Howard Goldstein

Argonaut Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets products that enable chemists to use high speed parallel synthesis in the development of new drugs

ProteinSimple engages in the proprietary systems and consumables for protein analysis. Its products include simple plex, ice, simple western, micro-flow imaging, and single-cell western. The company was founded by Linda Cahill, Nancy Allbritton, Christopher Sims, Scott Lockard, and Jim Schlater in December 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Arcxis Biotechnologies, Inc. develops and distributes molecular diagnostic products. It products include Xisyl workstation, a nucleic acid sample preparation platform; and BioPhalanx analysis workstation, an automated sample-to-result system for clinical laboratory workflows. The company product applications include genetics, cancer, cardiac diseases, infectious diseases, viral diseases, multi-system diseases, biomarkers, pharmacogenomics, and proteomics. The company was founded by Robert H. Smith, Jay A. A. West, John Joseph Jansen, Kyle W. Hukari and Brent C. Satterfield in 2004 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

IntegenX, Inc. develops rapid human DNA identification technology, next-gen sequencing library preparation, and DNA/RNA ambient temperature stability and storage products. The firm platforms are the result of the integration of advanced fluidics, optics, and biochemistry capabilities to produce products for DNA-based human identity testing and forensics and biodefense applications. The company was founded by Stevan Jovanovich, Dennis W. Harris, Richard A. Mathies in 2003 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Amnis Corp. provides cell imaging and instrument development, manufacturing and marketing services. The Company's ImageStreamX and FlowSight imaging flow cytometers combine the speed and sensitivity of flow cytometry with the power of digital microscopy serving a broad spectrum of Life Sciences research market needs. The company was founded by David A. Basiji, William E. Ortyn and Harold H. Kawaguchi in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Molecular Devices LLC engages in the provision of bioanalytical solutions for protein and cell biology in life science research, pharmaceutical, and bio-therapeutic development. Its product portfolio includes platforms for screening, genomic and cellular analysis, colony selection, and microplate detection. The company was founded by Harden M. McConnell in July, 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Molecular Dynamics, Inc. makes and markets high performance image acquisition and analysis instrumentation

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.