Katherine Atkinson

EMD Millipore Corp. engages in the provision of laboratory materials, technologies, and services to the life science industry. The company was founded by Jack Bush in 1954 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Part of Sanofi, OraVax, Inc. is a company that has a slick name that taps into the words 'oral' and 'vaccine' in a subtle way. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company is a possible oral health brand, medical licensing service, app, or chemicals company. OraVax was acquired by Acambis Plc, part of Sanofi from September 22, 2008 on May 11, 1999 for $17.79 million.

CuraGen Corp. develops protein, antibody and small molecule pharmaceutical products. The firm focuses on the development of CR011-vcMMAE, a Phase II clinical trial drug for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma and breast cancer. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

Care Fusion, Inc. provides barcode-enabled positive patient identification products. Its products help to improve patient care, to support medication administration, allergy warnings, safety alerts and complex IVs. The firm works with hospital-based clinicians to design point-of-care solutions that would help create a safer care environment. The company was founded by Kenneth E. Tighe and Navneet Gosal in 2001 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Shire Regenerative Medicine, Inc. develops and commercializes living cell therapies. It manufactures and markets dermagraft, a bio-engineered skin substitute that assists in restoring damaged tissue and supports the body's natural healing process. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company for manufacturers of medical devices for the treatment of heart defects and vascular diseases. The companies AGA Medical Holdings operates sell devices, which are used by pediatric cardiologists, radiologists, and vascular surgeons. The company was founded in July 2005 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

RainDance Technologies, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of professional laboratory system. It develops and manufactures genomic tools for non-invasive liquid biopsy applications for the research, early detection, treatment of cancer, and inherited and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Andrew Griffiths, Darren R. Link, and Jerome Bibette in 2004 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Miramar Technologies, Inc. develops and provides medical devices for dermatologic medical conditions. It specializes in microwave energy positioned to be adopted for dermatologic conditions. The company was founded by Henry A. Plain Jr., Mark E. Deem and Steven Kim in 2006 and is headquartered in Half Moon Bay, CA.

Ion Torrent Systems, Inc. develops semiconductor chips for DNA sequencing systems. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Guilford, CT.

AGA Medical Corp. manufactures medical devices used to treat structural heart defects and abnormal blood vessels. Its AMPLATZER products help improve patient outcomes, reduce length of hospital stay, and accelerate patient recovery times. The company was founded by Kurt Amplatz and Franck L. Gougeon on July 12, 1995 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Essen Instruments, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of cell and bead based screening solutions. It offers phenotypic drug discovery, antibody discovery and in vitro toxicity testing. The firm’s proprietary technologies, instrumentation, assays and software products address the pervasive need to provide turnkey solutions that increase productivity in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science research. The company’s products are used in biologics discovery, small molecules, in vitro tox and cellular research antibody applications. The company was founded by R. Terry Dunlay, Larry A. Sklar, and Bruce S. Edwards in 2006 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Agendia, Inc. operates as a molecular diagnostics company. It develops and markets FFPE-based genomic diagnostic products, which help support physicians with their treatment decisions. Agendia?s tests can help physicians assess a patient?s individual risk for metastasis, it benefits from chemo, hormonal or combination therapy. The company was founded by Laura van't Veer and Ren? Bernards in 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Visby Medical, Inc. operates as a healthcare technology company. It develops diagnostic products for professionals and consumers. The company was founded by Gregory Loney and Adam de la Zerda in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

CUSTOpharm, Inc. provides personalized chemistry and regulatory support services. It provides personalized cost-effective chemistry and manufacturing controls (CMC) and regulatory support to companies with limited resources and those seeking to expand into new areas. The firm offers product development services that focus on non-clinical, clinical, marketing, and other aspects of drug development and distribution; sourcing of product manufacturing with specialization in injectable dosage forms, including suspensions, lyophilized, and cytotoxic compounds, technology transfer, regulatory support, such as electronic submissions, electronic hybrids, paper applications/CTD/traditional format, structured product labeling. The company was founded by David McCleary in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

4 Catalyzer Corporation (4 Catalyzer Corp.) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Jonathan M. Rothberg. The firm is headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut.

Thrive Bioscience, Inc. develops advance drug discovery solutions. The firm provides automated non-microbial cell culture instruments for research, drug discovery, drug development and regenerative medicine markets. The company was founded by Alan P. Blanchard and Thomas Forest Farb in 2014 and is headquartered in Wakefield, MA.

Spinal Elements, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets medical devices used in spinal surgical procedures. It offers cervical, lumbar, biologics and thoracolumbar products. The company was founded by Jason Blain and Steve McGowan in April 2017 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Hyperfine Research, Inc. provides technology solutions. It designs and develops devices and software to improve healthcare. The company was founded by Jonathan Rothberg and Gregory Charvat in 2014 and is headquartered in Guilford, CT.

Q-SI Operations, Inc. develops protein sequencing technologies to decode molecules life. The company was founded by Jonathan Rothberg and is headquartered in Guilford, CT.

Fortis Life Sciences LLC is an American life sciences company that was established in 2020 with a mission to offer world-class products and customer experience. The company is based in the United States and has subsidiaries in Canada and the United States. The company has built a portfolio of high-quality products and brands serving various life sciences end markets, including diagnostic, therapeutic, and research. Fortis Life Sciences offers word-class reagents, tools, materials, and custom services for their research, diagnostic, and therapeutic customers. The company was founded in 2020 by Brian S. Kim and Ken Yoon, with Brian S. Kim serving as the CEO since then.

Modifi Biosciences is a company based in New Haven, CT that specializes in direct DNA modification to develop novel therapeutics that target tumor-associated DNA repair defects. Modifi Bio has offices and laboratories at the Elm City Bioscience Center, a newly renovated 110,000 square-foot facility within walking distance of Yale that supports emerging New Haven biotechnology companies. The company's goal is to improve the standard of cancer therapy and patient care. The team includes world-renowned scientists, clinicians, and experienced biotech entrepreneurs with expertise in synthetic chemistry, DNA repair, and translational research in oncology. The company was founded by Ranjit S. Bindra and Seth Herzon.

Protein Evolution Inc is a company that aims to create a circular world without plastic waste through sustainable practices. The company is based in Guilford, CT. The company uses a 4-step process that combines natural science and AI to create high-quality plastic that is infinitely recyclable. The company was founded by Jonathan M. Rothberg, Connor Lynn, Scott Stankey.

454 Bio develops a semiconductor chip for DNA sequencing.