Nandini Tandon

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company. It focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel proprietary products for the acute treatment of central nervous system conditions. Its product candidates are AZ-002 and AZ-007. The company was founded by Alejandro C. Zaffaroni in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Conforma Therapeutics Corp. designs and develops drugs for treatment of cancer. It also develops applications in the areas of medicine, including inflammation, virology and central nervous system disorders. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ception Therapeutics, Inc. Develops pharmaceutical products. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel products to address areas of unmet medical need. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Lumira Capital Investment Management is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Nordion (Canada),Inc. founded in 1989 by Tony Pullen. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

Zyomyx, Inc. manufactured point-of-care diagnostic devices based on cell-counting technology. It engaged in the development and commercialization of diagnostic platforms. The firm offered disposable CD4 T-cell, a point-of-care test for HIV and AIDS treatment. The company was founded by Peter Wagner, Steffen Nock, Christian Itin, and Dana Ault-Riche in 1998 and was headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Saegis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. developed drug therapeutics. Its phase II SGS742 clinical drug treated diseases such as mild cognitive impairment and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Its second SGS742 clinical trial provided coronary artery bypass surgery. The company was founded in 1999 and was headquartered in Half Moon Bay, CA.

Guava Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures and commercializes cytometry systems for cellular analyses. Its products include Guava Personal Cell Analysis systems, Guava PCA, Guava PCA-96, and Guava EasyCyte systems. The company was founded by Goix J. Philippe in 1998 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

U-Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets ultrasound systems. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schenectady, NY.

ProteinSimple engages in the proprietary systems and consumables for protein analysis. Its products include simple plex, ice, simple western, micro-flow imaging, and single-cell western. The company was founded by Linda Cahill, Nancy Allbritton, Christopher Sims, Scott Lockard, and Jim Schlater in December 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

El Camino Hospital owns and operates hospitals. It provides clinical and community health services such as cancer care, clinical trials, digestive health, emergency care, lung care, urology care, and diagnostic services. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Bay Area Council Economic Institute operates an advocacy and research organization. The firm's services include infrastructure, trade, globalization, science and innovation, business development and governance. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

MCNC, Inc. is a non-profit company based in Durham, NC. The company is a team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers who provide high-end services to the community.