Will Alaynick

Life Technologies Corp. provides products in the areas of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. Its brands include Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems, Gibco, Molecular Probes, Noves, Ambion and Ion Torrent. The firm’s portfolio includes the most cited products and technologies in qPCR, capillary electrophoresis sequencing, nextgeneration sequencing, molecular diagnostics, forensics, cell culture and analysis, and agriculture research. The company was founded on November 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Viridos, Inc. develops and commercializes genomic-driven solutions and products. The firm's offerings are designed for application in solutions such as human health, food, water production, and environment. The company was founded by J. Craig Venter, Hamilton O. Smith, David C. Kiernan and Juan Enriquez-Cabot in February 2005 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Hybritech, Inc. provides prostate diagnostic testing services. The company 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.

The Keck School of Medicine of USC is a place of dynamic activity in patient care, scientific discovery, medical and bioscience education, and community service. Their faculty, staff, students, residents, alumni, donors and friends are committed to excellence. Together they are poised to lead medicine in the 21st Century for the benefit of humankind. This is an exciting time of great transformation as they endeavor to create a truly stellar academic medical center at USC.

Molecular Assemblies, Inc. develops an enzymatic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis technology designed to power the next generation of DNA-based products. The firm's technology will enable the reading and writing of DNA for industries including industrial synthetic biology and precision medicine, as well as emerging applications of DNA for data information storage, nanomachines, and bio-based electronics. The company was founded by William Efcavitch and Curt Becker in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The Allen Institute, specifically the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, is dedicated to exploring the field of bioscience to identify and foster ideas that have the potential to change the world. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The group recommends funding to the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which invests in award mechanisms to accelerate the understanding of biology. This includes the Allen Discovery Centers at partner institutions for leadership-driven, compass-guided research, and Allen Distinguished Investigators for frontier explorations with exceptional creativity and potential impact.

Carterra, Inc. engages in provision of innovative technologies designed to accelerate the discovery of novel therapeutic candidates. It offers Kinetics software, Epitope mapping, therapeutic areas, and antibody formats. The company was founded by James Smith and Josh Eckman in 2005 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

IIF Management Co LLC (Illumina Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Nicholas J. Naclerio. The firm is headquartered in Foster City, California.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Walking Fish Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the provision of immune therapy services. It offers treatment for oncology, rare deficiency disease, regenerative medicine, and infectious disease. The company was founded by Lewis T. Williams, Mark Selby, Seenu Kothakota, and Tom Brennan and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Actym Therapeutics, Inc. engages in development of novel immuno-oncology therapies. The company was founded by Christopher D. Thanos and Laura Hix Glickman and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

ARCH Venture Partners LLC is a Venture Capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Chicago with additional office in Dublin.

Vivace Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops novel cancer drug. The company was founded by Shuang Qiao in 2014 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Roche Pharmaceuticals provides research and development services in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. It also provides diagnostics and drugs for cancer and transplantation. The company is headquartered in Nutley, NJ.

Rigado, Inc. engages in the provision of commercial IoT solutions. It offers asset tracking, smart lighting, and sensing and monitoring services. The company was founded by Ben Corrado and Justin Rigling in 2010 and is headquartered in Salem, OR.

Blackdot, Inc. engages in the provision of automatic tattoo machine. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Bellwether Coffee Co. develops iOS integrated, vent less, and electric coffee roaster. Its allows retail partners to buy green beans, customize roasts, and track and manage inventory, while providing data analytics and forecasts. The company was founded by Mathieu Brown and Ricardo Lopez on November 18, 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

GENEWIZ, Inc. provides research and development genomics services. Its services include Sanger deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing, gene synthesis, next generation sequencing, molecular genetics, cloning and mutagenesis, plasmid DNA preparation, and good laboratory practice (GLP)-compliant services. The company was founded by Amy Liao and Steve Sun in 1999 and is headquartered in South Plainfield, NJ.

Biomatrica, Inc. produces reagents and devices used for sample collection and analysis in diagnostics systems, nucleic acid analysis, and bio banking. Its technology is used to protect analyst in samples at the molecular and cellular level, chemically position laboratory workflows on microfluidics chips. The firm’s products include DNAstable, DNAgard, RNAstable and RNAgard. The company was founded by Judy L. Müller-Cohn and Rolf Müller in 2004 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.

IROA Technologies LLC provides chemical signatures in biological compounds. Its products include IROA 100: Yeast and Fungi Profiling, IROA 200: Bacterial Profiling, IROA 300: Mammalian Profiling, IROA Phenotypic Quantitation Kit, IROA Fluxomic Quantitation Kit, Unlabeled IROA Mammalian Media, Unlabeled IROA Bacterial Media and Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum. The company was founded by Chris Beecher and Felice A. de Jong in June 2010 and is headquartered in Bolton, MA.

Essen Bioscience, Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing instruments, software, reagents and consumables for real-time live-cell imaging and data analysis. Its cell imaging and electrophysiology products are used in academic and industrial laboratories. The company was founded by Kirk Schroeder and Brad Neagle in 1999 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Biocare Medical LLC develops and supplies automated immunohistochemistry instrumentation and reagents for IHC lab testing. It offers simultaneous Multiplex IHC and antibody development, which aids in the assessment of clinical cases and accelerates turnaround time. The company was founded by Gene J. Castagnini, David E. Tacha and Roy Paxton Yih in 1997 and is headquartered in Concord, CA.

Slingshot Biosciences, Inc. is a life sciences company that develops synthetic cells for various applications in diagnostics and therapeutics. The company is based in Emeryville, CA. The company utilizes advances in distributed manufacturing, engineering, and polymer chemistry to provide an industry-first, off-the-shelf solution for cell-like reagents that are stable, low-cost, and targeted towards a range of indications and markets. Slingshot Biosciences focuses on developing cutting-edge tools for fluorescence imaging to revolutionize how scientists explore and understand the intricate mechanisms of life. The company is committed to empowering researchers with exceptional products that enable groundbreaking discoveries and shape the future of bioscience. The company was founded in 2012 by Jeffrey Kim, who has been the CEO since 2012.

Pomona College offers curriculum in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. It was founded in 1887 and it is headquartered in Claremont, CA