George Rehm

Crescendo Bioscience, Inc. develops and commercializes quantitative blood tests for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. It develops quantitative, objective, reproducible blood tests to provide rheumatologists with deeper clinical insight to help enable more effective management of patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Mike B. Centola and Christopher L. Sutton in July 2002 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Tethys Bioscience was dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel biological markers biomarkers that provided a practical tool to address the growing global challenge of chronic metabolic diseases such as diabetes. By developing new tests that used protein and other blood borne biomarkers to identify people at high risk for devastating and preventable diseases, they can arm patients and physicians with knowledge they can use to help prevent disease progression. These biomarkers gave a snapshot of an individual's current risk, which may be modifiable. Their goal was to provide clinicians with an objective and convenient means to risk-stratify their patients and help them focus appropriate intervention strategies on those most likely to benefit. Their research strategies lead to sets of biomarkers that can be used to quantify the level of an individual's risk. The company had become a pioneer in the discovery, development and value creation of novel biological markers for the clinical diagnostics marketplace: The company had built expertise, created significant intellectual property, and was executing its business plan around three key areas: Biomarker Discovery, Clinical Validation and ValueCreation. It was focused upon introducing products that yield significant savings to the health care system and improve the quality of life for patients.

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in discovery and development of chrono-synchronous therapies for chronic neurologic disorders. Its products include GOCOVRI, ADS-5012, ADS-4101, and Namzaric. GOCOVRI is indicated for the treatment of dyskinesia in patients with Parkinson’s disease receiving levodopa-based therapy. ADS-5102 is a treatment for walking impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis. ADS-401 treats partial onset seizures in patients with epilepsy. Namzaric is a drug treatment for moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. The company was founded by Gregory T. Went on November 15, 2000 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Solstice Biologics LLC develops nucleic acid therapeutics. It specializes in the development of small, cell-permeable RNAi pro-drugs. The company was founded by Steven Dowdy and Curt W. Bradshaw in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ViaLogy LLC develops technology to improve signal detection against electronic background noise. Its products include SPM, MicroSPM, MPEX Electronic Eye, REPAS, and QRI. The company was founded in 1999 by Sandeep Gulati and is headquartered in Altadena, CA.

EMBL Ventures GmbH (EMBL Ventures) is a venture investment arm of EMBL which was founded in 2001 by Drs. Stefan Herr, Christoph Antz and Jan Adams to provide start-up companies exploiting EMBL research and intellectual property with equity and expertise to build up and expand their business. Headquartered in Heidelberg, EMBL Ventures manages funds on behalf of institutional and private investors, forming a triad with EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) and EMBLEM (EMBL Enterprise Management Technology Transfer GmbH) to provide exclusive access to unique technology commercialization opportunities from the EMBL. In addition, their investment activities complement and exploit synergies with EMBL and EMBLEM, providing financial and strategic investors with access to an attractive private equity market and an international scientific and research community, respectively.

Affimed NV Niederlassung Deutschland discovers and develops antibody-based therapeutic drugs. The firm generates and develops a pipeline of antibody product candidates based on proprietary technology platform. It offer therapeutic drugs that target autoimmune diseases and tumor cells. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

Barnev, Inc. is a healthcare information technology company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of comprehensive monitoring and information solutions to clinicians and hospitals for labor and delivery. The firm is the first to market with delivery suite/product solutions that improve the clinical management of patients, and improve economic efficiency for its customers. Its first product, the BirthTrack™ Continuous Labor Monitoring System, is the most exciting innovation in labor progression monitoring since the Friedman Labor Curve was introduced over 50 years ago. The BirthTrack System is a revolutionary continuous labor monitoring technology that provides obstetric caregivers invaluable, precise, objective, real-time information about the physical progress of labor.

Sensovation AG manufactures and supplies scientific imaging instrumentation products. The firm specializes in the development and production of scientific imaging and low light detection solutions, based on charge coupled device and complementary metal oxide semiconductor technologies. It offers automated digital microscopes, microarray analyzers, and scientific cameras for bioimaging, diagnostics, and quality control in clean technology applications. It also engages in partnerships focused on building and supplying commercial production systems and platforms. The company was founded by Stefan Bickert and Paul Hing in 2000 and is headquartered in Radolfzell, Germany.