David Austin

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops tissue-based diagnostic solutions. It designs and delivers medical diagnostic systems and slide-based cancer tests. Its products include absolute Eosinophil count (AEC) detection kit intended for laboratory use to identify targets by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue or frozen tissue on a BenchMark and BenchMark XT instrument and DISCOVERY XT research instrument that brings automation, reproducibility, and productivity to IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH) slide preparation and processing. The company was founded by Thomas M. Grogan in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Kapa Biosystems, Inc. provides genomic tools. It develops solutions that accelerate genomics research to diagnose, monitor, and treat cancer and complex inherited and infectious diseases. The company was founded by John Foskett, Paul McEwan, Ron McEwan, and Christopher McGuinness in 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

Littler Mendelson PC operates as a global employment and labor law practice firm. The firm’s service solutions include littler Global Positioning System, Littler healthcare reform, Littler Xmpt, workplace policy institute, training-compliance, ethics, leadership, Littler CaseSmart, Littler human resources PolicySmart, home care toolkit, Littler LaborSmart, compliance human resources and Littler X-celerator. The company was founded by Robert Littler and Thomas Coakley in 1942 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Trophos SA engages in manufacturing and development of pharmaceutical products. It offers medicines to patients with conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy and cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury. The company was founded by Antoine Beret and Michel Delaage in 1991 and is headquartered in Marseille, France.

IQuum, Inc. designs and develops biological molecular diagnostics products. It develops lab-in-a-tube technology, a novel biological sample testing platform which provides revolutionary benefits to a broad cross section of the bioassay market. The firm''s proprietary technology enables the non-specialized personnel to perform more sophisticated biological sample testing in any setting with greater speed. The company was founded by Shuqi Chen and Keith Greenfield in 1998 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. offers diagnostics and genetic testing services. It focuses on improving overall patient care by developing and delivering genetic testing. The company was founded by John R. Stuelpnagel, Kenneth Song, Andrew J. Sparks, Michael E. Mitchell and Arnold R. Oliphant in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. engages in providing personalized healthcare by creating diagnostics and treatments tailored to individual genetic and disease profiles. The firm's solutions include NGS Oncology Assays, sample collection, nucleic acid extraction and library preparation. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.