Michael D. Lisi

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops tissue-based diagnostic solutions. It designs and delivers medical diagnostic systems and slide-based cancer tests. Its products include absolute Eosinophil count (AEC) detection kit intended for laboratory use to identify targets by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue or frozen tissue on a BenchMark and BenchMark XT instrument and DISCOVERY XT research instrument that brings automation, reproducibility, and productivity to IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH) slide preparation and processing. The company was founded by Thomas M. Grogan in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

IQuum, Inc. designs and develops biological molecular diagnostics products. It develops lab-in-a-tube technology, a novel biological sample testing platform which provides revolutionary benefits to a broad cross section of the bioassay market. The firm''s proprietary technology enables the non-specialized personnel to perform more sophisticated biological sample testing in any setting with greater speed. The company was founded by Shuqi Chen and Keith Greenfield in 1998 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Kapa Biosystems, Inc. provides genomic tools. It develops solutions that accelerate genomics research to diagnose, monitor, and treat cancer and complex inherited and infectious diseases. The company was founded by John Foskett, Paul McEwan, Ron McEwan, and Christopher McGuinness in 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.