Anand Kesavaraju

Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc (Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson founded in 1973. The firm is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

BD Ventures LLC (BD Ventures) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Co. founded in 1999 by William E. Rhodes. The firm is headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Linden Manager LLC (Linden Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Anthony B Davis and Brain C Miller. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

BD Biosciences, Systems & Reagents, Inc. provides tools and solutions to research and clinical laboratories in basic research, drug discovery, development, biopharmaceutical production and disease management. The company was founded on May 9, 1991 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Altaris Capital Partners LLC (Altaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by George Aitken-Davies and Daniel Tully in 2003. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Silicon Valley Leadership Group operates as an advocacy organization to influence public policy relating to the valley. The non-profit company is based in San Jose, CA.

San José State University Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that is focused on the provision of services for the welfare of the university through assistance in research, education, and community service. The foundation was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Curetis GmbH operates as a molecular diagnostics company which focuses on the development and commercialization of products for diagnosing severe infectious diseases. The firm offers diagnostic solutions for hospitals and large-scale laboratories. Its products include Unyvero L4 Lysator, Unyvero C8 Cockpit, Unyvero A50 Analyzer, and Unyvero Application Cartridges. The company was founded by Andreas Boos, Johannes Bacher, Gerd Lüdke, and Anne Thews in August 2007 and is headquartered in Holzgerlingen, Germany.

Paramit Corp. engages n the provision of medical devices and life science instruments. It offers PCB assembly, vpoke mechanical assembly, optics capabilities, test solutions, and post manufacturing services. The company was founded by Billoo Rataul in 1990 and is headquartered in Morgan Hill, CA.

OncoDNA SA develops and provides diagnostic and analytical tools for cancer treatment. The firm offers treatment options, integrated biological review, monitoring, pathology and DNA sequencing. The company was founded by Jean-Pol Detiffe on November 29, 2012 and is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.

CytoSMART Technologies BV develops cell culture monitoring device ideal for cell growth analysis. The company is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Conticare Medical, Inc. supplies surgical equipment.

Medical Microinstruments SpA develops and manufactures surgical micro-instruments. The firm focuses on clinical outcomes for patients undergoing microsurgery, and offers advanced microsurgical procedures, while reducing costs for patients, hospitals and for society at large. The company was founded by Giuseppe Prisco, Hannah Teichmann and Massimiliano Simi in 2015 and is headquartered in Calci, Italy.

RA Capital Management LP (Private Equity) (RA Capital) is a private equity & venture capital subsidiary of RA Capital Management LP founded by Peter Kolchinsky in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Avilar Therapeutics is an American biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the discovery and development of extracellular protein degraders. The company is based in an undisclosed location. The company has developed a proprietary discovery platform that includes novel, high-affinity, small molecule asgpr ligands and advanced modeling of the biophysics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of atac mediated endocytosis and degradation. Avilar is developing atacs, a new class of protein degraders that shuttle disease-causing proteins from circulation to the endolysosome where the unwanted proteins are degraded. The company is leveraging their atac platform to create a broad and diverse pipeline of first-in-class extracellular protein degraders. The company was founded by Nathaniel Brooks Horwitz and Jamie Kasuboski. The CEO is Daniel S. Grau.

Endosound, Inc. is a privately held American company that is dedicated to expanding access to endoscopic ultrasound technology worldwide. The company is based in an undisclosed location. The company's patented design transforms an upper endoscope into a fully functional EUS scope. The team is comprised of experienced scientists, engineers, clinicians, and business professionals with a track record of bringing new medical devices to market. The company was founded by Scott S. Corbett and Stephen Steinberg, with Stephen Steinberg serving as the CEO since incorporation.