Melita Ball

MSDx, Inc. provides novel biomarker tools for studying disease processes. It offers research and reference test products for multiple sclerosis research laboratories, clinical laboratory organizations, and specialty labs; point-of-care tests to the physicians providing care to the multiple sclerosis patients; and reagent kits to in-vitro diagnostic manufacturers. The firm provides blood test products for health care professionals and patients in the United States and internationally. The company was founded by Stephen Bassett, Allan Conger, Rick Gibson and Marie Wesselhoft in 2005 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. manufactures surgical devices and equipments. Its products include the ENDOPATH XCEL access system, CONTOUR curved cutter stapler, HARMONIC ultrasonic cutting and coagulation surgical devices and the MAMMOTOME breast biopsy system. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Tolera Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel therapies and technologies for immune modulation. Its products include anti-aßTCR antibody an immune induction therapy in solid organ transplantation and graft versus host disease. The company was founded by Jake Orville, Maria Siemionow, James J. Herrmann and John J. Puisis in 2007 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

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.

Life Technologies Corp. provides products in the areas of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. Its brands include Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems, Gibco, Molecular Probes, Noves, Ambion and Ion Torrent. The firm’s portfolio includes the most cited products and technologies in qPCR, capillary electrophoresis sequencing, nextgeneration sequencing, molecular diagnostics, forensics, cell culture and analysis, and agriculture research. The company was founded on November 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Third Wave Technologies, Inc. developed DNA and RNA detection technology. It provided molecular solutions for clinical, research, and agricultural customers. The company was founded in February 1993 and was headquartered in Madison, WI.