Marta Ortega-Valle

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.

Lante Corp. provides technology consulting services. It provides applications with increased functionality to aggregate and manage information from multiple sources (content management), format and distribute information to fit specific user profiles (portals), perform information analysis (business analytics dashboard), and encourage collaborative information sharing (business to business integration). The company was founded by Mark A. Tebbe in 1984 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. provides in vitro diagnostics and clinical laboratory products. It supplies diagnostic quality controls, biological materials, and reagents to in vitro diagnostics developers, clinical laboratories, and life science researchers. The firm’s products include Next-Gen Sequencing and Digital PCR Tools, Controls and Reference Materials, Validation and Lot Qualification Materials, Plasma and Serum Diluents/Derivatives, Cell Culture Reagents, KPL Antibodies and Conjugates and KPL Immunoassay Reagents and Kits. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Milford, MA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Impetus Agriculture, LLC is an American company that specializes in growing commercial biotech crops and developing bio pesticide formulations. The company was founded in 2018, and Martha Schlicher has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides science related journal, program, and education services. The firm also promotes the responsible use of science in public policy. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Fall Line Capital LLC (Fall Line Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Eric O’Brien and Clay Mitchell. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Danforth Advisors LLC provides advisory services. It offers finance support and stratigic consultation services for life science firm. The company was founded by Gregg Beloff and Daniel Geffken and is headquartered in Southborough, MA.

Burril LLC (Burrill) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by G. Steven. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children is an organization that provides resources for individuals who work with preschoolers. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company's magazine, Teaching Young Children, offers guidance on creating a strong anti-bias program and self-awareness. The CEO of the company is Michelle Kang.

ENYO Pharma SA operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The firm's research and development is focused on human infecting viruses, with the first two programs being dedicated to the treatment of severe and seasonal flu and chronic hepatitis B. The company was founded by Jacky Vonderscher, Jean-Jacques Garaud, Benoît de Chassey, Laurène Meyniel-Schicklin, Patrice André and Vincent Lotteau January 2014 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.

2020, Inc. offers eye care services. It also offers delivers on-site eye care and eye exams to businesses and their employees via a mobile eye clinic. The company was founded by Howard Bornstein in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CellCentric Ltd. develops and commercializes small molecule inhibitors for cancer. Its active programs include inhibitors to histone methyltransferases, histone demethylases and epigenetic enzymes that act via ubiquitin. The company was founded by Alun Huw Jones, Catherine Denise Prescott, Azim Surani and William Henry Lewarne West in May 2004 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Pinteon Therapeutics, Inc. develops cancer and CNS therapeutics. It focuses on the discovery and development of therapeutics targeting Pin1. The firm specializes in aberrant disease processes and improves patient outcomes in medical need indications. The company is headquartered in Newton Centre, MA.

Aushon BioSystems, Inc. provides protein biomarker measurement and analysis products and services. The firm’s products and services include Ciraplex Assay, Cirascan Imaging and Cirasoft Analysis, Cira services and 2470 Arrayer. The company was founded by Peter D. Honkanen and John Austin in 2003 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Part of Mallinckrodt Plc, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a British pharmaceutical company that manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Staines Upon Thames, UK and was founded in 2015.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Bullet Biotechnology, Inc. develops active immunotherapies to stimulate a person’s own immune system to overcome diseases. Its technology educates the immune system to targeting specific cells that are causing disease. The firm's pipeline includes therapeutic vaccines for cancer, multi-specific antibody capsid products, therapeutic vaccines for autoimmune diseases, and other vaccines. The company was founded by Diego Fonstad, James R. Swartz, Willie Quinn and Thomas Theriault in September 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

GTL Resources Ltd. engages in production and sale of ethanol. It operates as a bio-refining company. The firm produces liquids, such as methanol and ethanol from stranded gas, corn and other feedstocks. The company operates through its subsidiary, Illinois River Energy LLC. It was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Plastomics operates as biotechnology company, which develops chloroplast genetic for next generation of high performing crops. The company was founded by Ralph Bock and Jeff Staub in 2016 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Solis Agrosciences, Inc. is a plant sciences company located in the 39N Innovation District. The American company offers technology and research services to agricultural innovators with the goal of designing and delivering new biotech plant traits in multiple crops using their proprietary Plant Pipeline as a Service (PPaaS™) for gene-edited and transgenic plant generation and characterization. Solis has a team of experienced scientists, entrepreneurs, and agtech leaders to support research needs and accelerate agricultural innovation to solve food and climate challenges. The company was founded by Charlie W. Bolten and the CEO is Tom Cohen.

Cultivation Capital LLC (Cultivation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Brian Matthews, Cliff Holekamp, Jim McKelvey, Kyle Welborn, and Peter Esparrago. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.