Alfred G. Merriweather

Laserscope, Inc. manufactures medical laser systems for surgical and aesthetic applications. Its products are used to perform treatments including the removal of leg and facial veins, unwanted hair, pseudo-folliculitis and wrinkles. Laserscope was founded by Robert J. Pressley and Rodney C. Perkins in 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Symphonix Devices, Inc. was a manufacturer of medical equipment and devices for hearing. It manufactured middle-ear implant, but within less than two years, the company closed its doors. Founded in 1994, the firm was located in San Jose, CA.

ACLARA Biosciences, Inc. discovers, develops and markets innovative products to guide and improve treatment of serious viral, immunologic, and oncologic diseases.

Monogram Biosciences, Inc. develops and commercializes diagnostic products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and other viral illnesses, as well as cancer and other diseases. It offers HIV tests, including genotypic, phenotypic, tropism, and combined phenotype and genotype assays, suppression management and viral load testing, HCV assays and oncology tests. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Verinata Health, Inc. focuses on maternal and fetal health. It develop and offer non-invasive tests for early identification of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. The firm's products include 'verifi' prenatal test, a non-invasive test that detects three primary aneuploidies for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 from a single maternal blood draw as early as 10 weeks and 'Monosomy X', a test for Turner syndrome. The company was founded by Michael D. Grisham and Richard P. Rava in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc. provided radiation therapy and medical services. The company was founded by Eric R. Meier, Alfred G. Merriweather and Steve Tallman in 1999 and was headquartered in Seattle, WA.

RainDance Technologies, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of professional laboratory system. It develops and manufactures genomic tools for non-invasive liquid biopsy applications for the research, early detection, treatment of cancer, and inherited and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Andrew Griffiths, Darren R. Link, and Jerome Bibette in 2004 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in discovery and development of chrono-synchronous therapies for chronic neurologic disorders. Its products include GOCOVRI, ADS-5012, ADS-4101, and Namzaric. GOCOVRI is indicated for the treatment of dyskinesia in patients with Parkinson’s disease receiving levodopa-based therapy. ADS-5102 is a treatment for walking impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis. ADS-401 treats partial onset seizures in patients with epilepsy. Namzaric is a drug treatment for moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. The company was founded by Gregory T. Went on November 15, 2000 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Celera Corp. provides medical diagnostics services. It offers disease management solutions through a combination of tests and services based on genetics discovery platforms. Celera was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.