Jean Deleforge

Tafkak, Inc. provides genome sequencing and analysis solutions. It offers tools and solutions to researchers, drug developers and clinicians determine the genetic basis of human disease and drug response. The firm provides knomeCLINIC a software suite that helps medical researchers and clinicians interpret human genomes for biological relevance; kGAP a cloud-enabled genome informatics engine that automates the process of standardizing, distilling, annotating and comparing sequence data. It also offers knomeVARIANTS, a discovery-supportive interpretation tool, which helps researchers to find causal variants and genes. The company was founded by Jorge Conde and George M. Church in 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Merial, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products and vaccines for pets and wildlife. It provides healthcare products and food for dogs, cats, cattle, horse, and poultry producers. The company was founded in August 1997 and is headquartered in Duluth, GA.

bioMérieux, Inc. develops in-vitro diagnostics solutions. It offers microbiological testing solutions for medical and industrial applications. The company was founded on December 31, 1986 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Argene SA develops and offers products and reagents for the detection of infectious agents in laboratories. It specializes in the development and production of diagnostic and/or research use reagents in the microbiology field by using immunology or molecular biology methods. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Verniolle, France.

Biocartis SA develops molecular diagnostic solutions. It focuses on Oncology. The firm’s products include Idylla and Oncology assays and mutation tests. It also provides instant access to personalized medicine for patients. The company was founded by Rudi Pauwels in 2007 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.