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Ability Orthopedics sells prosthetic devices.

Adhezion Biomedical develops and produces cyanoacrylate-based medical adhesive, wound care and microbial barrier products for connective tissue (human skin). The company's manufacturing and research facility is located in Hudson, N.C.

Advanced Hydrogen Technologies develops hydrogen-based technologies and materials that can be used in the manufacturing, medical, defense, automotive and aerospace industries.

Albemarle Lithium produces experimental quantities of new products, including amides, hydrides and alkoxide.

Allergy Partners is a single-specialty practice specializing in the treatment of allergic disease, asthma, and immunology. The company operates an Extract Lab in Asheville, NC.

ALP Life Sciences has formulated and markets a High-3 fish oil supplement to increase omega-3 absorption and bioavailability for the treatment of fatty liver disease and inflammatory diseases.

Ardeal Pharma is a virtual pharma company developing patented stabilized sulforaphane for the dermal pharmaceutical and cosmetic markets.

Asheville Angels is a member-based angel investor network with a focus on startups and early-stage, high-growth companies in Asheville and across the Southeast.

Asheville Flavor Innovations evaluates the nutritional benefits of and develops new uses for spent craft brewer's yeast. The company makes Asheville Brew Bites, a chocolate confection.

Baird Regulatory Services provides drug regulatory affairs consulting.

Bent Creek Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit botanical research and economic development organization serving primarily North Carolina-based natural products companies seeking to innovate botanical wellness solutions.

Bio-Partners is an executive search firm specializing in the bioscience, medical device and pharmaceutical industries. The firm's primary focus is on key officer, operations and engineering talent recruiting.

BioPhotix analyzes, designs and develops PhotoBioReactors, including modeling and optimization of solar and synthetic light sources.

Blue Ridge Biofuels is a manufacturer and distributor of biodiesel from recycled cooking oil. The company provides bulk and retail sales of biodiesel and biodiesel-petroleum blends for on road, off road, and home heating applications.

Blue Ridge Food Ventures is a shared-use food and natural product processing facility that offers support in product development, regulatory guidance, and advice on packaging and label design.

Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) researches small-molecule inhibitors of protein kinases and targeted cancer therapies.

Blue Ridge X-Ray is a national independent distributor of imaging systems for hospitals, physicians, chiropractors and veterinarians.

Botanics Trading supplies organic botanicals for use in the manufacturing of herbal medicines and dietary supplements.

Carolina Financial Group is an investment banking firm that specializes in raising private capital and providing financial advisory services.

Cohesion Phenomics is a CLIA-certified molecular diagnostic laboratory. Cohesion Phenomics also develops DNA sequencing tests for complex and single gene disorders within specific clinical areas such as cardiovascular disease.

Conviron supplies, installs, certifies, and repairs plant growth chambers and rooms, incubators, germinators and special application rooms.

The Coweeta Research Work Unit at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory studies how forests affect the streams that flow through them.

Decision Driver provides analytical consulting from pre-discovery to retrospective actual use studies for pharma, medical device, biotech and CRO companies. Services include economic and predictive modeling, market research and statistical analysis.

Earth Renewable Technologies develops and sells a bio-based microfiber additive technology for increasing the performance and sustainability of renewable and recycled polymers.

EnergyXchange is a North Carolina Environmental Education Center that demonstrates the use of landfill gas for heat, solar electric photovoltaics, solar thermal heat generation, and woodwaste-to-energy in craft studios and greenhouses.

Environmental Testing Solutions offers microbiological and chemical testing for drinking water and wastewater and aquatic biomonitoring toxicity testing.

f(x) Immune Diagnostics provides advanced testing services to developers of immuno-therapeutics and vaccines using its proprietary technologies. The company's pipeline includes related clinical diagnostics, point-of-care and companion assays and systems.

North American Bio-Energies (NABE), doing business as Foothills Bio-Energies LLC, produces biodiesel from virgin agri-based feedstock.

Gaia Herbs grows and produces certified organic herbal products, including liquid extracts, functional powders and herbal teas. All growing, manufacturing, processing, researching, packaging and distribution takes place in its North Carolina facilities.

Geriatric Practice Management provides health record and revenue management services and software.

Global Alliances assists companies in forming international partnerships, with a particular focus on France, Germany and Japan. Industries of interest include pharmaceuticals, healthcare, engineering and manufacturing.

GOPS Group is a business consulting firm specializing in the emerging biomass industry. GOPS Group is partnering with Proterra Energy to develop AlgaMax as an alternative fuel source.

Herbal Ingenuity is a bulk wholesaler of plants to medicinal, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and spice companies. They also offer toll processing for spices and botanicals.

Ideal Medical Technologies develops healthcare technologies. The company’s first product uses artificial intelligence-based glucose control software to control ICU glycemic levels.

ImageCare provides branding, positioning and marketing research services to healthcare and life science companies.

Ivory Tower Science conducts research and educates students in fermentation sciences at its fermentation pilot plant.

KdT Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund investing in computational science and life science firms.

Lennon Search provides direct staffing and contract placements of top executives, product managers, QA/RA management, operations engineers and production managers in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

MLS sells laboratory reagents, consumable supplies, instrument replacement parts, and new and re-certified clinical laboratory equipment. The company also provides preventative maintenance and service for laboratory analyzers.

Merlin Biomedical Consulting provides advice and support in all phases of drug discovery and development, from initial concepts to NDA/BLA and Phase 4 commitments.

Migraine Solutions is developing Relaspen, an intra-nasal medical device which applies lidocaine directly to the SPG (Sphenopataline Ganglion) nerve, reducing migraines.

MoonBranch Botanicals is a wholesale supplier of high quality botanical products. They supply only herbalists, herbal product processors, retailers and others in the natural products industry.

Mountain Research Station's research activities include work with field and forage crops, horticultural crops, Christmas trees, burley tobacco, and livestock.

Native Botanics grows botanically-based raw materials for the dietary supplement industry.

The BioNetwork Natural Products Lab and Test Kitchen, part of the NC Community College system, offers QA testing services for herbal material, dietary supplements, craft beverages, and biodiesel, as well as laboratory rental for life science businesses.

New Belgium brews beer. This site is a manufacturing the East Coast distributor.

The Arboretum provides education, economic development, research, conservation, and garden demonstration. The Arboretum also houses medicinal plant and endophytic fungi research collections and a botanical reference library.

Nu Device Consulting provides regulatory affairs services and 510(k) submission assistance to medical device companies.

PACE Analytical Services' Asheville laboratory provides inorganic and aquatic toxicity testing services, as well as sampling services for groundwater, wastewater and soil.