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Presidio Partners is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1989 by Thomas R. Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.

The Scripps Research Institute is a private, non-profit research organizations that performs basic biomedical research in molecular & cellular biology, chemistry, immunology and neuroscience. They receive the majority of its funding from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. The organization also partners with pharmaceutical companies and is affiliated with the Scripps hospital group. The organization was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

Agility Design Solutions, Inc. develops software tools. The company offers solutions for algorithm acceleration, prototyping, and implementation in both software and hardware. Agility speeds the development of signal processing algorithms offering complete solutions for algorithm acceleration, prototyping and implementation in both software and hardware. The solutions include Agility's unique software technologies for MATLAB to C and C to FPGA synthesis and a rich portfolio of synthesizable algorithmic functions and FPGA hardware platforms. Agility completes the solutions with services delivered by a team of expert users to help customers meet deadlines and delivery requirements. Agility's customers differentiate their products with leading edge algorithms. With over 100 customers and 1000s of successful algorithm implementations in FPGA and software, Agility is a proven supplier for getting from algorithm to implementation, fast. Agility Design Solutions was incorporated in January of 2008 when Catalytic Inc. changed its name after combining with the Celoxica ESL business. The Celoxica ESL business was built on original research from Oxford and started selling commercial product in 2001. Catalytic Inc. was founded in 2001 to develop technology to go from MATLAB to C and began selling commercial product in 2005.

Monash University operates as a public research university. It specializes in higher education, global engagement, postgraduate courses, undergraduate study, and PhD research. The company was founded on March 1961 and is headquartered in Clayton, Australia.

5AM Venture Management LLC (5AM Ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2002 by Andrew J. Schwab, Carin M. Rollins and John D. Diekman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Cleave Biosciences, Inc. engages in the development of cancer drug products. The company was founded by Raymond J. Deshaies, Seth Cohen, Francesco Parlati, Peter A. Thompson and Laura K. Shawver in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Pyxis Technology, Inc. operates as an early-stage EDA company that develops router for use in the design of semiconductor devices. The company was founded by PT Patel is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Telsima Corp. provides broadband wireless access services and mobility solutions for media rich applications. It also offers voice compression solutions for the emerging markets. The firm develops and markets base and subscriber station systems and network management software for the WiMAX telecommunications market. The company was founded by Ramesh V. Kesanupalli and Alok Sharma in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Symwave, Inc. designs semiconductors and related devices. The firm also develops and markets analog, mixed-signal integrated circuits and system solutions. The company was founded by Christopher Thomas and Jun Ye in 2004 and is headquartered in Laguna Niguel, CA.

Multigig, Inc. provides semiconductor products. It offers clock synthesizer ICs which provides ultra-low jitter and phase noise reference clock signals to communication, computing, and networking interface devices. It specializes in highly innovative high-performance clocking technology. The company was founded by Steve Beccue, John Wood and Haris Basit in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Mojo Networks LLC engages in the provision of wireless intrusion prevention and performance management solutions. It offers access points, cloud WiFi, and multiservices platform products. It serves the enterprise, K-12, higher education, retail and hospitality, service provider, and federal government industry. The company was founded by Samir Palnitkar, Jai Rawat, Pravin Bhagwat and Kiran Deshpande in 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

AWR Corp. provides electronic design automation and software solutions. It offers Microwave Office, a software solution for designers of radio frequency (RF) and microwave circuits ranging from integrated microwave assemblies to monolithic microwave integrated circuits. The company was founded by Joseph E. Pekarek in 1994 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

LJL BioSystems, Inc. develops, designs, produces and sells infrastructure tools for drug discovery. Its products are used in the discovery process of screening and genotyping. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology and genomics companies as well as research institutions. The company is located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Bio*One Capital Pte Ltd (Bio*One Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of EDB Investments Pte Ltd founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

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.

Antipodean Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products and provides pre clinical services. Its product MitoQ, which blocks mitochondrial oxidative damage and prevents cell death. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

S*BIO is a privately-held biotech company focused on the research and clinical development of novel targeted small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer with leading programs around histone deacetylases (HDAC) and kinases. S*BIO's lead candidate, SB939, entered the clinic in 2007. SB1518, S*BIO's potent and orally-active JAK2 inhibitor, entered the clinic in 2008 and has received orphan drug designation from the U.S. FDA. S*BIO has entered into a development collaboration, and option & license agreement with Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop and commercialize SB1518 and its other novel JAK2 inhibitor, SB1578. S*BIO's SB1317, a novel multikinase inhibitor, is in pre-clinical development and under a worldwide exclusive license with Tragara Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for its development and commercialization. In line with its vision to be a leading fully-integrated oncology-focused biotech company in Asia Pacific, S*BIO has established a state-of-the-art R&D infrastructure, complemented by a strong clinical development team. S*BIO has strong links with a network of medical oncologists in Asia Pacific and its investors include EDB Investments' biomedical sciences subsidiary Bio*One Capital, Aravis Ventures, Novartis Bioventures and other international funds. In 2009, S*BIO received the BioSpectrum Editor's Choice, Emerging BioScience Company of Singapore Award.

Bay City Capital LLC (Bay City Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Fred Craves, John Diekman, and Thomas Pritzker. The firm is headquartered in California, United States.

Marcadia Biotech, Inc. develops therapeutic products for diabetes and obesity. It is a biopharmaceutical company focuses on developing a broad portfolio of drug candidates for treatment of diabetes and obesity. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Calibrium LLC develops biopharmaceuticals and diabetic drugs. The company is a biotech company that develops novel peptides that helps in the treatment of diabetes and related metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Fritz French and Richard DiMarch in 2013 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Sigma XI is a scientific research honor society that supports students and researchers, connects the public with science, and advances the research enterprise. The society is based in Durham, NC, and the CEO is Jamie L. Vernon. The society awards grants to students, hosts conferences, and offers programs such as science cafes and lectureships. Sigma XI also partners with other organizations to promote science communication and diversity in STEM fields.

Cellular Research, Inc. operates as a biotechnology research and development company. It offer Precise assays that provides quantitation of mRNA targets in single cells and small samples; precise predefined gene expression panels; and Pixel system, a detection platform for direct mRNA quantitation from single cells and rare samples. The company’s products are used in various applications that include gene expression validation, RNA-seq validation, pathway validation, and rare transcript detection. The company was founded by Stephen P. A. Fodor, Ari Chaney, Stephen R. Quake and Glenn Fu in 2011 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

SilMinds LLC offers solutions for Decimal Floating Point Arithmetic hardware acceleration. It also provides research and consulting services in custom digital hardware design and tailored training courses development and delivery; and digital IC design solutions. The company was founded by Mostafa Maarouf El-Khouly and Hossam Aly Hassan Fahmy in 2008 and is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

Edeniq, Inc. operates as a biomaterials and sustainable fuels innovator. It integrates patented mechanical and biological processes to break down plant materials into sugars that become fuels and industrial materials. Its products include Cellunator, Pathway, and Cellulosic Sugars. The company was founded by Lawrence S. Gross in February 2008 and is headquartered in Visalia, CA.