Samuel Levy

Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc. develops and distributes topical drug products. The firm provides product development services including formulation and regulatory consulting, formulation optimization utilizing state-of-the-art in vitro permeation models, full analytical support, cGMP clinical manufacturing and clinical labeling. The company was founded by Gordon J. Dow in 1977 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

Agenovir Corp. provides research and developing novel antiviral therapeutics for diseases. The company was founded by Bruce Hironaka and Stephen R. Quake and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Verinata Health, Inc. focuses on maternal and fetal health. It develop and offer non-invasive tests for early identification of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. The firm's products include 'verifi' prenatal test, a non-invasive test that detects three primary aneuploidies for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 from a single maternal blood draw as early as 10 weeks and 'Monosomy X', a test for Turner syndrome. The company was founded by Michael D. Grisham and Richard P. Rava in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Mirvie, Inc. provides precise, actionable, non-invasive tests for maternal-fetal health. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub develops technology for medical researchers. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

IgGenix, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It isolates and transforms allergen-specific IgE antibodies into IgG antibodies that are designed to alleviate and possibly prevent the allergic cascade. The company was founded by Stephen D. Quake, Kari Nadeau, Derek Croote, and Bruce Hironaka in 2019 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Karius, Inc. operates clinical and medical research laboratory. It enables clinicians to diagnose infectious diseases by detecting the DNA of pathogens from a standard blood draw. The company was founded by Michael Kertesz and Tim Blauwkamp and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Molecular Stethoscope, Inc. provides molecular diagnostics services. It offers novel blood-based early detection and disease monitoring tests to detect liver, coronary artery, inflammatory, neurodegenerative, coronary artery, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Stephen D. Phil Quake and Eric J. Topol on September 1, 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Cellular Research, Inc. operates as a biotechnology research and development company. It offer Precise assays that provides quantitation of mRNA targets in single cells and small samples; precise predefined gene expression panels; and Pixel system, a detection platform for direct mRNA quantitation from single cells and rare samples. The company’s products are used in various applications that include gene expression validation, RNA-seq validation, pathway validation, and rare transcript detection. The company was founded by Stephen P. A. Fodor, Ari Chaney, Stephen R. Quake and Glenn Fu in 2011 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Omniome, Inc. provides biotechnical research services. The firm's biosensors can be adopted for mobile diagnostics and health monitoring applications. The company was founded by Kandaswamy Vijayan in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. offers diagnostics and genetic testing services. It focuses on improving overall patient care by developing and delivering genetic testing. The company was founded by John R. Stuelpnagel, Kenneth Song, Andrew J. Sparks, Michael E. Mitchell and Arnold R. Oliphant in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Carnegie Institution of Washington is engaged in providing technical and scientific research services. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1895 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.