Hamilton O. Smith

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Excel Medical Ventures LLC (Excel Medical Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Steven R. Gullans. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. operates as a not-for-profit genomics research organization. It conducts research on human genomic medicine, infectious diseases, plant genomics, microbial and environmental genomics, synthetic biology and biological energy, bioinformatics, and software engineering. The firm also develops a suite of software packages for sequencing/assembly, gene finding, annotation, genome analysis, microarray data analysis and normalization, protein expression quantitation, computational management, and cloud-based bioinformatics. The company was founded by J. Craig Venter and Hamilton O. Smith in October 2006 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Celera Group provides molecular diagnostics using proprietary genomics and proteomics discovery platforms to identify and validate novel diagnostic markers and to develop diagnostic products based on these markers. These diagnostic products are used to predict disease risk and optimize therapy selection, monitoring and patient outcome. The company was founded in May, 1998 and is located in Rockville, MD

The Institute for Genomic Research specializes in deciphering and analyzing genomes.

Viridos, Inc. develops and commercializes genomic-driven solutions and products. The firm's offerings are designed for application in solutions such as human health, food, water production, and environment. The company was founded by J. Craig Venter, Hamilton O. Smith, David C. Kiernan and Juan Enriquez-Cabot in February 2005 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.