Brian Emes

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Schering Plough Corp. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, consumer and animal health care products. The firm discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

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.

Octant, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded by Sri Kosuri and Ramsey Homsany and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Carnegie Institution of Washington is engaged in providing technical and scientific research services. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1895 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is a premier life sciences and healthcare hub with over 1,600 members dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing diseases through transformative science and technology. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. MassBio works to advance policy and promote education while providing member programs, events, industry information, and services. The company's mission is to advance Massachusetts' leadership in the life sciences to grow the industry, add value to the healthcare system, and improve patient lives. Founded in 1985 by James P. Sherblom, the CEO is Kendalle Burlin O'Connell.

New York Genome Center operates as an independent, nonprofit academic research institution that provides genomic research. It provides research on neurodegenerative disease, neuropsychiatric disease, and cancer. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Casdin Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Eli Casdin in 2012. They provide investment management services to pooled investment vehicle, or more specifically, a private investment fund, the securities of which are offered to certain qualified investors on a private placement basis.

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. engages in the development of microbe for different applications. Its organisms can be used for fuels, flavorings, fragrances, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Thomas F. Knight Jr., Austin Che, Reshma Shetty, Bartholomew Canton and Jason Kelly in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Biosplice Therapeutics, Inc. provides medical research and development for tissue-level regeneration. It develops therapeutics to address a range of degenerative diseases, regenerative medicine and oncology. The company was founded by Osman Kibar and John Hood in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Molecular Stethoscope, Inc. provides molecular diagnostics services. It offers novel blood-based early detection and disease monitoring tests to detect liver, coronary artery, inflammatory, neurodegenerative, coronary artery, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Stephen D. Phil Quake and Eric J. Topol on September 1, 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Agenovir Corp. provides research and developing novel antiviral therapeutics for diseases. The company was founded by Bruce Hironaka and Stephen R. Quake and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Casdin Capital /Private Equity/ (Casdin Capital) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Casdin Capital LLC founded in 2012 by Eli Casdin. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Gene Matters LLC engages in the provision of genetic counseling services. It serves genetic counselors, management team, and advisors. The company was founded by Jill Davies in 2016 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Casdin Partners Offshore Ltd. operates as a hedge fund. The company is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.

Karius, Inc. operates clinical and medical research laboratory. It enables clinicians to diagnose infectious diseases by detecting the DNA of pathogens from a standard blood draw. The company was founded by Michael Kertesz and Tim Blauwkamp and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

DNA Script engages in the provision of research and development in biotechnology. It manufactures synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid using enzymatic technology. The company was founded by Thomas Ybert, Sylvain Gariel and Xavier Godron in 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub develops technology for medical researchers. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Motif Food Works, Inc. provides plant based and healthy foods. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Maze Therapeutics, Inc. is a is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of portfolio of therapeutic candidates for a number of genetically defined diseases. It focuses on translating genetic insights into new medicines by utilizing an approach that combines the analysis of large-scale human genetics data, cutting-edge functional genomics, and an array of drug discovery approaches. The company was founded by Mark Daly, Aaron D. Gitler, Stephen Elledge, Sekar Kathiresan, and Jonathan S. Weissman in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Thrive Earlier Detection Corp. operates as a healthcare company. It focuses on incorporating earlier cancer detection into routine medical care. The company was founded by Bert Vogelstein, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Isaac Kinde, Christoph S. Lengauer, and Nickolas Papadopoulos in 2019 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Sexton Biotechnologies, Inc. operates biotechnology company which develops and sales of bio-production tools for cell and gene therapy. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

EQRx International, Inc. engages in healthcare services. The firm specializes in remaking medicine services. The company was founded by Peter Bach and Sandra Horning on January 12, 2020 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Prominex, Inc. manufactures molecular diagnostic assays for infectious disease testing. The company was founded by Paul Thomas and Paul Gargan in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

C2i Genomics, Inc. is engaged in the research and development on cancer. It provides ultrasensitive test for cancer. The company was founded by Asaf Zviran and Ezra Sofer in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

IgGenix, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It isolates and transforms allergen-specific IgE antibodies into IgG antibodies that are designed to alleviate and possibly prevent the allergic cascade. The company was founded by Stephen D. Quake, Kari Nadeau, Derek Croote, and Bruce Hironaka in 2019 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

GeneMatters LLC operates as a digital technology platform that provides genomic medicine delivery services. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

Mirvie, Inc. provides precise, actionable, non-invasive tests for maternal-fetal health. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

ClearNote Health, Inc. is a company that develops liquid biopsy tests to detect cancers with high mortality rates early when they respond best to treatment. ClearNote Health is based in San Mateo, CA. The company uses its proprietary epigenomics platform to analyze individuals' changing biology that is yet to produce symptoms. The company was founded by Stephen D. Quake, and David Mullarkey has been the CEO of the company since 2022.