Peter G. Dworkin

Applera Corp. manufactures medical instruments

Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc. is a company that researches and develops pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company was founded in 1985 by Dennis M. Brown. Matrix Pharmaceutical was acquired by Chiron Corp. on February 19, 2002 for $58.63 million.

Protein Design Labs, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel therapies for inflammation and autoimmune diseases, acute cardiac conditions and cancer. PDL markets several biopharmaceutical products in the United States through its hospital sales force and wholly-owned subsidiary, ESP Pharma, Inc. As a company of development of humanized antibodies, It has licensed its patents to numerous pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, some of which are now paying royalties on net sales of licensed products.

TI Gotham, Inc. is a media company, which engages in the provision of portfolio of news and lifestyle brands across a set of interest areas. The company was founded by Henry Robinson Luce and Briton Hadden on November 28, 1922 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

Part of The Hearst Family Trust, San Francisco Chronicle is a daily newspaper publisher. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Chronicle was acquired by The Hearst Corp. from Chronicle Publishing Co. on July 27, 2000 for $660 million. The company was founded in 1865. The CEO is Bill Nagel.

U.S. News & World Report LP publishes newspapers and magazines. It publishes information related to politics, money, business, education, colleges, health and hospitals as well as places to work in the federal government. The company was founded by David Lawrence in 1933 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.