Van N. Schramm

Ngen, Inc. advanced diagnostics provides physicians and patients worldwide with sophisticated information to predict, diagnose and treat disease. Research and clinical reference labs use the highly accurate and reliable NanoChip(R) Molecular Biology Workstation, NanoChip(R) Electronic Microarray and broad suite of analyte specific reagents to develop diagnostic tests for variety of diseases. Nanogen also offers a broad portfolio of patented nucleic acids chemistries and molecular tools that accelerate genomic analysis and are compatible with many systems. The SynX subsidiary offers a line of point-of-care diagnostic tests and is building expertise in cardiac related health conditions. Nanogen's ten years of pioneering research involving nanotechnology may also have future applications in medical diagnostics, biowarfare and other industries. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA

Part of Kimberly-Clark Corp., Safeskin Corp. is a manufacturer of disposable gloves for the healthcare and scientific industries. The company is based in Roswell, GA. Safeskin was acquired by Kimberly-Clark Corp. on February 08, 2000 for $666.47 million. The company was founded by Neil K. Braverman, Richard Jaffe.