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B. Braun is a leader in smart infusion therapy and safe and effective pharmacy products, patient and provider safety, and sustainable health solutions. Our purpose is to help providers constantly improve patient satisfaction and outcomes. With products and services created to help healthcare professionals focus on what matters most—their patients—we’re uniquely positioned to help health systems succeed now and in the future.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the leading pediatric hospitals and research facilities in the world. Our 150 years of innovation and service to our patients, their families and our community reflect an ongoing commitment to exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare providers and pioneering significant research initiatives.

Drexel University is a comprehensive global R1-level research university with a unique model of experiential learning that combines academic rigor with one of the nation’s premier cooperative education programs.

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. At Biomedical, our purpose is to Elevate Global Health. We collaborate with global healthcare partners to co-create evidence-based solutions that address complex challenges, improve patient outcomes, and expand access to innovative healthcare worldwide. 

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We prioritize innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines to prevent and treat disease.

Harmony Biosciences is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative therapies for patients with rare neurological diseases who have unmet medical needs. Driven by novel science, visionary thinking, and a commitment to those who feel overlooked, Harmony Biosciences is nurturing a future full of therapeutic possibilities that may enable patients with rare neurological diseases to truly thrive.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity.

At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals.

NeXeption Capital is a specialized life sciences incubator and fund manager based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, that builds and finances individual single-asset biotechnology companies.

PCI helps to translate discoveries and ideas created at the University of Pennsylvania into new products and businesses for societal benefit. We actively facilitate a broad range of technology development connections between Penn and the private sector. Whether the end result is a technology license, an R&D alliance, or the formation of a new venture, PCI serves as a dedicated one-stop shop for commercial partnering with Penn.

Penn Health-Tech serves as a central hub for health technology innovation across the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, fostering the development of novel medical devices and healthcare technologies. It connects innovators across the ecosystem and provides resources, funding, and training to accelerate the translation of ideas into impactful solutions for healthcare.

At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety, and value in the discovery, development, and manufacture of health care products. Our global portfolio includes medicines and vaccines as well as many of the world’s best-known consumer health care products.

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship helps researchers, founders, and small businesses across the university and Southwestern Pennsylvania turn ideas into impact. By protecting intellectual property, building partnerships, fostering entrepreneurship, and driving economic growth, we connect innovators with the resources to succeed. 

UPMC Enterprises is the commercialization arm of UPMC, a Pittsburgh-based health care provider and insurer. At UPMC Enterprises, we believe that the smart integration of technology will be critical to solving the complex problems facing the health care industry.

As an organization dedicated to Life Changing Medicine, UPMC has defined a bold mission: to shape the future of health care through innovation. At UPMC Enterprises, we help bring this mission to life by turning innovative ideas into growing, thriving businesses. Through pioneering technology, we seek to improve the quality and reduce the cost of health care while continuously enhancing the overall patient experience.