC solutions to bring much-needed medical solutions to market faster. KIKA's Veracity™ is the leading-edge Web-based clinical trial software platform that delivers Clinical Asset Management™ for any size clinical trial. Veracity is customized to meet study needs precisely. It provides unmatched flexibility and customization with advanced EDC including images and online adjudication. Veracity is backed by the industry's most reliable IT infrastructure and a world class Professional Services organization

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.

Humphrey Enterprises LLC (Humphyrey Enterprises) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by John W. Humphrey. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc. develops and distributes topical drug products. The firm provides product development services including formulation and regulatory consulting, formulation optimization utilizing state-of-the-art in vitro permeation models, full analytical support, cGMP clinical manufacturing and clinical labeling. The company was founded by Gordon J. Dow in 1977 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with ten colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. It was founded in 1829 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

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.

Linden Manager LLC (Linden Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Anthony B Davis and Brain C Miller. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Sekisui Diagnostics LLC provides drug development, genetic testing and other services. Its product lines include clinical chemistry systems and reagents, coagulation systems and reagents, point of care rapid tests and immunoassay system, enzymes and specialty biochemicals. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Carestream Health, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare information technology solutions. It provides radiography, healthcare information solutions, veterinary, managed print solutions, and dental practices. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Chiral Quest (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. provides drug discovery services. It focuses on the development and manufacture of chiral catalysts, development of synthetic processes, and a technology applications platform. Its products include a, b, and Cyclicb-amino acids; b-hydroxy acids; chiral amines, alcohols, amino alcohols, and pyrrolidines; succinates; and achiral compounds, a-hydroxy acids, and APIs and intermediates. Chiral Quest has one manufacturing site in Jiangxi province, and three overseas offices in USA, Europe & India respectively. The company was founded by Xumu Zhang in 2000 and is headquartered in Suzhou, China.

Western New York Venture Association provides business opportunity and investment forum to the Niagara region. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Ireland Ltd. is an Irish company that helps people live healthier lives through their life-changing technology. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. The company's technology focuses on keeping the heart healthy, nourishing the body at every stage of life, improving movement, and providing information, medicines, and breakthroughs to manage health.

Acceleration International Corp. provides operational and financial investment services. It offers operational and financial assistance to companies facing critical growth junctures, whether they stem from strategic issues or implementation hurdles. The company was founded by Gerard M. Moufflet in December 2001 and is headquarters in Boston, MA.

credentis ag designs, develops, manufactures, and markets dental devices. The firm offers CURODONT. The company was founded by Dominik A. Lysek in January 2010 and is headquartered in Windisch, Switzerland.

Rochester Bioventure Center provides market research services. The non-profit company is based in Rochester, NY.

Table Mountain Capital LLC (Table Mountain Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Watchmaker Genomics, Inc. applies advanced enzymology to enable breakthrough applications for the reading, writing, and editing of DNA and RNA. Based in Boulder, CO, the Watchmaker team brings decades of collective experience building successful life science companies, commercializing novel technologies, and advancing clinical genomics applications. The company's product portfolio includes enzymes and kits for next-generation sequencing library preparation, synthetic biology, and molecular diagnostics. Watchmaker partners directly with innovative life science companies, commercial sequencing providers, and pioneering research labs. The CEO of the company is John F. Foskett.