Sponsors
The many partners who are contributing to the Congress will be the foundation for building a successful Commons going forward. We particularly want to thank and acknowledge the financial sponsors who share our vision for a progressive genomics community and helped make it possible through their generous support.
GOLD SPONSOR
Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation
The Kauffman Foundation is working to further understand the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, to advance entrepreneurship education and training efforts, to promote entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and to better facilitate the commercialization of new technologies by entrepreneurs and others that have great promise for improving the economic welfare of the world. www.kauffman.org
SILVER SPONSORS
Pfizer, Inc.
Working together for a healthier world.
At today’s Pfizer, we’re creating connections with those who can inspire us to do more, spark new ideas, and share our challenges and successes. www.pfizer.com
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright. www.creativecommons.org
LUNCH SPONSOR
NextBio
NextBio is the provider of an innovative platform that enables life science researchers to search, discover, and share knowledge locked within public and proprietary data. www.nextbio.com
Supporters
We also wish to thank the following organizations for their generous ongoing support of Sage Bionetworks and its initiatives including the Commons Congress:
CHDI Foundation
CHDI Foundation works with academic and industrial scientists throughout the world to rapidly discover and develop treatments that slow the progression of Huntington’s disease. www.chdifoundation.org
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the investment banks and venture capital firms that finance them. www.wsgr.com
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