Rolf O. Ehrhardt

MedCision LLC provides medical related software solutions. Its products include ThawSTAR Automated Cell Thawing Systems, BioT Temperature Stability Systems and Custom ULT Freezer Storage Boxes. The firm develops and commercializes technologies that automate and standardize preclinical and clinical biologics handling for critical post-manufacturing processes. The company was founded by Rolf O. Ehrhardt in 2016 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

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.

BioSeek, an Asterand company, is improving the success rate of pharmaceutical research and development by integrating human biology from the earliest stages of drug discovery onward. Their BioMAP® Systems incorporate predictive primary human cell-based disease models that generate uniquely informative biological activity profiles for each potential drug. As a result, their technology drives the selection and development of new drug candidates. they leverage their BioMAP® Systems technology in collaborations to enhance the productivity of their pharmaceutical partners' pipelines to identify promising compounds for therapeutic development. Asterand plc acquired BioSeek on February 18, 2010. Asterand is the leading global supplier of high quality, well characterized human tissue and human tissue-based research services to drug discovery scientists. BioSeek's BioMAP® platform and primary human cell based assays are highly complementary to the human tissue-based products and services offered by Asterand. Formed in January 2006 from the merger of Asterand, a human tissue biorepository, and Pharmagene, a human tissue-based drug discovery company, Asterand plc is uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive approach to meet the research needs of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. From their offices in Royston (United Kingdom), San Francisco, California and Detroit, Michigan they have more than 90 employees focused on providing services and products to accelerate drug discovery research from target identification through to compound evaluation and drug safety.

BioCision LLC operates as a life science research and development company. Its products include cell cryopreservation systems, sample cooling, freezing, snap-freezing, ice-free cooling systems, tube temperature and plate temperature management, support platforms, sample transport, cryostorage boxes, cryogenic vials, ice pans and buckets and other accessories. The firm’s products protect temperature-sensitive therapeutics, biological samples and biomaterials. The company was founded by Brian Schryver and Rolf O. Ehrhardt in 2007 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.