Carilion is a major investor in Third Security LLC, along with Randall J. Kirk, whom this Roanoke Times article is about!

Dr. Ed Murphy quote:

"If we want to help the community develop ... with more technology-related companies, more entrepreneurship and the like, then private equity and venture capital is the mother's milk of that type of development," explained Dr. Ed Murphy, chief executive officer of Carilion Clinic. "It's of singular importance to have those funds available here."

Carilion (Clinic/Biotech), despite being non-profit charitable organizations are, in fact, PRIVATELY OWNED by ......."Big Money"?  

WHERE ARE WE?  Healthcare Consumers, including the majority of Carilion hourly employee's, appear to be the "Low Profile" mentioned in this article. 

QUOTE:

"Yet despite Third Security's significant resources, the firm is largely unknown in the region and does relatively little community outreach."

CLICK HERE for the entire article: (its long)

From: BIG MONEY, 'LOW PROFILE' by Angela Manese-Lee angela.manese-lee@roanoke.com 381-8621
Source: Roanoke Times & World News, 9/9/2007.
Via: HighBeam™ Research
Copyright 2008 Roanoke Times & World News