Kerry R. Benson

Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Dreamit Ventures LLC (Dreamit Ventures) is a venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 2008 by David Bookspan, Michael Levinson and Steve D. Welch. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with an office in New York, NY.

Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. engages in the provision of leverage financing and real estate resources. It offers business loans, project development finance, tax advantaged financing, grants administration and additional resources, and real estate which include navy yard, industrial land and city owned property. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Duane Morris LLP provides legal services in the areas of intellectual property, telecommunications, information technologies, energy, water resources, endangered species and international dispute. The firm's clients include the automotive, construction, energy and insurance industries. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

First State Innovation, Inc. provides investment services to technology-based and early stage businesses. It services include seed capital, alternative funding, skilled human capital, commercialization assistance, intellectual capital and other entrepreneurial resource services. The firm also provides biotechnology and life sciences, advanced materials, information technology, nanotechnology, financial services and supporting infrastructure. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

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.

Grays Ferry GP LLC (Grays Ferry Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Jeffrey Cheung and Vincent Wong. Grays Ferry Capital is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Innovation Philadelphia, Inc (Innovation Philadelphia) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Rich A. Bendis. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ballard Spahr LLP provides legal services. It also provides counsel in litigation, business and finance, real estate, intellectual property, and public finance. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

CSL Behring LLC researches, develops, manufactures, and markets biotherapies that are used to treat serious and rare conditions. It offers protein-based therapies in the areas of Bleeding Disorders, Fluid Replacement, Hereditary Angioedema, Immunoglobulin, Pulmonary, and Wound Healing Therapies. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP provides legal services. It has offices in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, California and Washington, DC. The firm practices include more than 30 areas of the law such as corporate law, construction law, bankruptcy, business reorganization, litigation services, mergers and acquisitions and real estate. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

JDP Therapeutics Inc. is a privately held, specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing proprietary product candidates for the treatment of life threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, principally for use in the hospital and urgent care settings. The company was founded by Jie Du in 2009 and is headquartered in Lansdale, PA.

Part of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Mesirov Gelman Jaffe Cramer is a company that provides legal services. The company is based in Cherry Hill, NJ. Mesirov Gelman Jaffe Cramer was acquired by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on May 25, 2000.

North Atlantic Capital Corp. (North Atlantic Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded by David Coit in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Maine.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Polycore Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that develops treatments for patients with neurodegenerative disorders. The company is based in Philadelphia, PA. Polycore Therapeutics was founded by Sandhya Kortagere, Jim Harris. The company is currently conducting preclinical studies for its lead compound, PCT-3012, a novel small molecule for the treatment of Parkinson's motor symptoms and in patients with early- to mid-stage Parkinson's disease. The CEO is Kelly Beck.

The Association of American Medical Colleges operates as an association of medical colleges. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Phoenix S&T, Inc. develops and sells injection molded nanospray devices. It offers and markets high-throughput, robust manual and automated micro/nanospray single and dual-column sources, as well as column heaters, column heat controllers, and non-clogging nanospray emitters to deliver excellent micro/nanoLC/MS performance in proteomics and biomarker discovery research. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chester, PA.

Noble Biomaterials, Inc. provides bacterial management solutions. It develops, manufactures, sells and markets antimicrobial technologies designed to manage all forms of bacterial contamination for medical, defense, industrial and consumer markets. The firm also manufactures its own line of wound care bandages and dressing and markets them under the brands SilverSeal, CircuiteX, and ContaX. The company was founded in 1997 by Joel M. Furey and William F. McNally and is headquartered in Scranton, PA.

MBF Therapeutics, Inc. develops and provides veterinary oncology products. It develops and commercializes proprietary checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy technology based on vaccines and vaccine adjuvants. The company was founded by Thomas Tillett and Travis Meredith in 2008 and is headquartered in Ambler, PA.

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. is the official visitor website for Philadelphia travel and tourism information including hotels, restaurants and events. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

GlaxoSmithKline LLC engages in discovering, developing, and delivering medicines, vaccines, and other healthcare products. It offers prescription medicines that treat various diseases, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, herpes, asthma, migraine, and heart diseases, as well as stomach and skin problems, infections, and flu. It also provides vaccines for children and adults; and over-the-counter products. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of GWA LLC, Quaker Partners LLC is a venture capital fund. The company is based in Hartford, CT.