Steve T. Kunitake

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Lumisys, Inc. makes develops lighting solutions. The company makes products for integrated switching, retro-fit, demand response dimming, telephone override and many more. It was founded in 1985 and is located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Alere San Diego, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets, diagnostic products. The company was founded by Kim D. Blickenstaff and Gunars E. Valkirs on June 28, 1988 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Gen-Probe, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets rapid, accurate and molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases, screen donated human blood, and ensure transplant compatibility. It also develops and manufactures the PROCLEIX assays, which are used to detect human immunodeficiency virus, the hepatitis C virus, the hepatitis B virus, and the West Nile virus in donated human blood. The firm's clinical diagnostics products include APTIMA family of assays, which are used to detect the common STDs chlamydia and gonorrhea. Gen-Probe was founded by Thomas H. Adams and David E. Kohne in 1983 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Biotheranostics, Inc. develops and provides diagnostic, prognostic and predictive tests that support physicians in the treatment of cancer patients. It has commercialized two proprietary, highly differentiated products focused on early stage breast cancer and all metastatic cancers, Breast Cancer Index (BCI) and CancerTYPE ID (CTID). The company was founded by Thomas M. Baer in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Quantum Dot Corp. develops and markets novel solutions for biomolecular detection. Its products and services employ quantum dot particles, tiny semiconductor crystals that emit light brightly in a range of sharp colors. The company was founded by Bala Manian in 1998 and is located in Hayward, CA.

Xceed Molecular Corporation is a molecular diagnostic company dedicated to commercializing a platform for automated gene expression analysis and developing proprietary clinical research assays and custom arrays. They develop tools and content aimed at accelerating the current market trend towards 'translational medicine', and bridging the gap from gene signature validation to clinical diagnostics. The Ziplex Automated Workstation is the first integrated and fully automated hybridization system for multiplex gene expression signatures. Their integrated solution - the Ziplex System - features this innovative instrument platform and focused-content TipChip arrays and reagents to perform highly multiplexed molecular assays with superior accuracy, reproducibility, speed and scalability. The Ziplex System is designed to provide the ease-of-use in assay automation and analytics that is required to successfully translate gene expression analysis from research use into routine practice. Xceed complements the Ziplex platform by offering Gene Expression Services and Assay Development Services.

IntegenX, Inc. develops rapid human DNA identification technology, next-gen sequencing library preparation, and DNA/RNA ambient temperature stability and storage products. The firm platforms are the result of the integration of advanced fluidics, optics, and biochemistry capabilities to produce products for DNA-based human identity testing and forensics and biodefense applications. The company was founded by Stevan Jovanovich, Dennis W. Harris, Richard A. Mathies in 2003 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Accellix, Inc. develops in-vitro diagnostic systems. Its Accellix platform is an affordable tabletop diagnostic device with single-use assay cartridges that does not require extensive training nor involve complex operational processes. The firm’s product is an application for the rapid identification of sepsis, a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality with no existing rapid diagnostic test. The company was founded in 2009 by Julien Meissonnier and Harvey Kasdan and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Vascular Dynamics, Inc. provides blood pressure modulation devices. It develops and commercializes a passive, catheter-delivered implant for the treatment of hypertension. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

PerceptiMed, Inc. develops and markets a medical device for eliminating medical errors in pharmacies. The firm's products include IdentRx, IdentRx telepharmacy, MedPass, and ScripClip. Its technology identifies the composition of individual pills in real-time, checks each and every pill against the doctor's prescription, and ensures delivery to the patient. The company was founded by Alan Jacobs and Jennifer L. Jacobson is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Part of Synopsys, Inc., Mojave, Inc. develops integrated circuit manufacturability and verification technology. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The company was founded in 2002 by Vivek Raghavan, Casey Jones, Murat Alaybeyi. Mojave was acquired by Magma Design Automation LLC on April 29, 2004 for $140 million.

SurroMed, Inc. provides pharmaceutical research. It focuses on discovering & applying biomarkers to improve the drug discovery and development process and enable the precise diagnosis and personalized treatment of disease. The company's research process yields biological markers and information that enable accelerated, cost-efficient discovery and development of new therapeutic products, as well as development of diagnostic tests for early disease detection, disease staging, patient stratification, guiding and monitoring therapy. SurroMed was founded in 1997 and is located in Menlo Park, CA.

DigitalOptics Corp. manufactures photonic chipTM optical. It components and optical subassemblies for use in a variety of industries, such as aerospace, consumer devices, data storage, medical devices, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, sensors and vision systems. The company was founded in 1980 by Bala Manian and Michael R. Feldman and is located in Charlotte, NC.

Abbott Diagnostics, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells medical diagnostic instrument, test and automation products. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

ReaMetrix India Pvt Ltd. provides biotechnology research services. The company was founded on January 17, 2002 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Shape Memory Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and wholesales novel peripheral vascular and neurovascular embolization devices. The company was founded by Alan R. Pelton and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.