Jennifer Reynolds

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. handles, protects and licenses technologies developed by the faculty, staff and students. It facilitates the licensing of technology to companies, encourages new faculty startup ventures, works with publishers and distributors of software, and supports the transfer of research and knowledge to other universities, research institutes and companies. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA.

Akonni Biosystems, Inc. manufactures and sells diagnostic products. The firm's offers sample prep, molecular diagnostics and specialized equipment including TruTip nucleic acid purification kits and automated workstation, TruDiagnosis and TruDx 2000 and TruDx 3000. The company was founded Charles E. Daitch in 2003 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Part of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Molecular Tool, Inc. develops tools for analysis of DNA sequence variation. The company is based in Baltimore, MD. The company was founded by Philip Goelet.

Part of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Cellmark Diagnostics is a British company that provides genetic diversity testing services. The company was founded by Trevor M. Twose. Cellmark Diagnostics was acquired by Orchid Cellmark, Inc., a subsidiary of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings from AstraZeneca PLC on February 13, 2001.

Orchid Cellmark, Inc. provides DNA testing services. It generates genetic profile information by analysing an organism's unique genetic identity. The firm also offers non-DNA forensic laboratory services. The company was founded on March 8, 1995 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.