Darrel L. Holmes

Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets biologics products to domestic and international markets. Its bone graft products are used in a variety of applications including enhancing fusion in spine surgery, relief of back pain through facet joint stabilization, promotion of bone growth in foot and ankle surgery, promotion of skull healing following neurosurgery and subchondral bone repair in knee and other joint surgeries. The company's acellular dermis scaffolds are utilized in wound care and plastic and reconstructive procedures. It also develops custom surgical instruments for use with its allografts, and it produces and distributes OsteoSelect DBM putty, an osteoinductive product used by surgeons as a bone void filler in the extremities and pelvis. The company was founded by Guy S. Cook in 1998 and is headquartered in Belgrade, MT.

HYCOR Biomedical, Inc. manufactures in vitro diagnostic products for allergy and autoimmune testing. The firm’s products include allergy testing, autoimmune testing, HYTEC 288 plus and HCOR ultra-sensitive EIA. It markets the HYTEC, KOVA and AUTOSTAT brands. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Garden Grove, CA.

Stratagene Corp. researches, develops and markets diagnostic products and technologies for life science research. The company's products are used in the research of amplification, cell biology, cloning, microarrays, nucleic acid analysis, protein function and analysis, and quantitative PCR. Its clients include the industrial and government research sectors. The firm sells its products in more than 60 countries. Stratagene was founded in 1984 and is located in La Jolla, CA.

Bacterin International, Inc. manufactured drug delivery coating platforms for medical devices. It was a tissue bank and medical device company that designs, processes, manufactures, and markets advanced medical products. The firm’s designs focused on efficacy and safety for the patient, and functionality and ease of use for the surgeon to fulfill niche needs in the industry. The company was founded by Guy S. Cook in 1997 and is headquartered in Belgrade, MT.