Sherrill Lavagnino

Alta Partners Management Co. LP (Alta Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Jean Deleage, Guy Paul Nohra, Marino Polestra and Garrett P. Gruener. The firm is headquartered in Jackson, Wyoming.

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. provides medical devices and procedures for the minimally invasive treatment of venous reflux disease, an underlying cause of varicose veins. Venous reflux disease results in symptoms such as leg pain, swelling, fatigue, skin ulcers, and painful varicose veins. The company was founded on January 31, 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Xenogen Corp. provides real time in-vivo imaging services and genetic modification technologies. Its products and technologies include an imaging system, software, and biological materials. Its solutions are designed to improve discovery and pre-clinical research in multiple therapeutic areas. The company was founded by Pamela Reilly Contag and Christopher H. Contag in 1995 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. develops integrated software for oncology. It provides integrated clinical and administrative management systems for cancer specialists. The company was founded by Joseph K. Jachinowski, James P. Hoey and David A. Auerbach in January 1990 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Arrayent, Inc. develops a cloud and embedded platform for connected products. It offers an Internet of Things platform that enables the consumer brands to securely deliver connected products and systems to the market. The company was founded by Shane Dyer in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.

Entelos, Inc. develops predictive computer models of human disease. Its solutions include mechanism-based, mathematical models; virtual patients, populations; biosimulation software and biosimulation expertise. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

People Power Co. engages in the provision of smart home application. It focuses on its Presence product. It specializes in AI-powered solutions for residential telehomecare, safety and security, and energy management. The company was founded by Gene Wang and David Moss in 2009 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Bolt Threads, Inc. manufactures natural dragline spider silk fibers using synthetic biology and micro fabrication. It develops, produces, and harnesses proteins found in nature through fermentation using yeast, sugar, and water to create fibers for practical and revolutionary purposes. The company was founded by Daniel Widmaier, David N. Breslauer, Ethan Mirsky and Christopher Voigt in 2009 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory engages on research of environmental studies, nanoscience, and quantitative biology, physics and nuclear energy. The lab is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the University of California. It was founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Cognitive Professional Services, Inc. engages in the provision of workforce staffing and support solutions, information technology, and project consulting.. It offers program management, family services management, logistics and deployment, medical support services, accounting services, and IT consulting. The company was founded by Marvin L. Cohen in 1987 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Hewlett-Packard France SAS provides computing and imaging solutions. The company provides a range of consumer and professional technology products to the corporate customers and retailers. Its products include personal computers, servers, data storage devices, printing and imaging equipment and enterprise software. It also offers IT services including consulting, product integration and support. The company is headquartered in Les Ulis, France.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA.

HX Diagnostics, Inc. provides diagnostic services for infectious diseases. It develops and commercializes seasonal and pandemic influenza assays that allow clinicians to make assessments of their patient's health status. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute provides educational information services. The non-profit company is based in Berkeley, CA.

China Stem Cells Holdings Ltd. owns and operates cord blood banks. The firm provides stem cell storage facilities and accessory services. Its services include providing cord blood hematopoietic stem cells, answering enquiries about cord blood matching, collecting & storing cord blood as well as peripheral blood stem cells, and research & development of cellular therapies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered Beijing, China.

NetPower Technologies, Inc. provides board mounted power modules. The firms products include isolated dc-dc converters, non isolated dc-dc converters. It offers pcb assembly, product development and turnkey assembly services. The company was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

Perceptronics Solutions, Inc. develops military systems and tools. It engages in the designing and development of technologies and capabilities which focuses on the current needs of the department of defense as well as other agencies, and both civic and industrial organizations. The firm’s products include Stress Resilience Training System, OssaLabs, OssaViz, DART, CyberViz and TOPViz. Its solutions also encompass operational planning, user interface design and human-robot interaction. The company was founded by Elan Freedy in 2003 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Vineti, Inc. develops software for scaling and digital solutions for cell and gene therapies. The firm focuses on enabling life changing autologous therapies, supporting standards, and developing infrastructure that will expand patient access through expedited discovery, delivery and regulation in the field. The company was founded by Heidi Hagen, Malek Faham, Amy DuRoss and Razmik Abnous and is headquartered in San Francisco CA.

One BioMed Pte Ltd. provides integrated molecular diagnostics services. The firm develops portable point-of-care diagnostic system, where doctors and patients will no longer have to wait for days for samples to be sent to a central laboratory for tests. The company was founded by Mi-Kyoung Park in 2015 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Mirror Biologics Inc manufactures immune modulatory vaccines and therapeutics. The company is based in Tampa, FL. The company was founded in 2019 by Michael Har-Noy. Michael Har-Noy has been the CEO since 2019.