Mike Hoerres

Affymetrix, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis. The company was founded by Stephen P. A. Fodor in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Cernostics, Inc. develops and commercializes cancer diagnostic tests. Its technology is based on a systems approach to evaluating tissues via anatomic pathology and simultaneously evaluates immune, stromal, stem cell and tumor biomarkers on a single slide while preserving tissue structure. The company was founded in 2008 by Michel Nederlof and Rebecca Critchley-Thorne and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Stratagene Corp. researches, develops and markets diagnostic products and technologies for life science research. The company's products are used in the research of amplification, cell biology, cloning, microarrays, nucleic acid analysis, protein function and analysis, and quantitative PCR. Its clients include the industrial and government research sectors. The firm sells its products in more than 60 countries. Stratagene was founded in 1984 and is located in La Jolla, CA.

Source Precision Medicine, Inc. develops and commercializes diagnostic biomarker panels. It develops an integrated molecular diagnostic system, which includes quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays, target specific gene expression ranges, and latent class and proprietary enumeration methodologies that measure vital signs of the cell. Its assays and tests measure RNA-transcript-based gene expression in whole blood using quantitative polymerase chain reaction optimized for clinical use in a commercial setting. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Geisinger Ventures (Geisinger Ventures) is a private equity subsidiary of Geisinger Health System founded in 2003 by Denise B. Prince. The firm is headquartered in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Part of Life Sciences Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Life Sciences Institute provides employment services to the life sciences industry. The company is based in Philadelphia, PA.