Jean Stadwiser

Athena Corp. manufactures and installs cultured marble, granite, and quartz countertops, tubs, and showers. The company is headquartered in Beaufort, SC.

CONNECT creates and scales companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. It creates an environment in which entrepreneurs and C-suite executives have access to the people, capital, and technology resources. The organization was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Athena Co., Ltd. is a private equity firm. The private company is based in George Town, Cayman Islands.

BIOCOM provides scientific and technological services. The firm focuses that positively influence the growth of the life science industry, including capital formation, public policy, workforce development and scientific discovery and development. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

YWCA of San Diego County is a non-profit organization which provides residential programs and community services. It offers housing services, 24-hour domestic violence hotline, case management, therapeutic counseling, legal assistance, employment support, housing coordination and rental assistance, financial literacy training, children’s and youth services, and health and wellness resources. The organization was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

MatriSys Bioscience, Inc. engages in the development of biologic therapeutics. It offers therapies for dermatology and skin care conditions including atopic dermatitis, rosacea, psoriasis, acne, and skin infections. The company was founded by Mark S. Wilson and Richard L. Gallo in 2015 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

San Diego Natural History Museum operates as a premier collections-based environmental education and natural history research resource. The company was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Independa, Inc. provides software-based solution. It allows caregivers and family members to video chat, send Facebook messages and photos, set up appointments and medication reminders, and play games with their older loved ones. The firm also offers blood-pressure monitoring devices, scales and glucometers, and can serve as a door sensor and emergency-alert system. The company was founded by Kian Saneii in 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. operates as a non-profit organization. It mobilizes business, government, and civic leaders to maximize the region’s economic prosperity and global competitiveness. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Ajinomoto Althea, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. It offers development services in the areas of process development, protein formulation technology, analytical development and validation, and regulatory support. The company was founded by Magda Marquet and Francois Ferre in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute conducts and translates biological research programs. The firm offers tumor initiation and maintenance, cancer metabolism and signaling network, tumor microenvironment and cancer immunology, degenerative disease, development/aging/regeneration, immunity and pathogenesis, human genetic, cardiovascular metabolism, integrative metabolism, metabolism genomic control, bioinformatics and structural biology programs. The company was founded by William Fishman and Lillian Fishman in 1976 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Bio Hydration Research Lab, Inc. is a private company that bottles and sells water. The company is based in Carlsbad, CA.

Space Micro, Inc. provides satellite technology research and development solutions. It focuses on space electronics, advanced materials, domestic security, encryption, and RF and microwave electronics. The company was founded by David Strobel and David Czajkowski in 2002 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Founded in 1975, The San Diego Foundation is a public charity that provides a permanent and growing source of funding to hundreds of nonprofit agencies serving the San Diego region. Through an effort called Understanding the San Diego Region, The Foundation joins other nonprofit organizations, community leaders, experts and government officials to address the needs of the community and build consensus for solutions. The San Diego Foundation is headquartered in San Diego, CA and has two other offices in California.

The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce based in San Diego, CA. Gerald Robert Sanders has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2013.

Windward Ventures, Inc. is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by James A Cole and M.David Titus. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

The American Alliance of Museums provides advocating services for museums. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the American company is Laura Lott.

Oxford Finance LLC (Oxford Finance) is a private equity subsidiary of WCP Holdings LLC founded in 2002 by J. Alden Philbrick IV. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Zoological Society of San Diego operates safari parks and conservation research facilities. It operates the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research. The company was founded by Harry M. Wegeforth on October 2, 1916 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. operates as an early-stage biotechnology company. The firm is the low cost sustainable transformation of multiple product markets. The company was founded by Matt Lipscomb and Mike Lynch in August 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Perfect Day, Inc. engages in the provision of craft animal-free dairy products. Its products are high-protein, lactose-free, hormone and antibiotic free. cholesterol free, longer shelf life, and earth friendly. The company was founded by Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi and Isha Datar in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Biomatrica, Inc. produces reagents and devices used for sample collection and analysis in diagnostics systems, nucleic acid analysis, and bio banking. Its technology is used to protect analyst in samples at the molecular and cellular level, chemically position laboratory workflows on microfluidics chips. The firm’s products include DNAstable, DNAgard, RNAstable and RNAgard. The company was founded by Judy L. Müller-Cohn and Rolf Müller in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Mycogen LLC manufactures and sells agricultural products. The company was founded by Andrew C. Barnes and David H. Rammler in 1982 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Dow AgroSciences LLC engages in the provision of agrochemical and biotechnology solutions. It offers pest management and biotechnology products to improve the quality of the food supply and contribute to health. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

BioFluidica, Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of diagnostic platform for disease management. It captures and isolates disease biomarkers, such as Circulating Tumor Cells. The company was founded by Steven A. Soper in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Mentus, Inc. provides marketing communications and public relations services. It provides services to the life science industries as biotech, pharmaceuticals and consumer health care, marketing, public relations and creative services industries. The company was founded by Guy J. Iannuzzi in 1980 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.