Howard Birndorf

FasTraq, Inc. provides blood diagnosis solutions. The company's product includes FasTraQ ER-CPC workstation. It was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Henderson, NV.

Gen-Probe, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets rapid, accurate and molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases, screen donated human blood, and ensure transplant compatibility. It also develops and manufactures the PROCLEIX assays, which are used to detect human immunodeficiency virus, the hepatitis C virus, the hepatitis B virus, and the West Nile virus in donated human blood. The firm's clinical diagnostics products include APTIMA family of assays, which are used to detect the common STDs chlamydia and gonorrhea. Gen-Probe was founded by Thomas H. Adams and David E. Kohne in 1983 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. used to develop and commercialize targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company’s products used to act chiefly through immune system mechanisms, exerting their effect by binding to specific, readily targeted immune cells in the patient’s blood or lymphatic system. The company was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Gensia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products for cardiovascular diseases. The company is based in San Diego, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Robert L. Engler, Paul K. Laikind.

Part of Media 100, Inc., 21st Century Media is a company that provides encoding, hosting, Web casting, and interactive production of streaming media. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Howard C. Birndorf. 21st Century Media was acquired by Media 100, Inc. on June 12, 2000.