John Radak

Quidel Corp. engages in the development, manufacture and market of rapid diagnostic testing solutions. Its portfolio includes rapid immunoassays, cardiac immunoassays, specialized diagnostic solutions and molecular diagnostic solutions. The firm products are directly sold to end users and distributors and for professional use in physician offices, hospitals, clinical laboratories, reference laboratories, urgent care clinics, universities, retail clinics, pharmacies and wellness screening centers. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Sunrise Medical (US) LLC develops, designs and manufactures homecare and extended care products. It offers manual and powered wheelchairs, pediatric wheelchairs, seating and positioning products, standard wheelchairs, and custom rehabilitation and sports products, as well as clothing and accessories. The firm also provides government relations and funding, training and educational, and product customization services. The company is headquartered in Fresno, CA.

Invitrogen develops, manufactures and markets research tools in kit form and provides other research products and services to corporate, academic and government entities. These research kits simplify and improve gene cloning, gene expression and gene analysis techniques.

Skinit, Inc. manufactures and supplies protective cases, covers, and skins for mobile devices. It offers cases and skins for laptops, MP3 players, gaming devices, and eReaders. The firm also offers online tools for customized skin designs. The company was founded by Paul Buss and Darrin Hegemier in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ArborGen, Inc. develops biotechnology tree seedling products. It also provides conventional and technology enhanced seedlings to the forestry industry. The firm's seedling products span the entire technology spectrum, from conventional seedlings to biotechnology seedlings. The company was founded on February 7, 2000 and is headquartered in Ridgeville, SC.

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.