Brian McKelligon

SwitchGear Genomics, Inc. provides products for studying regulatory elements in the human genome. It launches LightSwitch Synthetic Response Element which is used for understanding transcription factor activity in living cells. The firms endogenous human promoter vectors are used in primary screening assays to understand how drug candidates may affect biological pathways. The company was founded by Richard M. Myers, Nathan D. Trinklein and Shelley Force Aldred in 2006 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Ingenuity Systems, Inc. provides intuitive web-based applications for quickly analyzing and accurately interpreting the biological meaning of genomics data. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Affymetrix, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis. The company was founded by Stephen P. A. Fodor in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the provision of biopharmaceutical services. The company was founded in April, 1991 is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Ion Torrent Systems, Inc. develops semiconductor chips for DNA sequencing systems. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Guilford, CT.

FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, Inc. engages in the provision of human cells used in drug discovery, toxicity testing, stem cell banking, and cell therapy development. It offers cardiac cells, neural cells. hematopoietic and other, and iPSC, services and reagents. The company was founded by James A. Thomson, Igor Slukvin, Timothy J. Kamp and Craig T. January in 2004 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.