University of Kansas

University of Kansas

University of Kansas

Overview
Date Founded

1865

Headquarters

1502 Iowa Street,Lawrence, KS 66045-7576

Industries

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Company Description

The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university and the largest university in the State of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas, with the main campus located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest location in Lawrence. The University was opened in 1866, under a charter granted by the Kansas Legislature in 1864.

Website

http://www.ku.edu

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In The News
Axios.com
March 12, 2021
Kansas and Virginia drop out of conference tournaments due to positive COVID cases
Targeted News Service
March 12, 2021
University of Kansas: Researchers Boost the Potency of an HIV-1 Antibody, Tracing New Potential Pathways for Vaccine Development
USA Today
March 12, 2021
Reporting on LSU leads to calls for change
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March 11, 2021
University of Kansas Researchers Designing Career Development via Telehealth for Rural Individuals With Disabilities
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March 10, 2021
LSU: How Has COVID-19 Affected Community Newspapers?

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Executives & Employees
Irina Six

Owner

Jenny Mehmedovic

Owner

Penny Kellum

Owner

Darrell Brogdon

Owner

Brad Nachtigal

Owner

Myunghyun OH

Owner

Tamara Falicov

Owner

Brett Wedel

Owner

Herman Munczek

Owner

Marilyn Figuieras

Owner

Board of Directors
Karen Seaberg

Co-Owner at Long John Silver's LLC

Mike Powell

General Partner at Sofinnova Investments, Inc.

Neal Sharma

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Digital Evolution Group LLC

Distinguished Alumni
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Linda Zarda Cook is now Chief Executive Officer & Director at Harbour Energy Plc
David G. Booth is now Founder & Executive Chairman at Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Peter Alex Mallouk is now President & Chief Investment Officer at Creative Planning, Inc.
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Advisors & Consultants
Advisor
Ashley Deihr

Partner, Grants Administration & Research Compliance at Baker Tilly US LLP

Advisor
Martin Grenzebach

Chairman at Grenzebach Glier & Associates, Inc.

Consultant
Melinda Church

Senior Vice President at Grenzebach Glier & Associates, Inc.
Clients
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in identifying, developing, and commercializing pharmaceutical products. Its product candidates are bardoxolone methyl and omaveloxolone, which activate the transcription factor Nrf2 to restore mitochondrial function, reduce oxidative stress, and resolve inflammation. The company was founded by W. Christian Wigley, Waldemar Priebe, Philip J. Thomas, Jef Karel de Brabander, Thomas C. Sudhof, Jonathan M. Graff, and J. Warren Huff in 2002 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Orphazyme A/S

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Non-Profit Donations & Grants Received
$175K
12/31/2015
The G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation

$8,750
02/28/2015
Brisley Scholarship Loan Fund

$175K
12/31/2014
The G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation

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Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in discovering, developing, and delivering important new medicines to patients for the treatment of cancer. The firm designs a drug candidate, DCC-2618, to inhibit the full spectrum of mutant or amplified KIT and PDGFRa kinases that drive cancers such as gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), advanced systemic mastocytosis (ASM), gliomas, and other solid tumors. It also develops two other clinical-stage drug candidates, DCC-3014 and rebastinib, as immuno-oncology kinase, inhibitors targeting the kinases CSF1R, and TIE2 kinas. The company was founded by Peter A. Petillo and Daniel L. Flynn in November 2003 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

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VasoGenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Vasogenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops cardiology drug products for acute treatment of life threatening ischemia associated with myocardial infarction and the chronic treatment of congestive heart failure. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lenexa, KS.

Suppliers
ImpediMed Ltd. Industrial Machinery & Manufacturing | Pinkenba, Australia

ImpediMed Ltd. engages in the development and distribution of bioimpedance devices with a focus on medical applications in the fluid status area. It operates through the Medical, and Test and Measurement segments. The Medical segment supplies non-invasive medical technology products and services to measure, monitor, and manage tissue composition and fluid status using bioimpedance spectroscopy. The Test and Measurement segment offers power precision testing and measuring equipment. The company was founded by Melvyn John Bridges and Lucille Mayse Bridges on September 27, 1999 and is headquartered in Pinkenba, Australia.

Quanterix Corp. Biotechnology | Lexington, MA

Quanterix Corp. engages in the development of ultra-sensitive digital immunoassay platform that advances precision health for life sciences research and diagnostics. Its products and services include Simoa Assay Kits, HD-X analyzer, SR-X Biomarker Detection System, SP-X Imaging and Analysis System, 2470 Arrayer, Simoa Accelerator Laboratory, Uman NF-Light, and Homebrew -Custom Assay Development. The company was founded by Nicholas J. Naclerio and David R. Walt in April 2007 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Awards & Honors
Rank #188
2010
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy 400
Sponsored by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Rank #173
2009
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy 400
Sponsored by The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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