Robert F. Bargatze

Takeda Vaccines (Montana), Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company which focuses on the development of vaccines that prevent human infectious diseases. It specializes in developing vaccines against norovirus, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus. The firm develops norovirus VLP vaccines that mimic the surface configuration of the live virus without the ability to cause infection, respiratory syncytial virus vaccine that mediates cell entry in its native form for use in anthrax treatment. The company was founded by Robert F. Bargatze on March 13, 2008 and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT.

The Montana Bioscience Alliance serves as a hub for Montana’s biotechnology companies, entrepreneurs, laboratories, hospitals, clinics and universities to commercialize grow and sustain globally competitive bioscience companies. It Serve as the interface between the life sciences cluster and state government to help implement and improve the state’s life sciences cluster development strategy. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Billings, MT.

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.

The Scripps Research Institute is a private, non-profit research organizations that performs basic biomedical research in molecular & cellular biology, chemistry, immunology and neuroscience. They receive the majority of its funding from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. The organization also partners with pharmaceutical companies and is affiliated with the Scripps hospital group. The organization was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.