Gustavo Salem

PerSeptive Biosystems developed and manufactured an integrated system for the purification, analysis, and synthesis of bio-molecules, reducing the time and cost of drug discoveries. BVP’s Chris Gabrieli invested in the company’s second round in December 1989. PerSeptive was purchased by Perkin Elmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) in 1998, it is a part of Applied Biosystems (NYSE: ABI), a subsidiary of Applera, Perkin Elmer’s former biotechnology division

Axion BioSystems, Inc. develops life science instrumentation and medical diagnostic equipment. The firms products include, such as MEA systems, MEA plates, AxIS software, and Lumos. The company was founded by Thomas J. O'Brien, Mark G. Allen, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Edgar Brown, Stephen P. DeWeerth and James D. Ross in May 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Siscapa Assay Technologies, Inc. provides products and services for precise quantitation of protein biomarkers, drugs, and drug targets using immuno-affinity mass spectrometry. Siscapa assays are used in clinical diagnostics and pharma R&D for particularly demanding applications, and in biomarker panels to characterize changes in health, disease, and treatment in longitudinal user-collected dried blood microsamples. Siscapa immuno-affinity mass spectrometry assays for targeted protein quantitation can be developed more quickly than typical ELISA immunoassays since they require only a single specific antibody and provide absolute target specificity because of the MS detection. Because Siscapa assays do not interact with one another, these assays can be freely assembled in panels for various applications. The American company was founded by N. Leigh Anderson, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

IROA Technologies LLC provides chemical signatures in biological compounds. Its products include IROA 100: Yeast and Fungi Profiling, IROA 200: Bacterial Profiling, IROA 300: Mammalian Profiling, IROA Phenotypic Quantitation Kit, IROA Fluxomic Quantitation Kit, Unlabeled IROA Mammalian Media, Unlabeled IROA Bacterial Media and Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum. The company was founded by Chris Beecher and Felice A. de Jong in June 2010 and is headquartered in Bolton, MA.

Assay Designs, Inc. researched and developed antibodies, reagents, proteins and related biological chemicals. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

thinXXS Microtechnology AG engages in the development and production of microfludic plastics disposables. It provides plastics disposables for the diagnostic, pharmaceutical, analytical, and medical industries. The firm’s services include concept study, product development, and ramp up and manufacturing. The company was founded by Lutz Weber and Hans-Joachim Hartmann on April 1, 2001 and is headquartered in Zweibrucken, Germany.