Nicholas Ecos

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.

The San Diego Blood Bank provides blood and blood related laboratory services. Its services include blood collection, component preparation, platelet­pheresis, plasmapheresis, leukapheresis, washed blood, frozen blood, autologous storage, designated donation services and a reference laboratory­. The company was founded by Thomas O'Connell and Frederick G. Hollander in 1950 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Arcis Biotechnology Ltd. develops and researches surface protection technology. It is an R&D company developing new technologies for durable antimicrobial applications across multiple sectors. The firm develops a surface protection technology that is designed to kill a spectrum of micro-organisms, including bacteria, virus, germinating spores, fungi, mould, algae, and moss. The company was founded by Adam Garner in 2010 and is headquartered in Daresbury, the United Kingdom.