Pattie Chiang

Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. develops stem cell-based cellular and antibody therapeutics for blood disorders and cancer. The firm focuses on curative therapies for seriously ill patients and is developing a cell-based medicine as a treatment for chemotherapy and radiation-induced neutropenia as well as for Acute Radiation Syndrome. The company was founded by Irving L. Weissman in 2003 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company that develops mobile chipset platforms for smartphones, feature phones, and other consumer electronics products. It supports 2G, 3G, and 4G wireless communications standards. The firms solutions combine its highly integrated, power-efficient chipsets with customizable software and reference designs in a complete turnkey platform, enabling customers to achieve faster design cycles with a lower development cost. The company was founded by Da Tong Chen, Ren Yong Fan, Jin Ji, and Ping Wu in April 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Alteon WebSystems, Inc. develops, markets, and supports web data products. It also provides networking infrastructure solutions. The company's web data center products include switches, server adapters, and software. Its customers include e-commerce, web portal & web hosting companies, internet service providers, content publishers, server vendors, and enterprises. The company was founded in May 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Achaogen, Inc. engages in developing and commercializing innovative antibacterial agents for multi-drug resistant gram-negative infections. The firm is also involved in the development of C-Scape, an orally administered antibiotic to address a serious unmet need for an effective oral treatment for patients with complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis caused by extended spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae. The company was founded by Nathaniel Eames David, Floyd E. Romesberg, and Peter G. Schultz in June 2002 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.