BioForward Member Directory

5 Lakes Institute was founded in 2007 to promote collaborative development of high-technology solutions to grand challenge problems in healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture in and around metropolitan Milwaukee. Its vision is to become the most respected and influential high-technology collaboration network in the Great Lakes Region.

ACROBiosystems Group, founded in 2010 and listed in 2021, is a biotechnology company aimed at being a cornerstone of the global biopharmaceutical and health industries by providing products and business models innovation. The company spans across the globe and maintains offices, R&D centers, and production bases in over 10 different cities within the United States, Switzerland, England and Germany. ACROBiosystems Group has established numerous long-term and stable partnerships with the world’s top pharmaceutical enterprises, including Pfizer, Novartis, and Johnson & Johnson, and numerous well-known academic institutes. The company comprises of several subsidiaries such as ACROBiosystems, bioSeedin, Condense Capital, and ACRODiagnostics. ACROBiosystems’ brands include FLAG, Star Staining, ViruStop, Aneuro, ComboX, GENPower, and many others. Its main products and services are recombinant proteins, kits, antibodies, scientific services, and other related products. ACROBiosystems employs a strict quality control system for its products that are used in biopharmaceutical research and development, production, and clinical application. This includes targeted discovery and validation, candidate drug screening/optimization, CMC development and pilot production, preclinical research, clinical trials, commercial production, and clinical application of companion diagnostics. Through the continuous development of new technologies and products, ACROBiosystems Group creates value for the global pharmaceutical industry and actively empowers our partners. The company is dedicated to accelerating the drug development process, including targeted therapies, immunotherapeutic drugs, and its clinical applications, and contributes to global health.

AHP Health Innovation is tasked with improving quality of life through thoughtful partnerships between people and microbes.

AIQ’s technology enables robust and longitudinal quantitative assessment of individual lesions associated with complex diseases. The technology provides oncologists and radiologists with multiple layers of information concerning the early identification, anatomical location and number of individual lesions (diagnostic utility), total volume of lesions (tumor burden), quantitative and qualitative individual and composite changes in lesion volume during active therapy (therapeutic response utility), and heterogeneity of lesion responses that occur during a therapeutic regimen. This intelligence informs treatment planning for better patient management.

ASQExcellence (ASQE) was founded in January 2020 as a trade association whose mission is to set the standard for quality-driven offerings and insights worldwide, inspiring the organizations it serves to achieve excellence. ASQE provides expertise, insights, thought leadership, networks and resources to a global membership of organizations and their affiliated individuals representing a wide range of industries and cultures. ASQE is a registered trademark of ASQ, which was founded in 1946. Both are headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., USA. ASQ and ASQE complement and enhance each other by providing member value for both individuals and organizations.

ATL is an ISO 13485;2016 certified, FDA registered, and cGMP compliant printing, converting, and contract manufacturer of custom labels, disposable medical devices, die cut components, material laminations, and converted products for the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotech markets. ATL is known for it's problem-solving expertise in helping start-ups to Fortune 500 companies bring their products to life by providing technical support for material selection, product design, and process development, from concept through engineering and validation, to full scale manufacturing. Since 1954, ATL has built trust and confidence with customers across the globe. From short runs to high volume, we deliver high-quality products on time and on budget. We specialize in narrow web flexographic and digital printing, material converting (die cutting, multi-layer laminating, cold seal packaging, island placement), clean room manufacturing, custom product assembly, packaging, and distribution of tapes and foams.

Abingdon Health is a lateral flow technology leader that provides our global customer base with comprehensive CRO & CDMO services across a range of sectors, including clinical point-of-care, clinical self-test, pharmaceutical, defense, animal health, food, plant and environmental. Our unique end-to-end value proposition takes projects from idea to commercial success, as we focus on “design for manufacture” and “design for the user” from Day One. Our contract service solutions include card and strip manufacture, device assembly, product design and packaging, regulatory support, and commercialization services.

Accuray develops, manufactures and sells radiotherapy systems for alternative cancer treatments. Our radiation therapy for cancer makes treatment shorter, safer, personalized and more effective, ultimately enabling patients to live longer, better lives.

Actalent connects passion with purpose. The company is supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, the company'ss scalable engineering and sciences services and talent solutions provide the expertise customers need to achieve more. Actalent's global footprint and flexible delivery models ensure access to specialized talent where and when you need it.

Admiral Chemicals is a US-based specialty chemical manufacturer and distributor with decades of experience supporting research, process development, and manufacturing. Combined with our commitment to service and quality, we provide a robust supply chain. Our expertise in the field of chemistry allows us to manufacture and distribute materials that meet the specific needs of our clients across the life science industry. We continue to invest and grow our manufacturing capacity in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to supplement our curated global supply base. We are committed to providing unparalleled customer support, from initial consultation to post-sales service. Our mission is to be a trusted partner for our customers, providing them with the best possible solutions to their scientific needs.

AdvaMed is the world's largest medical technology association representing device, diagnostics, and digital technology manufacturers. AdvaMed`s member companies collectively represent 80% of U.S. medical technology firms that produce close to 90% of annual health care technology purchases in the United States and more than 40% globally.

AdvantiGen Biosciences, a start-up immunotherapy company, utilizes our patented technologies to create monoclonal antibodies (drugs) for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. We’re developing a new drug to a previously unknown cancer target. This new Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor drug has the potential to reach Billions in annual sales. Our team has decades of experience in drug discovery & development and our technology is up to 100x more efficient than other approaches.

Affiliated Engineers is the AEC industry's leading technical consulting firm for uniquely complex large-scale building, energy, and utility projects. In 41 years we have grown from a local engineering firm heating schools and churches in Madison, Wisconsin, to a global practice creating projects that make a difference in the world.

Manufacture of growth Media SimPL: Simulated Platelet Lysate(porcine); a replacement for FBS

We provide high-quality plasmid DNA, proteins, enzymes, and other biologicals to help our partners achieve ground-breaking science throughout a variety of life science applications. From contract services to comprehensive solutions, we supply what you need, when you need it, with expert support at every stage of development and production.

Alithias is a healthcare data analytics and patient advocacy company serving over 200 self-insured employers, TPAs, Networks, and Insurance companies and over 150,000 member lives.

Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT), headquartered in Madison, Wis., provides regulated electric and natural gas service to about 950,000 electric and 410,000 natural gas customers in Iowa and Wisconsin. Alliant Energy’s mission is to deliver energy solutions and exceptional service customers and communities count on – safely, efficiently and responsibly. Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company are Alliant Energy’s two public utility subsidiaries. For more information, visit alliantenergy.com.

Amgen discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics and brings novel medicines from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safe, effective medicines from lab to manufacturing plant to patient. Amgen therapeutics have helped millions of people in the fight against a wide range of serious illnesses. With a strong pipeline of potential new pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to improve lives.

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals develops medicines that treat intractable diseases by silencing the genes that cause them. Using a broad portfolio of RNA chemistries and efficient modes of delivery, Arrowhead therapies trigger the RNA interference mechanism to induce rapid, deep, and durable knockdown of target genes. RNA interference, or RNAi, is a mechanism present in living cells that inhibits the expression of a specific gene, thereby affecting the production of a specific protein. Arrowhead’s RNAi-based therapeutics leverage this natural pathway of gene silencing.

Automated Logic is a global leader in building automation systems with the mission of helping you determine if your facilities are (or are not) performing to industry benchmarks, and to assist you in turning those facilities to exceed the same industry benchmarks. The company`s focus is fourfold. It includes overall systems performance, energy conservation measures, comfort considerations, and indoor air quality issues.

Axio BioPharma is aiming to revolutionize biopharmaceutical manufacturing through the power of artificial intelligence. By leveraging our proprietary AI model, we accelerate the development of mammalian expressed recombinant protein therapeutics, dramatically shortening the timeline from initial lab research to clinical manufacturing readiness. Our innovative approach not only increases efficiency but also significantly reduces costs, setting new standards in the biopharma industry.