John Costantino

Jobs.com, Inc. provides web-based billing solutions that optimize and expedite reimbursement for hospital-based physician specialists. The company was founded by Prasad Mokkapati on April 7, 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

NGN Capital LLC (NGN Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Kenneth S. Abramowitz and William J. Gedale. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Ameriscape, Inc. distributes organic mulch and bark products. Its products include cypress mulch, pine bark, baled pine straw, forest cedar chips, forest cedar mulch, crimson mulch, ebony mulch, and bulk blocks. The company was founded on January 17, 1989 and is headquartered in Harbor Springs, MI.

Vivaldi Biosciences Inc. develops and markets vaccines. It specializes in developing live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIVs). The company was founded by Eliott Kieff, Peter Palese, and Adolfo García-Sastre in 2006 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, CO.

Promosome LLC is a biotechnology company specializing in technologies related to the regulation of protein synthesis through translation initiation. Its proprietary mRNA engineering technology exploits features of the natural translation process in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The technologies involve recoding mRNAs for biotherapeutic agents to enhance ribosome recruitment, eliminate false starts in translation initiation, and ensure message stability in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Promosome was founded by William J. Gedale and John R. Costantino in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Artes Medical, Inc. is a medical technology company. It is focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing a new category of injectable aesthetic products for the dermatology and plastic surgery markets. Its products include ArteFill which is a non-resorbable aesthetic injectable implant for the correction of facial wrinkles known as smile lines, or nasolabial folds, for commercial sale in the U.S. The company was founded on August 24, 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Walden Capital Management Corp (Walden Capital Mgmt) is a venture capital firm co founded by Allen Greenberg, Martin B. Boorstein and John Constantino in 1995. The firm is headquartered in New York.

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and support services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has more than 200 offices across the country, sponsors some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics and supports more than 330 research projects around the world. MDA supports more research on neuromuscular diseases than any other private-sector organization in the world. MDA scientists are in the forefront of gene therapy research and have uncovered the genetic defects responsible for several forms of muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), childhood spinal muscular atrophy and several other neuromuscular conditions. The Association's comprehensive services program includes diagnostic and follow-up medical consultations, flu shots, support groups, MDA summer camps for youngsters, a medical equipment program, assistance with equipment repairs and resource referral. Through its national advocacy program, MDA works to make life better for people with muscular dystrophy and related muscle diseases by providing representation in matters of public policy and research advancement, nationally and internationally; and facilitating active involvement in these areas by the people it serves. MDA was created in 1950 by a group of adults with muscular dystrophy, parents of children with muscular dystrophy and a physician-scientist studying the disorder. Since its earliest days, it has been energized by its number-one volunteer and national chairman, entertainer Jerry Lewis.