Anne Brody Rubin

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.

Sybase, Inc. engages in the development and provision of mobile and wireless software solutions for data integration. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets prescription drugs in various therapeutic areas, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, pain management, acid reflux and infectious diseases, women’s health, and mental health (bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia); and neurologic, including Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and migraine prevention and treatment. Its products include Axert, Darzalezx, Invokamet XR, Invokana, Remicade, Reopro, and Risperdal Consta. The company was founded by Paul Janssen in 1953 and is headquartered in Titusville, NJ.

SARcode Bioscience, Inc., develops biopharmaceutical products. Its program is a novel class of lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) antagonists for the treatment T-cell mediated inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Thomas Gadek and John P. Burnier in 2006 and is headquartered in Brisbane, CA.

Medtronic Monitoring, Inc. treats cardiac arrhythmias. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Incline Therapeutics, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. The firm operates as hospital-focused specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of IONSYS (fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system). The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Seatle, WA.

Cardeas Pharma Corp. develops drugs for the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia. It offers a novel antibiotic formulation of two drugs with synergistic activity against relevant, resistant Gram-negative bacilli, including pseudomonas aeruginosa, acinetobacter baumannii, and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. The company was founded by Alan Bruce Montgomery on November 23, 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc (Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson founded in 1973. The firm is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

H.I.G. Capital LLC operates as s a private equity and alternative assets investment firm. Its portfolio focuses in private equity, growth equity, real estate, debt or credit, lending, and bio health. The company was founded by Sami W. Mnaymneh and Anthony Tamer in 1993 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Part of TSI, Inc. (Minnesota), Aerometrics, Inc. develops and manufactures flow and particle measuring instruments. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. Aerometrics was acquired by TSI, Inc. (Minnesota) on October 10, 1995.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Gemin X Pharmaceuticals US Inc. is engaged in the development of cancer therapeutics. It offers mimetic and telomere capping programs, as well as screening, medicinal chemistry, and preclinical development services. The company was founded by Gordon C. Shore in 1998 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

American Heart Association, Inc. operates a voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. The organization offers services for coronary heart diseases and strokes, high blood cholesterol & physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Cardiva Medical, Inc. designs and develops vascular access management products. It offers VASCADE, an extravascular closure device designed to increase the comfort and safety of vascular closure for patients; and Catalyst, a device that supports the body's natural healing process by enhancing the vessel's inherent natural elastic recoil, tissue apposition and coagulation. The company was founded by Zia Yassinzadeh and Augustine Y. Lien in July 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

The American College of Radiology is a national organization serving radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of radiology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services. ACR devotes its programs to make imaging safe, effective, and accessible. The college publishes the journal of the American College of Radiology and the ACR bulletin. It also provides the national accreditation program for mammography. ACR also hosts the ACR career center for radiologists. The College was founded in 1923 and its office is located in Reston, VA.

American College of Cardiology Foundation provides cardiovascular education services. Its services include cardiac surgery, chronic angine, diabetes, geriatric cardiology and heart failure and cardiomyopathies. The company was founded by Franz Groedel, Robert P. Glover and Bruno Kisc in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Association of Bioscience Financial Officers operates as a national networking group for biotechnology, med tech and bioscience financial officers. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Nutrinia Ltd. develops bioactive feed supplements for infant formulas and animal feed. The firm is involved in broad intellectual property protection, industrial processes envelopment, conducting additional clinical trials and obtaining regulatory approval for the supplementation of pre-term and infant formulas with Insulin. The company was founded by Naim Shehadeh in 2003 and is headquartered in Ramat-Gan, Israel.

InCarda Therapeutics, Inc. develops cardiovascular disease treatment through pulmonary delivery of established drugs. It also develops an inhaled therapy intended to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Narasimhan Rangachari, John S. Patton, Gregory M. Marcus and Carlos A. Schuler in 2009 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Channel Medsystems, Inc. engages in the development of healthcare technologies. The company was founded by Daniel Rogers Burnett and Brian Michael Neil on March 15, 2013 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC focuses on accelerating innovation worldwide and forming collaborations between entrepreneurs and Johnson & Johnson's healthcare businesses. The company is based in South San Francisco, CA. Johnson & Johnson Innovation provides scientists, entrepreneurs, and emerging companies with one-stop access to science and technology experts who can facilitate collaborations across the pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer companies of Johnson & Johnson. The company connects with innovators through its regional innovation centers, Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JLABS, JJDC, Inc., and its business development teams to create customized deals and novel collaborations that speed up the development of innovations to solve unmet needs in patients. JLABS provides the laboratories, expertise, education, tools, and resources needed to help life science startups thrive, all with no strings attached. Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center for Device Innovation at the Texas Medical Center (CDI @ TMC) has been established to accelerate the development of medical devices.

Eluminex Biosciences Ltd. is a Chinese clinical-stage biotechnology company that focuses on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics for ophthalmic diseases. Eluminex's headquarters and research and development center are located in Biobay Industrial Park, with a US-subsidiary located in the area. The private company has developed a pipeline of next-generation protein therapeutics for retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, macular edema, and diabetic retinopathy. The company is devoted to innovating the next generation of first-in-class or ocular therapeutics for vision-threatening or lifestyle-limiting ocular diseases. Eluminex has exclusively licensed rights for the development and commercialization of an investigational clinical-stage biosynthetic cornea derived from recombinant human collagen type III for the treatment of corneal blindness.

Serotiny, Inc. is an ecological adaptation exhibited by some seed plants. The company was founded in Justin Farlow and Colin Farlow and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Voyant Biotherapeutics LLC develops ocular therapeutics to solve age-related macular degeneration. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA.