Richard Nathan Ellson

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.

Cytyc Prenatal Products Corp. provides products for the diagnosis of pregnancy related and female reproductive disorders. The company also designs, develops, and manufactures women health care products. It was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA

Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. develops medical devices that focus on improving the accuracy of diagnostic blood culture tests. The company was founded by Gregory J. Bullington and Richard G. Patton and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

SRI International provides contract research and development services. It is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Part of PTC, Inc., Rasna Corp. is a prepackaged software company. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Dave W. Pidwell. Rasna was acquired by PTC, Inc. on August 02, 1995 for $231.30 million.

JDRF International is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for type 1 diabetes research. JDRF find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Applied Biosystems, Inc. is a company that provides integrated systems for sequencing, flow cytometry, and various types of PCR. The company is based in Foster City, CA. The company's products cover the entire process from sample preparation to data analysis. The company was founded by Chris Yoo, Marvin H. Caruthers, Michael W. Hunkapiller, and Leroy E. Hood. Applied Biosystems was acquired by Invitrogen Corp. from Applera Corp. on November 21, 2008 for $6,417.85 million.

Labcyte Europe Ltd. provides assay miniaturization, automation, and laboratory services. The firm offers low-volume liquid handling systems for the life sciences. Its technologies include 'touchless' acoustic droplet ejection (ADE) for pico-to-nanoliter transfer, and non-contact magnetic feedback-controlled (MFC) reagent dispensing for nano-to-microliter transfer. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Labcon North America manufactures laboratory disposables. Its products include pipetting, centrifuging, chemistry, and storage. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

Zephyrus Biosciences, Inc. provides tools for protein analysis at the single cell level. The firm's products include Z1 instrument, zWest Kits, and scWestern system which enables western blotting on individual cells. Its products are used to gain insights into the biology of cancer, stem cells, neurology, and human disease and development. The company was founded by Kelly Gardner, Amy E. Herr and Joshua Molho in 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Vala Sciences, Inc. provides a platform for in vitro drug screening. The private company is based in San Diego. The American company's technology is used by premier research institutions, including the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Vala's platform uses proprietary fully automated video cytometry to simultaneously record and measure the effects of drug candidates on human hipscs loaded into well plates.

IONpath, Inc. transforms pathology with multiplexed ion beam imaging. The company was founded by Michael Angelo, Sean Bendall, Harris Fienberg and Gerry Noland and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Palvella Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a rare disease biopharmaceutical company. It develops and commercializes pathogenetically targeted therapies for rare genodermatoses with no approved treatments. Its products include QTORIN, PTX-022, PTX-367, and PTX-014. The company was founded by Wesley H. Kaupinen in 2015 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Dropworks, Inc. develops automated platform for performing biological assays. The company was founded by Chris Perkins and Andrew Larsen and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Aro Biotherapeutics Co. operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on the research and development of a new generation of protein biologics products. It specializes in oncology, drug discovery, drug development, licensing, drug delivery, sirna, immunology, bispecifics, protein conjugation, protein therapeutics and protein engineering services. The company was founded by Karyn O?Neil and Susan Dillon in 2018 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Patriot Growth Insurance Services LLC operates a platform which focuses on national insurance services firms that partners with employee benefits and property and casualty agencies. The company was founded by Matthew Gardner in 2019 and is headquartered in Washington, PA.

Strateos engages in the automation of chemistry, biology, and tissue analysis into closed loop robotic laboratories that support drug discovery programs. The company is headquartered in the Menlo Park, CA.

Visgenx, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics to protect against the loss of sight from retinal disorders. Its product pipeline includes Intravitreal Decitabine and gene therapy. The company was founded by Santosh J. Vetticaden and Robert Martin Emanuele and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Context Therapeutics LLC develops novel medicines for hormone responsive cancers. The company was founded by Martin Lehr in 2016 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

General Inception Management LLC (General Inception Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Vikram Chaudhery, Paul A. Conley and Jim Buzzitta. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.