Cliff Turner

Life Technologies, Inc. provides essential technologies needed by the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical communities. The company manufactures and markets a breadth of offerings unique in the industry, used in applications of the life sciences discovery, development, and production process

Affymetrix, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis. The company was founded by Stephen P. A. Fodor in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nanosphere, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and market of molecular diagnostics platform. Its platform, Verigene System, enables clinicians to identify and treat bacteria and viruses responsible for some of the most complex, costly, and deadly infectious diseases. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Robert Letsinger on December 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Advanced Cooling Therapy, Inc. operates as a medical device company that develops patient temperature management solutions. The firm's products include ECD01 and ECD02. The company was founded by Erik B. Kulstad in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

NextGen Sciences Ltd. provides technologies and reagents for molecular biology and protein research. Its advanced products automate and simplify complex research techniques, saving time and resources, improving results, and accelerating discovery. The company was founded on January 28, 2000 by Kevin Auton and David Wigley and is headquartered in Huntingdon, the United Kingdom.

Heartland Angels, Inc. (Heartland Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Ronald Leslie Kirschner. The firm is headquartered in Skokie, Illinois.

Abiant, Inc. provides advanced imaging technology services. The firm designs, conducts, and analyzes neuroimaging studies for pharmaceutical partners to assess drug effects upon the brain. Its image data, which can be collected using small numbers of subjects, provides insight to a drug's brain penetration, target interaction, effects upon brain function, and impact upon disease pathology. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Grayslake, IL.