Gloria Lee

US Food & Drug Administration operates agencies to protect health and human services. It protects and promotes public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, cosmetics, animal foods and feed and veterinary products. The company was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and Harvey Washington Wiley on 30th June, 1906 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company develops medicines to prevent infections that cause serious medical problems such as respiratory illnesses, diabetes, viral control, infections, and central nervous system disorders. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Tm Bioscience Corp. developed DNA-based diagnostics tests. It developed a suite of genetic tests that include tests for genetic disorders, drug metabolism and infectious diseases. Tm Bioscience was founded on December 19, 1980 and was headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Luminex Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. develops DNA based diagnostics tests and software solutions, which include genetic tests for disorders, drug metabolism and infectious diseases. The firm’s products include P450-2D6, P450-2C9, P450-2C19, AJ panel and CFTR. The company was founded in March 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Danaher Corp., AB Sciex LLC is a company that manufactures life science analytical technologies. The company is based in Framingham, MA.

Vela Diagnostics USA, Inc. supplies integrated life sciences and diagnostic solutions. Its solutions include Real-Time PCR, Next-Generation Sequencing and Pharma Partnering. The company was founded by Michael Tillmann in 2011 and is headquartered in Fairfield, NJ.

Xagenic, Inc. develops the first lab-free molecular diagnostic platform. Its automated diagnostic platform will enable widespread decentralized testing to be performed outside of clinical laboratories. The firm's amplified redox assay detection technology utilizes electrochemical detection methods and does not rely on optical detection components or enzymatic amplification; crude samples can be analyzed with minimal sample processing. The company was founded by Shana O. Kelley and Edward Hartley Sargent in 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.