AcuTemp designs and manufactures mobile thermal management products used to maintain valuable - often life-saving - payloads at the right temperature during storage or transport. The company combines superior thermal technology and engineering know-how to provide highly efficient passive and powered delivery solutions, from small insulated carriers to large pallet-sized shipping containers.

The Center for Bioterrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness is a national center focused on interdisciplinary training, information dissemination, and technical assistance related to all-hazards preparedness in a global society. We are dedicated to providing approved continuing education to over 45 different medical, nursing and allied health professions. Online courses, live presentations and CD programs are available at no charge. The Center has developed unique expertise in preparedness training for vulnerable populations which include the elderly, persons with disabilities, non-English speakers, homeless, tourists, and rural populations.

PortBlue's CommandAware hospital incident management system is the most comprehensive incident management system available to hospitals today, covering all four phases of disaster management, from preparation and mitigation to response and recovery. CommandAware enables hospitals to quickly become HICS IV | NIMS compliant and promotes regional response through improved communication and data sharing across hospitals. www.commandaware.com

DiagnosisONE provides very advanced Disease Surveillance and Decision Support systems. Our customers include the Centers for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. www.diagnosisone.com

Isabel Healthcare produces the award-winning and validated 'Isabel' diagnosis decision support system which instantly provides clinicians with a gold standard checklist of likely diagnoses for a given set of signs and symptoms entered in free text or automatically extracted from the EMR.
Its new Bioterrorism specialty means that Isabel can help clinicians diagnose ALL diseases and conditions, including bioterrorism agents and diseases, in seconds. Real time epidemiologic information can also be collected on a federal, state or region wide basis providing vital and timely warnings to public health officials. www.isabelhealthcare.com

MedImmune strives to provide better medicines to patients, new medical options for physicians, rewarding careers to employees, and increased value to shareholders. Dedicated to advancing science and medicine to help people live better lives, the company is focused on the areas of infectious disease, cancer and inflammatory disease. The company's marketed products include Synagis(r) (palivizumab), Ethyol(r) (amifostine), and FluMist(r) (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal), with additional products in clinical testing. With more than 2,500 employees worldwide, MedImmune is headquartered in Maryland. For more information, visit the company's website at www.medimmune.com.

With projects in over 40 countries and a staff of more than 2,600, RTI International offers research and technical solutions to governments and businesses worldwide in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, democratic governance, economic and social development, energy, and the environment. www.rti.org