The strength of CED lies in the breadth of its membership. Members includes tech and life science start-up and growth stage companies, professional service partners, academics and thought leaders.

Advancing Science, Improving Lives.  ILS is a leading life sciences services company that provides research support to federal and commercial clients. Among ILS’ core capabilities are investigative toxicology, genetic toxicology, molecular biology, histopathology, and environmental and information science services. These services are provided to a host of clients, including the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Based in Research Triangle Park, NC, ILS was founded by Chairman Dr. Thomas. K. Rao in 1985 and has 171 employees. For more information visit the ILS website or contact Sam Tetlow, Chief Business Officer.

Forma Life Science Marketing serves life science, med device and other companies selling B2B in the Discovery, Pre-clinical and Clinical Research sectors. Forma provides strategic (positioning, naming, messaging, research) and tactical (online, in print, on screen and in person) solutions that help their clients get found, get noticed and get hired. Forma understands clients’ science and translate that into compelling stories that change attitudes and compel action. 

Forma Medical Device Design invents and designs medical products, from single-use disposable products to hand-held devices to large diagnostic and research tools. This division of Forma helps companies harness innovation and create compelling user experiences.

“Ask the CFO” Tool – Scale Finance LLC, now providing part-time CFO & Controller services to over 75 entrepreneurial companies in NC has launched a new program where business owners and professionals can get quick, on-topic finance & accounting advice from their senior CFOs.  Questions range from “how can I get more out of my financial statements?” to “can we close our books by the 6th business day every month without the drama?” to “is there a $500K loan out there for us in this environment?” to “what’s my business worth?”. For more information, see www.scalefinance.com or contact Managing Director, Gary Hayes, at (919) 618-2551 or hayes@scalefinance.com.

Malcolm Thomas is president and CEO of Arbovax Inc., a biotechnology company commercializing a unique and innovative platform technology that can be used to make vaccines against insect-borne viral diseases. Arbovax recently completed successful pre-clinical trials of their Dengue 2 vaccine candidates and are also preparing for a similar trial of their Chikungunya vaccine in collaboration with UNC Chapel Hill.

Amy Griffin is a human resource professional with RPG Solutions, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm specializing in employee benefits. With more than eight years of generalist experience, professional acredidation and a primarily focus in the technology industry, Amy has worked with local heavy-hitters Arsenal Digital Solutions, Digitalsmiths and Geomagic.

Thomas, Knight, Trent, King and Company (TKTK®) is a full service accounting and business consulting firm, providing auditing, taxation, business consulting, personal financial planning and client accounting services.  TKTK helps entrepreneurs harness the power of their ideas and build strong financial and operational architectures that support growth, development and divestiture.  Their goal is to bring something new to each stage of the company's lifecycle.

Whether it's building a foundation to make the company operational, allowing it to expand in midlife or revaluating exit strategies; TKTK's team of experienced professionals guide their clients through each stage.

Frost, PLLC is a full service accounting firm, providing audit, tax, bookkeeping and related business and financial services. They help their clients define success and grow their business.

Frost believes in building a strong relationship to tailor the needs of each client. Entrepreneurs face many challenging and complex issues every day. There are a myriad of regulations, laws and policies to be followed in this global marketplace. Frost helps identifies potential landmines to give their clients the best solutions at the greatest value.

Phil Bartos is the founder and CEO of NarraSupport and NC3 (The Nursing Customer Contact Center).  NarraSupport provides software development services to a number of industries.  In addition to these various industry segments, NarraSupport has established a practice solely focused on the computer gaming vertical to support the Triangle’s burgeoning computer gaming industry.  NC3 is a customer contact center focused on the healthcare and medical industries.  With its key operations located in the Philippines and staffed solely with RNs (registered nurses) as agents, NC3 serves the hospital, pharmaceutical, bio-tech, medical equipment and healthcare/medical software markets.  
 
In addition to NarraSupport, Phil serves on the boards of the NC Museum of Life and Sciences in Durham and The Genesis Home.  Phil has been a CED member for the past two years.

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of some of NC’s brightest entrepreneurs in this video series with Joe Colopy, CEO of Bronto Software.  The first video in the series features Eric Boggs and Adam Covati, Co-founders of Argyle Social - one of Durham’s exciting start-ups.

Bronto Software is a leading email marketing service provider based in Durham, North Carolina. Since its founding in 2002, Bronto has offered a robust email marketing platform coupled with award-winning client services to online retailers and businesses that drive transactions online.

3DMedia Corporation develops technologies to create, view, and distribute 3D content.  3DMedia's technologies address the problem of 3D content generation, which is by all accounts the biggest obstacle to consumer adoption of 3D.  These 3D technologies are available for licensing and incorporation into consumer products such as cameras, mobile phones, HDTVs, and PCs.

Raleigh-based FM:Systems helps facilities and real-estate professionals improve customer service, reduce costs and increase productivity enterprise-wide. FM:Systems' web-based software improves management of space, occupancy, moves, maintenance, leases, property and sustainability initiatives.Customer results include real-estate costs reduced by 15%, move spend reduced by 88%, and enterprise productivity savings of $1.5 million.

At Preation our mission is to build easy-to-use online software tools, like our Eden website marketing system, that make it easier for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and find success. We write a bi-weekly column on small business marketing opportunities on our blog. Visit http://blog.preation.com to learn many effective techniques for marketing your business online.

As a woman-owned small business that started in Raleigh with a single client and a truly entrepreneurial spirit, Exhibit Resources grasps the challenges that a start-up faces. Exhibit Resources helps new companies tell their story in face-to-face marketing settings. They are creative and resourceful in our approach, and have been trusted to kick-start the rise of many of the Triangle's success stories.