John Lillig

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.

AcroMetrix LLC offers a range of quality molecular products designed to meet customer needs. Its products include controls and standards to assist in the implementation and monitoring of diagnostic assays for clinical laboratories, blood centers and manufacturers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Benicia, CA.

SwitchGear Genomics, Inc. provides products for studying regulatory elements in the human genome. It launches LightSwitch Synthetic Response Element which is used for understanding transcription factor activity in living cells. The firms endogenous human promoter vectors are used in primary screening assays to understand how drug candidates may affect biological pathways. The company was founded by Richard M. Myers, Nathan D. Trinklein and Shelley Force Aldred in 2006 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

F-Star Biotechnologische Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsges MBH develops improved therapeutic antibodies and antibody fragments for cancer. It is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel bispecific antibody products that significantly improve on the current standard of care for patients with serious diseases such as cancer. The firm's modular antibody technology allows them to rapidly discover and develop bispecific antibodies by introducing additional binding sites to the constant region of an antibody. The company was founded by Florian Ruker, Gordana Wozniak-Knopp, and Gottfried Himmler on June 12, 2006 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Celsee Diagnostics, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets integrated comprehensive single-cell analysis solutions. It provides identification, analysis, and retrieves single cells from blood and tissue. The company was founded by Priyadarshini Gogoi, Saedeh Sepehri, and Christopher Siemer in 2011 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

KromaTid, Inc. provides products and services for mutation detection and disease diagnosis. Its services include high resolution screening of individual genes to the entire genome, sequence, location and orientation from a single assay, cost effective discovery of inversions and translocations, rapid assay development and data delivery. The company was founded by Andrew F. Ray, Susan M. Bailey, Michael Cornforth, Edwin Goodwin, and Joel S. Bedford in 2007 and is headquartered in Longmont, CO.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

TVM Capital GmbH (TVMC) is an international venture capital firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1983, the firm was formerly known as Techno Venture Management.

Dynex Technologies, Inc. develops laboratory and clinical instruments. It focuses on research of microplate analysis. The firm products include, DSX four-plate system, SpectraMR scanning spectrophotometer, MLX luminometer, UltraWash Plus washer, MRW multi-buffer washer and Fluorolux HB microplate. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA

NOXXON Pharma AG operates a clinical stage biotechnology company. Its core focus is on cancer treatment. The firm offers effectiveness of cancer treatments including immuno-oncology approaches such as immune checkpoint inhibition and current standards of care such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The company was founded in 1997 by Sven Klussmann, Jens-Peter Fürste and Thomas Klein and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

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.

Telegraph Hill Partners Management Co. LLC (Telegraph Hill Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Robert G. Shepler, Thomas A. Raffin and Deval A. Lashkari. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Essen Instruments, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of cell and bead based screening solutions. It offers phenotypic drug discovery, antibody discovery and in vitro toxicity testing. The firm’s proprietary technologies, instrumentation, assays and software products address the pervasive need to provide turnkey solutions that increase productivity in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science research. The company’s products are used in biologics discovery, small molecules, in vitro tox and cellular research antibody applications. The company was founded by R. Terry Dunlay, Larry A. Sklar, and Bruce S. Edwards in 2006 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Ambu Innovation GmbH engages in the development and distribution of single-use and light-weight robotically-assisted high definition endoscopy products in the field of gastroenterology and gastro-intestinal surgery. Its products include invendoscope SC210, invendo ScopeController, and invendo SPU E210. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Kissing, Germany.

Life Technologies Corp. provides products in the areas of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. Its brands include Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems, Gibco, Molecular Probes, Noves, Ambion and Ion Torrent. The firm’s portfolio includes the most cited products and technologies in qPCR, capillary electrophoresis sequencing, nextgeneration sequencing, molecular diagnostics, forensics, cell culture and analysis, and agriculture research. The company was founded on November 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Vakzine Projekt Management GmbH develops vaccines and biopharmaceuticals products from laboratory stages through to clinical examination. It offers VPM2001 vaccine to prevent human cytomegalovirus infections and VPM5001 Soluferon vaccine, treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) and hepatitis C. The company was founded in August 2002 and is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.

RareCyte Inc. develops life science research and diagnostic that focuses on characterizing and isolating rare cells in the blood. It engages in bringing its technology to the life sciences research, drug development and diagnostic markets providing new tools to answer difficult questions related to cancer and cardiovascular disease. It's ground-breaking sccuCyte system is an open platform for the unbiased discovery and isolation of circulating tumor cells and circulating endothelial cells from whole blood. The company was founded by Ronald Seubert in 2009 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Blue Mountain Capital Group LLC (Private Equity) (Blue Mountain Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Assured Investment Management LLC founded in 2012 by Andrew Todd Feldstein. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Precision NanoSystems, Inc. manufactures equipment related to testing electricity and electrical Signals. It develops tools and processes for the development and manufacture of nanoparticles for use as medicines and in medical research. The company was founded by Robert James Taylor and Euan Ramsay in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of Revvity, Inc., Sage Labs, Inc. is a company that provides animal research models and support services. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. Sage Labs was acquired by Horizon Discovery Group Ltd., part of Revvity, Inc. from December 24, 2020 on September 29, 2014 for $48.05 million.

NanoCellect Biomedical, Inc. develops flow cytometry and cell sorting technology solutions for life science researchers to perform cellular analysis, develop molecular diagnostics, and improve personalized medicine. Its products include wolf cell sorter and N1 single cell dispenser. The company was founded by Nate Heintzman and Yuhwa Lo in 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Joint Polish Investment Fund Management BV (Joint Polish Investment Fund Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm headquartered in Netherlands.

Rhythm Diagnostic Systems, Inc. provides health monitoring solutions. The company was founded by George Golda, Bruce C. O''Neil, Mark Marriott and Sam Eletr in May 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Argonaut Manufacturing Services, Inc. engages in providing contract manufacturing in the life science and biotech arena. It offers products launch, scale-up & volume, decline and sunset services. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Cell Microsystems, Inc. develops, manufactures and commercializes products and tools for the isolation, recovery and analysis of single cells. The company was founded by Yuli Wang, Nancy Allbritton and Christopher Sims in 2002 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

HealthUp Sp zoo develops MySpiroo -a mobile spirometer, which is a handheld, portable, wireless, smartphone connected medical device. The company was founded on August 19, 2014 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland.

Virometix AG is a Swiss biotechnology company that focuses on developing vaccines and immunotherapeutic drugs for the prevention and treatment of infections and cancer. Virometix is based in Schlieren, CH. The private company's mission is to address the growing medical need for vaccines to combat infectious and chronic human diseases. The company was founded by John Anthony Robinson, and the CEO is Anna Sumeray.

Verogen, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells forensic genomics products and services. It offers MiSeq FGx Forensic Genomics System, including the MiSeq FGx sequencer, ForenSeqTM DNA Signature Prep Kit, and the ForenSeq Universal Analysis Software. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Nimble Therapeutics, Inc. provides drug discovery services using chemical synthesis. It enables the synthesis and screening of peptides, including scaffolded natural and modified macrocyclic peptidomimetics. The company was founded by Jigar Patel and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Specific Diagnostics LLC engages in medical technology services. It offers treatment for blood infections. The company was founded by Paul Rhodes and Ray Martino and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Excellos, Inc. is a full-service contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) based in San Diego, CA. Excellos is focused on supplying cGMP cellular products and services, as well as process development and manufacturing expertise to scientists and clinicians working with cell and gene therapies. The company is dedicated to improving human life by providing critical products and services to life science research and the next generation of cell and gene therapies. Excellos accelerates cell and gene therapies by improving the quality, breadth, and variance of donor samples, and providing end-to-end cell therapy services. The company's proprietary Excellos 360 technology provides deep characterization of cells to better match patient with therapeutic development needs. The company was founded in 2020 and is led by CEO David Wellis.