Debara Frost

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.

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.

GenVault Corp. provides integration of biosample transport, storage and retrieval services. The firm also offers storage solutions for genomic medicine, discovery and identification applications. The company was founded by Mitchell D. Eggers and Michael E. Hogan in 2001 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

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.

Part of Danaher Corp., Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC is a company that manufactures therapeutics. The company is based in Marlborough, MA.

Molecular Devices LLC engages in the provision of bioanalytical solutions for protein and cell biology in life science research, pharmaceutical, and bio-therapeutic development. Its product portfolio includes platforms for screening, genomic and cellular analysis, colony selection, and microplate detection. The company was founded by Harden M. McConnell in July, 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Latterell Venture Partners (Latterell Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Pat Latterell. The firm is headquartered in San Ramon, California.

Roche Palo Alto LLC discovers and develops medicines. Its medicines are used for the treatment of central nervous system, inflammation, metabolism, oncology, and virology diseases. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center & Hospital owns and operates hospitals. It offers cardiology, dentistry, ear, nose and throat, internal medicine, ophthalmology, podiatry, psychiatry, pulmonology, radiology, rehabilitation medicine and urology medical services. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Centocor, Inc. manufactures healthcare products. Its products include avakine & reopro. The company was founded in 1979 by Hubert J. P. Schoemaker & Michael A. Wall and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

ADARA, Inc. provides online display advertising services. Its Magellan platform transforms loyalty audience that enables brands to monetize and nurture their loyalty program customers online and helps advertisers reach exclusive qualified audiences. The company was founded by Charles Mi, I-Heng Mei and James Kim in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Core Security SDI Corp. provides threat-aware identity, access, authentication, and vulnerability management solutions. It specializes in identity and access management, from provisioning to governance to identity and access intelligence. The firm also provides insight from analyzing the big data generated from an organization’s identity and access relationships so users can identify and minimize risks and maintain continuous compliance. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Symphogen A/S provides antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancers. It offers oncology products and creates selected antibody mixtures that address multiple oncology targets in a single drug product. The firm’s pipeline is fueled by its technology suite capable of identifying, selecting, manufacturing, and characterizing optimal antibody mixtures. The company was founded by Kirsten Aarup Drejer, Thomas Feldthus, Eigil Bjerl Nielsen, Anker Gunvald Lundemose, Kim Arthur Hueg, and John Soerensen Haurum in 2000 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.

Suneva Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and commercializes novel, differentiated aesthetic products for the dermatology, plastic, and cosmetic surgery markets. It offers ArteFill, ReFissa, Bellafill, and ReGenica Skincare products. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Essex Woodlands Management, Inc. (EW Healthcare Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Jim L. Currie and Martin P. Sutter. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

EW Healthcare Partners Fund seeks investment opportunities in middle market companies located in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and China with revenues of USD 20 to USD 200 million. It targets companies operating in the fields of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare services, and healthcare IT. It provides financing for growth capital requirements with an investment size ranging from USD 20 to USD 80 million and invest up to USD 100 million. It also acquires minority and majority interest.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Medical, Inc. wholesales and repairs medical equipment. The non-profit company is based in Decatur, AL.

Unruly Group LLC provides mobile video advertising services. It offers video ad units, tablet ad units, display ad units, rich media ads and interactivity options. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Questmark Management Co. LLC (Questmark Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Ben S. Schapiro. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

LifeBridge Health, Inc. provides health care services. The firm's services include adult hydrocephalus center, bariatric surgery, brain and spine institute, breast care center, cancer institute, cardiovascular institute, children's hospital, cosmetic surgery center at northwest, ER-7 emergency center, geriatric surgery, hospitalist program and pain management. The company was founded on October 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc. provides medical and healthcare services. Its services include obstetric, psychiatric, orthopedic, pediatrics, oncology, radiology, rehabilitation, urology, and pathology services. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche Bioscience is a company that discovers and develops prescription drugs. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA.