Fran Tuttle

Xceed Molecular Corporation is a molecular diagnostic company dedicated to commercializing a platform for automated gene expression analysis and developing proprietary clinical research assays and custom arrays. They develop tools and content aimed at accelerating the current market trend towards 'translational medicine', and bridging the gap from gene signature validation to clinical diagnostics. The Ziplex Automated Workstation is the first integrated and fully automated hybridization system for multiplex gene expression signatures. Their integrated solution - the Ziplex System - features this innovative instrument platform and focused-content TipChip arrays and reagents to perform highly multiplexed molecular assays with superior accuracy, reproducibility, speed and scalability. The Ziplex System is designed to provide the ease-of-use in assay automation and analytics that is required to successfully translate gene expression analysis from research use into routine practice. Xceed complements the Ziplex platform by offering Gene Expression Services and Assay Development Services.

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HX Diagnostics, Inc. provides diagnostic services for infectious diseases. It develops and commercializes seasonal and pandemic influenza assays that allow clinicians to make assessments of their patient's health status. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Protedyne Corp. provides industrial-quality automation and data management services. It offers genome-based drug discovery equipment. The firm also provides automation systems that combine laboratory robotic hardware with a software infrastructure to ensure data management and process tracking. The company was founded by Stan Klein in June 2000 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.